Ask HN: Is there any money in website design for small businesses anymore?

Re:Ask HN: Is there any money in website design for small bu... by snowwrestler on Saturday January 19, 2019 @10:46AM (#18947562)

Yes. Agencies pitch all the time to find their own clients, so they are not averse to getting pitched themselves.

A cold email better be great to work. A better bet is to go to meetups and local conferences for like Wordpress or SEO or digital marketing. You’re likely to meet some agency folks or people who contract with agencies. Chat them up, offer to buy them lunch, stay in contact.

Or, just look up agencies who are hiring for developers. Contact them and offer your contracting services.

A good portfolio is key. Strong client references are even better but it takes time to build those.

You can also do thought leadership type stuff like blog about topics, or participate in regional online communities.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there any money in website design for small bu... by akudha on Saturday January 19, 2019 @11:05AM (#18947647)

Thank you for the comment. This is new to me, will try this out. Are you a freelancer too? Is this how you got started?

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Re:Ask HN: Is there any money in website design for small bu... by snowwrestler on Saturday January 19, 2019 @02:36PM (#18948750)

I got started in tech the old fashioned way: by hiring into a 1999 dotcom with minimal qualifications.

I’m familiar with agencies because I have hired and worked with a lot of them recently.

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