The Business of Web Design: How to Grow your Ecommerce Web Design Business

Learn how to grow your web design business online. Join UX consultant Paul Boag for a 75-minute course on core concepts and tactics that will help you stand out and survive in today’s highly competitive web design industry.

This class is perfect for both freelance developers, designers, agencies, and small web design teams. It will help you take advantage of the opportunity to build, grow, and maintain a client base online — while, in the process, defining your speciality, increasing profitability, and working on more rewarding projects.

Short lessons cover:

The importance of specialising
Why ecommerce is an excellent choice
How to attract ecommerce clients
How to build ecommerce sites quickly and efficiently
How to move away from single projects and start working with your ecommerce clients on an ongoing basis

All you need to get started is a web design business that you’re eager to grow. By the end of this class, you’ll create your own landing page for your ecommerce web design business so you can get started right away!

Get Growing: Your Free Guide to a Better Ecommerce Business

For further ideas, help and insights download the free e-book (PDF, ePub and .mobi) "Grow Vol. 1: A Beginner's guide to growing your design or development business" featuring 11 chapters from covering everything from finding your first client, to pitching and contracts. It also includes Paul's chapter on the value of great customer service.

Table of contents:

Deciding what your company stands for: Alex Hunter
Ways to find your first customer: Alex O'Byrne
How to write and present proposals that close deals: Ross Beyeler
Deciding how to charge your clients: Ben Crudo
How to draw up a client contract: Ryan Foster
The key to winning work: Paul Boag
How to optimize clients' stores for mobile: Galen King
How to make sure you get paid: Kurt Elster
Recommended apps and tools: Ben MacGowan
Things to do before the site goes live: Mat Mullen
Working with Shopify: The Shopify Partners Team