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Beautiful front-end web design now or later?
So now the business logic, back-end development, are all done. The website is built with Twitter Bootstrap, look and feel are basic, but not top notch. Should I spend more time designing/beautifying ...
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Ecommerce website development - advice needed
I am starting an eCommerce marketplace. I am about to give the go ahead to my designer to start work- however I have already paid 2000$ for development.
But, for the maintenance only he is charging ...
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At what stage should I approach a business mentor to join my company?
I have an internet business that I am going to pursue. I am just at the Business plan stage and putting together my team. I have got an excellent internet entrepreneur in mind that I would like to ...
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Length of Sign-up process- help?
I am starting a website consisting of info of local shops. now I am in a dilemma over the vendor sign-up process, I want to know should I do it one of the following ways -
1 - just ask for contact ...
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What is a fair asking price for website maintenance?
I was recently asked by a friend how much it would cost to maintain a site. I am NOT an expert web designer - http://mountpleasantmaple.com is the site I built. The whole project is a learning ...
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Best way to propose web designers to work in your website with income proportional to the success of the project
We are going to create a biotech spin-off from our University, now we need a website, with professional design and flyers and the like. Right now we are negotiating some contracts but still do not ...
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We are a new IT firm based in India, how can we find some potential international clients? [closed]
We offer web design , web development and mobile development services. We have a tough time cracking international market. Anyone got any idea how to find some potential long term patner or client who ...
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How to be competitive on freelance sites
I am a web designer/developer in the US and I am very interested in obtaining freelance work via the Internet. However, sites such as ODesk and Elance seem unfavorable to freelancers who need to ...
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How do web-developers do web-design when freelancing?
So I got my first job recently as junior web-developer.
My company creates small/medium sites for wide variety of customers: autobusiness companies, weddign agencies, some sauna websites, etcetc, hope ...
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Web design really holds me back, its a mental block for me!
The one thing that really seems to hold me back from progress is web design.
I hate it! Colors, layout, arghh!
I can design applications/code no problem, its just the design that is a mental block ...
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What are techniques to elicit requirements from customers who don't understand their needs?
Question:
How do you prevent a situation where you have to produce work-product work first and get client feedback before getting on the right track to meet their needs?
Are there techniques to help ...
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What is the fastest method to create the current, trendy websites (static 'n' dynamic)? [closed]
What is the fastest method to create the current, trendy websites (static 'n' dynamic)?
I have seen website being built from scratch, and from a pre-defined template.
I am little curious to know - ...
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How can I protect my website concept?
My dilemma is that I have the ability to design and develop my web concept to a certain extent and I'm doing courses to equip myself with as much knowledge as I can get to take it as far as possible.
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Contract with Web Developer
I am setting up a Web Design and Development business and planning to outsource development services to Eastern Europe (not part of EU). I am wondering what sort of working contract can UK registered ...
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Freelance Designers “Quality”- Portfolio vs. Results
I am in the process of hiring a designer that has good portfolio material. The problem i always run into is the fact that many designers will highlight their best work and that is what initially draws ...
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How much equity for a graphic designer doing contract work? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
A graphic designer working for equity
My business partner and I have been working on our project for a couple months. We are 50-50 co-founders both working full-time and ...
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Advice on percentage to bring designer to startup
I'm working on a startup based on my partner's idea.
It's a social website.
My partner is not not a technical guy but the one with the original idea, he had previous experience with a successful ...
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How to charge customers for a web design business?
As some of my earlier questions point out, I'm a web design enthusiast and am hard at work to launch a small company, myself being the single employee.
I had a simple question: how do I charge my ...
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Crowdsourced logo and web design work. Recent experiences? Site you'd recommend?
I'm at a fairly established startup, and we need our logo and look/feel overhauled. I'm thinking about using a crowdsourced design site, along the lines of 99designs. Lots of similar sites now exist. ...
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Complex Website Architecture Design w.r.t Usability and Design [closed]
Are there any good websites/blogs which discusses about Complex website architecture designs when it comes to usability and Design. For example if some one wants to build websites like Amazon, Ebay, ...
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How to start a web development/design business without appearing too “corporate”?
These days, I've noticed that a lot of the one man (woman) shops all try to appear larger than life, i.e. go for a corporate look. I find that given how Social Media has progressed, this isn't a very ...
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Where to look for inspiration when designing product/company website?
To begin with, let me say that "hire a designer" is not really an answer. Problem is, I will still have to evaluate and accept or reject whatever he or she creates. Personally I would go with a ...
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What kind of images to buy - vectors, illustrations or photos?
I was checking shutterstock.com and it has these 3 kinds out there -
1.) Vectors
2.) Illustrations
3.) Photos
My initial idea was to just buy the photos and give it to the designer, so he can ...
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HTML templates for web applications, where to find them? [closed]
Does anybody know of a good place to find HTML or PSD templates for web applications? By web applications I mean something that is functional and not something that is just content, like most ...
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What is the reasonable rate for a landing page design?
How much would it cost me to get a unique landing page designed. I am only talking about the PSD part. PSD to HTML/CSS would be done in-house.
Thanks
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Need a terms of service generator for a web design startup
Does anybody know a good terms of service generator? I need one that, besides inserting company name and etc, will outline my and my customers' rights so I don't have to read the whole thing. I'm only ...
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What's the recommended business plan in web designing business (based in the UK)?
I've been searching for the one-stop answer for quite sometime but coudn't find any verdict what is the best option to run a web design business which minimise the risks and making both parties: me ...
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Advice on Webdesign Business - Pricing breakdown
i'm doing freelance PHP programming and SEO Consulting for a couple of years now. I'm at a point where i am approached by a large company (doing business in the single millions).
They want a re-design ...
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Question about timeline for our company [closed]
So we launched our website almost exactly one and a half months ago. We have about 900 unique visitors in that time. Not nearly as many as we all would have hoped, but hey, it's still early, and we ...
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Suggestions on sites for critiquing websites
I am looking for sites which enable users to give feedback or critiques on any sites for free.
Or for site owners to solicit feedback on their sites for site design and usability? Should not be fee ...
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Alternatives to hourly rates for web design?
I've made this clear in some of my other questions, but for the sake of getting a more diverse viewpoint I'm asking a separate question.
I'm 14 years old, but really passionate about web design. I ...
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What should I charge for web designs using CMS?
I've been asking myself this question for a while. If a client doesn't want me to handle the maintenance of their website, but rather do it themselves, I should probably use a CMS like Joomla or ...
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How to run a web design business
I have a passion for web design, and I want to start a business to get my name out there. The problem is, I'm not really sure how it works. I have a few simple questions:
How should people go about ...
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Using a Rotating Banner on a Home Page?
I am interested in using a rotating banner on a home page. The presentation is like a slide show, with a series of text messages, each with a simple graphic related to the point of each message. Each ...
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Looking for Information/Resources To Help Me Select a Web Design Firm
What web resources would you use to find a website designer and how would you go about selecting and hiring one? My biggest issues have been (i) the range of prices I have been quoted for work (even ...
