Start a web design business like to xtgate,123triad, ciplex

# of users online is doubling every 2 years. I would say jump straight in.

I have started a small web design business in 2009, so far I have done very good. More than I ever did in my 9-5 jobs.

I think that is a terrific idea for you to do! It sounds like you got everything you need to know and need to get started, so go to it!

I wish you luck!

Corrie

Is it a good idea to spend lots of money on PPC? I see many companies doing that

Firstly you can try to join a community of webdesigner or graphist to be in contact with the market

Good luck !

I left out the link to his own business. Advertising isn't allowed on these forums:

"As a graphic design business owner myself, I would say yes, this is a good business idea, plus the startup budget does not have to be very high especially if you're planning to start online only. My own startup budget was $100 when I started back in 2003.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Alvin"

It is not easy to earn on the Internet. Though I trust that you can design nice websites, other people don't know, so you need to promot your site not just design it, another word, SEO. It will take you a long time before you can earn money.

I don't think, simply joining a forum of designers, will help getting clients.

a good computer, few legal softwares such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver and you are all set.

calculated risks and patience too!

Rupesh Narvekar

"a good computer, few legal softwares such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver and you are all set.

I got my first client last week.

Starting a Web Design business isn't hard, maintaining is very hard

In my opinion, there are a lot of challenges, thrills and chances for making it big when owning your own business - but about 95% of start ups go out of business within the first 5 years.

Here is why:
- Most start-ups won't start making money right away and if you don't have any savings to pay your personal and business bills, you will go broke before making it.
- Most start-ups start their business without any business plan.
- Most start-ups don't know about federal, state and local laws, finances, taxation, labor laws, business management, branding, marketing, business ethics, etc.
- And also the Web Design business is highly competitive. There are big companies such as GoDaddy, Intuit and Register who give away Web Sites for as low as $199.

I totally agree, starting any business is hard these days and Web Design is no exception

I did a small research and found out, not many companies are looking for web design these days. People searching for keyword "web design" has dropped significantly in last few months.

best time to start any business is during a poor economy, your start-up costs are the least.

The good things about starting a web design company is that there are relatively few expenses (compared to starting up another small business). Sure you need to pay for hardware and software, and hosting (you can even go with free hosts to start with!) but overall these cost are fairly small.

Cons, well if you're freelance, you could get bogged down with hundreds of clients if you're not careful and without a team to help you out, you could get stuck. Also you have to do everything - you can't really specialize in any particular area as you will need a very broad experience e.g. coding, design, setting up the servers. etc

the economy is getting better, so perhaps new businesses will sprout, I think its a good time to get started

To startup you can get the orders and outsource the webdesign to India. So that you need not to invest much money on development and designing.