Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

gadgetgirl85

macrumors 68040
Original poster
Mar 24, 2006
3,797
365
suneohair said:
Can I date you? I will let you play with my Mac Pro ;)

;) I like the sound of that! 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 When I was about 15 I tried to open my own web design business that never got off the ground :p My skills are a bit out of date I suppose it would be worth my while to get out a few books and brush up a bit
 

RacerX

macrumors 65832
Aug 2, 2004
1,504
4
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 When I was about 15 I tried to open my own web design business that never got off the ground :p My skills are a bit out of date I suppose it would be worth my while to get out a few books and brush up a bit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. :D
 
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.