How to acquire clients for a new web design business focusing on Flash design?
I’m going to second geoff here. You will be amazed at the ugly stuff clients want. Most clients in the $500.00 range want stuff that looks like Front Page. I’m not kidding when I tell you that I won’t list a lot of the sites I’ve done because I’m embarrassed by what the client wanted…even when much prettier and more functional designs were shown. Cheap clients are stuck in 1995 design mode, I swear it. If want you want to be doing is Flash, you might be better off, financially at least, by subcontracting to ad agencies and marketing firms. Selling flash to people who don’t have a website is a tough sell. Good luck! I hope you do very well.
1. Put your Flash portfolio on a laptop. 2. Identify the largest businesses in your area that do not have a web presence. 3. Develop a web-marketing strategy for those businesses. 4. Then, hit the pavement. Also, do some volunteer Flash for local charities. These are generally chaired by successful business leaders. Leverage your network.
