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I started my very own web design business with my business prater in the nineties, when the internet was just becoming a popular place and businesses across the globe quickly began to race into the online world. Don’t think, however, that we didn’t have any competition! It was tough, probably worse than it is today. Everyone seemed to be a webmaster and had no problem cranking out ugly websites from their Front Page editor and selling them for ridiculously high prices.
We went a different approach. Instead, we built the highest quality websites available and sold them for bargain basement prices. Our hourly rate has always been fair and our customer service has always been superb. In the beginning, this was very difficult for us, because we saw our competition get richer and richer. Soon, however, we noticed all of our competitors dropping like flies. Suddenly companies didn’t want cheesy websites, but wanted a higher quality for their money. Also, there were webmaster classes in high schools and the nephew of a company’s CEO could do it for free, or an intern could take over. Soon, it seemed that every one of our competitors went out of business and we were the only ones left.
Since then we’ve become huge, with three offices across the country. We build websites for famous musicians, large businesses, small businesses; minority owned businesses…the list goes on and on. I guess the moral of this story is that you are not going to survive as a business unless you deliver the best products to your customers. If you are bad at what you do or if you’re lazy, perhaps business is not the field for you. But if you’re really into what you do, and you love doing it and never settle for less than perfect, you can become very successful very fast!
If you are interested in web design, learn html and graphic design and build an online presence. In my book, Amazing Design Secrets, I’ve given you all of the tools to succeed as a web designer and build websites like the professionals do! If you’re interested in someone to build a website for you, and you don’t want to learn yourself, feel free to contact me and I’ll have one of my web design studios give you a quote. But remember, I’m here to help you learn!
Article written by Andrew J. McClary, © 2008, All Rights Reserved.
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