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The “Horrible Web Design Client:” An Infographic Look

Wisdump — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:35:37 +0000

Web design is a new frontier in creative designing. It takes a special set of design skills to make an effective web site. A good web site is not just pretty to look at, or filled with a lot of cool Flash animations, it is also easily navigable, with well laid out elements that are not confusing to a person who will visit the site for the first time.

There are so many things that come into play in effective web design that for an aspiring web designer, but if there’s one skill that a web designer must really develop, and fast, is how to deal with customers, especially those that are notoriously difficult to work with. In this infographic from the online publication Top Web Design Schools, the business of dealing with difficult customers is given a tongue-in-cheek, but very informative treatment. Reading through the infographic will give you the necessary information that will help you deal with clients more effectively in the future. As they say, forewarned is forearmed. You can now go to a client meeting with the necessary tools that will help make these meetings more fruitful and definitely a lot painless.

From: Top Web Design Schools

Starting A Web Design Business

dave — Sat, 07 May 2011 04:39:15 +0000

Starting a web design business might be simple for those already familiar with internet or educated in the field. If you are aware of the requirements involved in web designing, this might turn out to be a profitable business for you. Nowadays almost all sizable businesses require web presence and more people than ever before are paying to get their own sites.

The first step for starting the business will be having your own site. Remember, your site needs to look flawless. It is a direct indication to your future clients of what you are capable of doing. While setting up the establishment for your business, you can use wireless internet routers for connecting several computers in a single network. Learn the things involved in successful web designing by researching. Try to offer additional services like SEO, IM, traffic promotion and search engine submission. You will find that most clients will pay extra for this.

You might also want to learn some fundamental coding technologies necessary for web designing. Be comfortable with HTML, XHTML, PHP and CSS along with Flash, Perl and MySQL. Decide the focus of your business and research the charges your competitors are offering. Always have a business plan and set your financial goals.

Gradually build your portfolio. You may start by designing the site of a friend. Try to work for no-profit organizations such as local clinics and churches that will look nice on your resume and you will be doing something good. Try to establish a partnership with other freelancers such as copywriters, search engine specialists etc. This working together in a group assures jobs landed through indirect associations.

Nowadays it is possible to use templates for web design as it is a tremendous time saver. Try to become a businessperson rather than being happy with freelancing and join the local chamber of commerce to promote your name.

John Cow hacked his own site – brilliant or stupid?

Thord Daniel Hedengren — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:34:23 +0000

This is both fun and stupid. John Cow (not Chow) has hacked his own site. Take a look at johncow.com, or below if it’s “saved” already.

Clicking the PayPal link will reveal that the ransom money goes to cownapper@johncow.com, i.e. the John Cow fellow himself.

Brilliant or madness? I don’t know, it is great linkbait though, as the link spreads.

Scratch that, I think it’s silly. $100 to release the site? That’s undermining your own value to me, and that hurts your brand. Might be a fun way to try and earn some extra money, from a blog I guess, but I’d reckon asking for donations would work better.