Do You Run Your Own Web Design Business?

Hello Indiana, Welcome to this last email in this introductory series. But don't worry, you will continue to receive updates on everything going on in the world of UX with my regular newsletter. ​ In this final email, I want to talk to those of you who run agencies or are freelancers. That is because you face some significant challenges of your own. ​ Find Your Next Clients One of the biggest challenges we face running our businesses is finding clients. I know it can keep many agency owners and freelancers awake at night. If that is you, check out my video course on finding clients. ​FINDING CLIENTS VIDEO MASTERCLASS​ ​ If you are interested in this course, you can be notified when it is next available by simply clicking the button below. This will also give you access to an introductory mini-class on finding clients absolutely free. ​ Send me the free mini-class ​ Grow Your Business We all want to grow our businesses for various reasons and in different ways. But the path is full of problems for the unwary. After running my agency and consultancy for almost 20 years, I have a few lessons to share about my journey. ​HOW TO GROW A SUCCESSFUL WEB DESIGN BUSINESS WITH 10 LESSONS​ ​ Manage Remote Teams I encounter many business owners who are reluctant to work with remote staff. But, doing so offers great opportunities, both in cost savings and access to better people. This post is how I have made it work over the years. ​WHY AND HOW TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE REMOTE TEAM​ ​ Convince Clients A big battle for agency owners and freelancers is dealing with clients. In particular getting their buy-in over design, content and functionality. Unfortunately, nobody teaches us the best way of doing this. But I have at least documented some common mistakes to avoid. ​THE 8 WORST THINGS YOU CAN DO TO TRY AND CONVINCE SOMEBODY​ ​ Market Your Services We all understand that we should be marketing our services. We know that a regularly updated blog with informative content, should be a part of the mix. But, blogging is like gym membership. We sign up to the idea but never quite get round to it. This post shows you how to make a success of your stagnant blog. ​HOW TO ENSURE LONG TERM BLOGGING SUCCESS​ ​ Beyond My Blog The challenges of running an agency are something I've written on often. Many of my posts on the subject I have written for Shopify. Here are a few of my favourites. ​ Get Hired The single biggest challenge most of us face is persuading clients to hire us. Getting pitches and proposals right only comes with years of practice. But, this will help. ​THE SECRET TO PERSUADING CLIENTS TO HIRE YOUR DESIGN FIRM​ ​ Stand Out Part of the problem is that there are so many web design businesses like yours. As a result, it can be tough to stand out from the crowd. But it is possible as I explain in this post. ​HOW TO STAND OUT IN A CROWDED MARKETPLACE​ ​ Charge More How much are you worth? The chances are the answer is more than you are currently charging. Often our low rates leave us working weekends and evenings to make ends meet. But how do you increase your charge out rate? ​WHY YOU'RE UNDERCHARGING AND HOW TO FIX IT​ ​ Avoid Burnout The last thing any of us want is to have to work weekends and evenings because, in the end, we will burn out. Running your own business is hard, and if you're not careful the company ends up running you instead! ​BUILDING A BUSINESS THAT WORKS FOR YOU AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND​ ​ Don't Struggle Alone Running your own business isn't the utopia you thought it would be. It is hard work, and you are often so caught up in the day-to-day problems that is impossible to think about the future. ​ If you find yourself in that state and feel like your business is out of control, don't struggle alone. I offer business coaching for people like you. So that is it for my email series, but that is not the last you will hear from me. Very soon you will receive a newsletter packed full of articles and advice, so this is only the beginning. ​ But in the meantime, I would love to hear from you. I would love to hear what you think of this series and whether it helped. Feel free to hit reply, and I promise to respond. ​ ​ ​ Sharing Is Caring, and Rewarding Too! ​ Do you enjoy these emails? Share them with a friend and get rewarded for doing so! ​ You have referred 0 people and your only a few clicks away from your next reward. For more information on the rewards program and your progress, visit your dashboard. ​ ​ ​ Copy and paste this link to share it with others: https://boagworld.com/subscribe/?rh_ref=14fd3254 If you no longer want to hear from me, I completely understand and you can unsubscribe from all emails here. Alternatively, if you need to update any of the information about yourself you can edit your profile here.