Once successful, and now at the beginning again...need advice

by mankis
5 replies
Please hear my story and give me your advice .
I have started my business late 2007 (3 years ago). It is a web design studio. I have already had good portfolio working for others so it wasn't hard to start. My two previous employers were among my first costumers. Right in the start my monthly salary was two times (and more) bigger than average monthly salary in my country. I was working at home with my husband, organizing my own time, making jokes and laughing all day long. Golden days ! After two years of working like that I had dozen regular clients (mostly companies in the same business like me). I considered my self successful.

When this crisis came to my country (it came later then in other countries, and we are still getting deeper), I just had a baby (baby has 13 months now) and I was on maternity leave. Here you can have paid maternity leave for 1 year. Last month my maternity leave was over and I needed to face with the crisis in my country. All my regular clients failed or are at the edge of existence. Only 40% population still have jobs. Taxes are among the highest (23% VAT and at the end of the year PIT 25%). I have to feed my family.

I feel like a beginner. I need to advertise internationally. I'm not sure what prices to put. Don't wish to lose clients because of high prices. But I also don't wish to be cheap, because I wish to make great stuff for small number of people. I don't have any money to put in advertisement. Here in my country I had several people to whom I gave 20% (20% of found job minus VAT) if they find me a job. Something like affiliate program. What do you think, what should I do and how. Should I find few people and offer them 20% for finding me job. Where can I look for those people. Or is it better to find a partner in some better standing country. But how to find a partner. I know that I have asked too much questions. But If I knew the right question than It would be easy to know the answer too.

Thank you so much for reading this. I just need your thoughts, anything can help me to come to the solution.
#advice #againneed #beginning #successful
  • Profile picture of the author mankis
    Sorry for dragging my post at the top again since nobody answered. But I don't know the better place than this forum to ask this question. If you know some better place please give me a link.

    I need somehow reach foregin costumers for my services. The english speaking area is the best, but I have a people that can translate any european language for me.

    What do you think, is it possible for me to find a partner or someone that will promote my services in, for example UK or Italy? Is there a forum where you can search for partners like that? Or is it better to collect money and than pay monthly some person for searching a clients? Will I need to open offshore company for that?:confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author icrystal
    You might have better luck posting your question in the Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum.
    Hope you find the answers you need
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  • Profile picture of the author Phobos
    Since you've been building websites for others why not build some for yourself, SEO them up, add some affiliate products, CPA offers or just Adsense?

    I mean there's no point in limiting youself to web design since you already have some experience online and affiliate marketing should be easier for you then for the average Joe that decides to go into online business.
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    • Profile picture of the author mankis
      Thank you so much for your answers.

      I will check Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum and see if I can find my answers there.

      I could offer my services here, thank you, I have already made flash banners for one warriorforum member, you can see them here banners I will make portfolio but haven't got time yet to do that. I actually have lots of work but my main wish in my job is to create Flash web pages for artists and similar clients. And that is the market I wish to find.

      Also I have an idea for my own site/project that can bring me milions $ but I need some time to develop it. So I need to save some money to take two months free and work on it.

      thanks again, I really appreciate your answers
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      • Profile picture of the author mikrei75
        I use to run a website design service many years ago, now getting back into it seem very hard and living in a differ country, with many challenged. But yeah, if you know how to build websites, why not build a community site for your area, and have local businesses to advertise their business on your site, like a online business directory, and use that to promote your affiliate products and adsense it too.

        Doing the same thing now, and promoting alot of niches, so take actions today if I were you.
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