Is Selling Web Design/SEO One Of The Best Business Models Ever?

how to you get the clients...this is the problem

That's the problem of any business, and it's fixed the same way every other business fixes it...building a client base over time via marketing.

Cold calling, direct mail, networking etc...

I'm glad you've had so much success with web design. You're obviously good at choosing clients. I found web design to be such a huge pain. Revisions, poor communication, etc... the worst business ever for me lol

God I love it...Profit margins in the x,xxx%....the more you charge...the happier your clients are.

Web design is a beautiful model if you are the EXPERT. If you're a WEB DESIGNER, run for the hills. I am the expert when I'm hired. That means nobody is telling me what they want to see on their site. They hired me because I know what the hell I'm doing and I will create them an amazing site. I weed out the bargain shoppers, amateur designers, "guarantee seekers", and anyone else who can be a problem. If they make it through the first cut, then we can talk price.

I encourage you guys to raise your client standards...your prices...raise your quality of work..and your life will get less stressful.

Web design is awesome, unless you're the one actually designing.

The ONLY thing that puts us in jeopardy are acts like the PIPA/SOPA acts (they practically shut down the Internet)

But other than that, this industry IS booming, unless some sort of company monopolizes for Web designing, which I don't see happening either.

Either of the two above which can destroy us I don't see happening TBH.

You would have done very hard work for reaching at this point I must appreciate you on this efforts.
In every business we need best marketing tactics as now a days there are so many contractors and less costumers so in this case every one should try to use the ability in which he is core competent in that he can grow. but still every business take time to get up.

Personally i think creating websites for local businesses is one of the easiest things to sell because almost every business would benefit from having an online presence

What most people fail to realize with this is that you may only secure a small job at first with a local business ie a cool little website but then you can always approach these people again to sell more services at a later stage

You will find it far easier to then upsell them to a $300, $700, $1500 etc package after they a client of yours

It`s a kind of an upsell process the same as your sales funnels

You have to start somewhere but in my opinion creating a cool little website for a local business is a great way in the door

Paul

Also, a content creation/traffic generation service that you create for a monthly residual, with the content being able to be leveraged on the website and across the net, is a really good, logical upsell. With Google's focus on content, you can create packages of say 10 keyword researched blog posts, 10 articles, press releases, social media profile creation and maintenance, a montly instructional camtasia video on key topics in their market, 1 podcast, building there social media connections by a set amount each month, and distributing that content to key places on the net like blog/articles directories, social media accounts as one big marketing machine that encompasses traffic generation, SEO, social media, content marketing and inbound marketing all in one comprehensive marketing system. As opposed to trying to sell them one off services and superfluous bells and whistles.

It may seem a lot, but I've researched it, and all of the above done for very lost cost and massive, residual profit margins. Content creation about $150=200 a month, outsourcers to handle multiple accounts and do the day to day routine things like social media connection building and distributing content to keysites and hotspots.

The goal should be on results for the client after having researched their market, not just piling up a list of itemized services to make you enough money as possible, with no regard for how it drives business for the client.

Close to websites being the easiest sell, it's most complimentary upsell - what I just said above, is very close to it provided you come up with a system that you proven with clients get's real, demonstrative, measurable results in terms of seo, increased website traffic, leads and increased sales. That is what businesses want even more than websites, which are just a means to that end.

I remember a Chriropractor who had a marketing system using social media and he had a daily marketing routine which was extremely effective and got great results for other businesses. Then came across Alan Weiss's Million Dollar Websites where he was selling websites with Chad Barr for around $60.000 dollars. These websites are very easy to make, and I've studies a lot they have made, which all follow the same format.

Also, Chad Barr sells content packages for around $2500 upfront, and 1500 a month, and another for 3500 up front and 2500 a month.

It would cost about 300 dollars a month for the content creation, plus another 130 a month for an outsourcer assuming you have the taking care of 3 clients accounts, so around 430 a month, for the more expensive package. Still leaving a profit of around $2000 a month.

Obviously you wouldn't be able to charge clients that when you are first launching, but could still make good profit with a knockdown entry price until the first 10 or so get real, measurable results and then have a clear ROI argument for your services.

Many people sell methods on this forum in wso's, one-off methods, and alot sell commoditized items, but a workable systems that incorporates the best of these methods across a broad range of online outlets and get's what businesses want on a reliable basis is far better, and can move a business up the scale to be able to contact bigger, higher paying companies a lot easier than most. A business that has something like that will have to of the most profitable and in-demand, evergreen offline services if done properly and professionally with the emphasis on building the most effective marketing system for your clients.

Of course SEO and Webdesign is a very good business now a days.
I also offer the same service but some time clients don't pay the amount
we expect. Then The amount of work is more in comparison to the payment.

Otherwise the business is a good way of making money.

Anybody using a free website as a "get your foot in the door" technique? Or is it better to charge up front even if it's a small fee?