http://www.siteforce.com/web-design-blog Web Design Blog - Tutorials, References & Observations for Professional Web Designers Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:49:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have evolved out of the industrial age and into the informational age. Just about every business card you pick up will have a website or email address attached to it.  We live in a time where businesses are built, maintained and become successful based upon how well their website ... http://www.siteforce.com/web-design-blog/2007/07/03/the-website-market/ Once that is established you are now ready to find those willing to pay what you are asking for your product. In order to sell someone what you are offering you must first understand there are three types of consumers and that any one of these people are likely to ... http://www.siteforce.com/web-design-blog/2007/06/21/part-2-know-your-product-know-your-customer/ In order to be a successful website salesperson you need to possess a masterful understanding of your product. To know your product, you need to take the time necessary to become familiar with all the ins and outs of what it is you’re offering. If you fail to do this, ... http://www.siteforce.com/web-design-blog/2007/06/04/know-your-stuff/ Ah... the joy of sales. As most of you know, there are those who were made to sell, and then there are those who were made to be sold. I seem to fall somewhere in the middle of all that. I have worked in sales for about 3 years and ... http://www.siteforce.com/web-design-blog/2007/05/21/website-sales-prevail/ Apologies to our faithful readers for the long web design blog hiatus. We've revamped our website design business site with a new look, new affordable web design packages and web marketing services. With that behind us, we've got more time for blogging so be on the lookout for new articles about ... http://www.siteforce.com/web-design-blog/2007/05/14/siteforce-site-redesign/ Many web designers and website design companies have periods of downtime. When you're between projects or awaiting responses from your existing clients, make your time productive by working on your own web design projects. Anyone who spends as much time on the Internet as a web designer is bound to come ... http://www.siteforce.com/web-design-blog/2007/02/02/turn-your-downtime-into-uptime/ We'll be taking the next couple of weeks off from blogging to celebrate the holiday season. I'm sure many of you readers are doing the same. And although we'll be absent in body, we won't be absent in mind. We're currently looking for web design blog topics for 2007 to make ... http://www.siteforce.com/web-design-blog/2006/12/19/web-design-blog-topics-for-2007/ A month has gone by since we started our series, "Tips for Running a Successful Web Design Business". This fourth installment discusses how to turn a potential customer into a paying client. Tip 4: "Close the Deal" As you likely know from personal experience, potential customers, especially "busy" potential customers, are experts ... http://www.siteforce.com/web-design-blog/2006/12/08/part-4-tips-for-running-a-successful-web-design-business/ My third piece of advice in the "Tips for Running a Successful Web Design Business" series involves establishing clear deliverables through written contracts with your customers. Deliverables can include design drafts, edits, revisions and completed works, recurring monthly services and the like. Tip 3: "Get it in Writing" Every professional designer, web ... http://www.siteforce.com/web-design-blog/2006/12/01/part-3-tips-for-running-a-successful-web-design-business/ My second post in the series, "Tips for Running a Successful Web Design Business" involves marketing your business on the web. This applies to web site design and many other design related businesses. Tip 2: "Go Local" The Internet has been supersaturated with sites offering web design and web site related services. ... http://www.siteforce.com/web-design-blog/2006/11/20/part-2-tips-for-running-a-successful-web-design-business/