viccles said:
Anyway to RacerX I never really thought about how you'd get into web design. When I was about 15 I tried to open my own web design business that never got off the ground
My skills are a bit out of date I suppose it would be worth my while to get out a few books and brush up a bit
Well the best way to do it is to start small and ease yourself into it. Even simple web sites have a place on the net.
For example, a simple site (sort of a
web brochure) can replace printed materials for some businesses. And by doing that type of thing as a web page they would avoid the cost of printing... and more importantly the wasted printed materials if their information changes.
As you start to make money you can invest in more advanced software and start offering more features for clients.
I started out just servicing Macs, but after a few years web design started making me more money (and was a much steadier income than service... as you can't really count on Macs to have problems on a regular basis).
Generally what I do is promise what is within my means (what I absolutely know I can do) and then attempt to go a little beyond that with each site. If it works out, great! You can show what you did to the next client and get paid for it. If it doesn't, fine, they weren't counting on it anyways.
That would seem (to me) to be the best way to enter web design. Plus, if you keep it low stress like that, then you'll be enjoying what you are doing... which should really be the goal of any type of work.