Why can't I get any Web Development/Design Clients?

The quality of your portfolio makes a world of difference. If you have a history of doing top-notch work you shouldn't have a hard time finding clients.

Go check out the Offline subforum.

This subforum is good for technical questions, but you have a sales & marketing problem.

There has never been a single business who needed a website. Ever. and nor will there be one who will ever need a website in the future.


However, businesses do want/need new clients, more business, more time, happier employees, to sell their current clients more, etc... a website might be a helpful tool along the way in accomplishing these things.

How well would a home builder do if they are pitching people on selling them a pile of wood, a bucket of nails and a hammer? Instead they sell dreams, views, family time, security, belonging.

Make sure you build your portfolio. You can use freelancer sites just to have a nice amount of work and just to test the market, talk to clients etc. On your website list some quality jobs you have done. When selling to a client, show them why they need a website. You can look at my portfolio just to see how I go about it Cheneil Web Design Services

As with most service products, you need to network. Yes, you can get leads and sales with online and offline advertising and having your own website, but when you start out, you're competing against other web designers and agencies that have been doing this for ages.

In the 7 years I have been doing web design, I have not once made a sale from advertising my services. My first sale was made from offering my service to a business contact in a casual conversation. Since then, about 60% of my work has come from referrals made by my existing clients.

The other way is to partner with local businesses. As an example, desktop support technicians are in a unique situation. Their client expect that, because they can "fix google" they can build a websites, but they can't and most of them don't want to attempt it either. Now you could chat to a local support technician and let him offer your services to his clients when he gets a request to build a website.

You might think that said support technician will frown upon this and accuse you of trying to leech off them, but you might be surprised at how receptive they are. Why? Because you add value to their business. If you can provide more value to a client, without directly providing a service that you are not qualified to provide, yet still keep your client happy (and get more work from them), why not?

This is one example, but there are many businesses out there that receive requests to design websites, even if they don't offer that service. Some of these are, computer retailers, IT support techs, printing companies, graphic designers and almost anyone who does more than word processing and spread sheets on a computer.

Just keep in mind though, if you ask these businesses to refer their clients to you, you need to provide absolutely top notch service. Just as these other businesses can help you build yours, they can crush you if you p**s off their clients and it comes back to bite them in the behind.

Now, over to the one sale you made so far. What did you do with that sale? Did you simply design the website and say goodbye to the client?

Every website you do is an opportunity to grow your business. The first thing would be to provide exceptional service, talk to your client, involve yourself in what they want to chive with the website you are building for them and make sure you help them do that. If you can identify additional needs they might have on the website, something they have not thought of, up sell your service while you are working on the project. Once you are done with the project, ask for a testimonial and don't be scared to ask for referrals.

Remember, most clients are business people and understand what it takes to grow a business and they won't mind giving you a leg up if the work you did made a difference in their business and growth.

Because it's incredibly saturated. Be creative.. there are many, easier ways to make money.

If you put website url here so we can check what is the main issue .
First thing presentation of website should be good,
Create best portfolio related to custom web development ,responsive web designing and mobile application development.and put your live URL.
customer Attractive content marketing is necessary .
Client review is the must for online business.

Have you tried attending networking events in your area? If you're an extrovert, you shouldn't have a hard time befriending local business owners and persuading them to use your services.