Web Design - Thomas F. Adams

6 Important Things to Do While Working with Your First Web Design Client

Once you’ve landed your first web design client, it’s vital to make sure they have a great experience working with you. Great communication, timely delivery, and, of course, a quality product all contribute to your reputation. Building a great working relationship with your clients will help you get repeat business and referrals, so follow these …

6 Tips to Help Scale Your Web Design Business

by Thomas Adams

You’ve managed to land your first few web design clients and are wondering what the next steps are to successfully scale your web design business. The best tip I can give you is to stay in motion as it’s easier to make pivotal decisions in your business while you’re already moving versus having to spend time …

How to Get Your First Web Design Client

by Thomas Adams

Snagging your first client as a brand new web designer is not as difficult as you might think. Though online marketing has been mainstream for many years now, thousands of local businesses are still scurrying to catch up. In fact, for my day job in digital marketing, I still run into businesses every now and …

How to Start Your Online Business the Right Way

by Thomas Adams

Starting an Online Business the Right Way

Starting a business is a big deal. One could say it’s…serious business (worst dad joke ever). Having the right mindset, along with the right tools in your virtual toolbelt, will help you make the strategic decisions you need to succeed. In this article, we’ll be covering the importance of getting into the business mindset, how …

How to Start Your Own Freelance Web Design Business

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Starting your own freelance web design business can seem like an overwhelming and daunting task. But it doesn’t have to be. Saying goodbye to the security of a steady paycheck and 9 to 5 job is not easy but can end up being so rewarding. If you keep the steps below in mind as you …

3 Things to Know About Starting a Web Design Business

by Thomas Adams

You’re on the hunt for a lucrative side hustle – and you want to use your interest in website design and development as a way to bring in a little extra cash. But if you want to start a web design business that has serious earning potential, you need to understand how to make it …

How to Make Money Building Websites Part Time From Home

by Thomas Adams

“Here you go,” the business owner said as she handed me a check for $500. As I took the check from her, it’s hard to put into words the excitement I felt as I saw my name in the “PAY TO THE ORDER OF:” line and that beautiful “$500” amount smiling back at me. After …

4 Questions to Ask Clients Before Designing a Website

by Thomas Adams

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing after I spent weeks building my client’s website. “Uh, I don’t really like it. Can you rebuild it?” the client told me over the phone. My heart sunk as I struggled not to drop the phone. I realized at that moment that I didn’t even consult the client …

How Much to Charge for Building a WordPress Website

by Thomas Adams

How Much to Charge for Building a WordPress Site

I made a big mistake on my second-ever web design project. My client wanted me to build them a custom website that included heavy-duty HTML and CSS styling that I was extremely unfamiliar with. Having just started as a web designer, I spent many late nights both learning on the fly and slaving away at …

How to Start a Web Design Business With No Portfolio

by Thomas Adams

With sweaty palms and a queasy feeling in my stomach, I sat outside a local dentist office in my car trying to figure out what I was going to say. I told myself that today was the day I would start my web design business, so I Google’d a few businesses, got their addresses, and …

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