Milton Hockman
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I’ve been using the methods outlined for the last month and have seen great results! It helped to learn what phase I was stuck in and taught me what I should do to fix it.
For example, I’ve always known what I can do, and what I can do well, but I never really had a 10 second speech. I usually toughted all my offerings when meeting someone. That’s wrong. What I needed was a short phrase that says exactly what I do, and how I can benefit clients in each of my expert areas. Then you can help solve “that persons problem.” They don’t care about your “other services” only what they need now.
I now have a 10 second speech for each of the three services I offer: Web Design, Graphic Design, and Video production. So depending on who I am talking to I can use that introduction. Its worked well with new prospects.
The other aspect that helped me was the idea of “following up.” Often times as new business owners we don’t follow up with contacts that gave us a sign that they were not interested. The book talks about how a man followed up 10 times with a prospect over 2 month period before he got the deal. That’s advice I needed to hear!
A few months ago, I got a website request, traded a couple of emails, sent a quote. Never heard back from the guy – figured he thought my price was too high. Sent a follow up email – nothing. Usually I would write that person off, well I decided to write one last email the other day – since his website was still not finished – guess what he said he’s been busy doing end of year financials but would love to meet now!
That’s the types of tips in this book. Often times new business owners want the “easy” catch, but our world operates just like other business world. And this book helps you understand them.
Owner
Plus More Media Group
Website Design – VA, Corporate Web Site Design – PlusMoreMedia.com
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building a blog page in Dreamweaver would require a lot of work. Blogs are made up of multiple pages and coding.
Unless, you were looking just to create a static HTML page and add HTML posts to it? Were you?
If so, I would push you not to do that. Blogs are popular for a reason, especially for marketing your business. Every blog post is a “new” page for your website. If you post 100 posts, that’s 100 pages of content added to your site. Search engines love content and now you have 100 more possibilities of getting found in the Search Engine.
Also, real blogs allow people to post comments, track back, share with friends etc.
Adding WordPress to your website is so easy! If you want, you could always sign up for their website for free and start a blog on “their server.” Your link would be, myblogname.wordpress.com though.
If you don’t mind that URL then go ahead – but with such a cool site like your’s I would keep it internal.
Owner
Plus More Media Group
Website Design – VA, Corporate Web Site Design – PlusMoreMedia.com
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Since you have your own webserver you can easily integrate a WordPress blog into your existing website. Just go over to WordPress.com and download the latest version. Its as simple as turning on a MySQL database (from your server) and uploading the files to your site.
Works automatic. If you want to get fancy and start changing the look of the blog you can. My website was customized to look like my existing site. Check it out in my signature if you want.
Owner
Plus More Media Group
Website Design – VA, Corporate Web Site Design – PlusMoreMedia.com
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wow. that’s amazing. #1 on google from Cow! sounds like a good place to post more of my stuff!
is there anyway to get my business name #1 too?
Owner
Plus More Media Group
Marketing Design Services – PlusMoreMedia.com
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The problem I have seen with clients like yours is that want Champagne on a Beer budget. And if you give them this in hopes of more work will come down the pike, you’ll lose all around. I’ve talked to many business owners and freelancers as well as my own experience that people looking for “deals” always play that “more work in the future card.”
Future work is not paying the bills now. And who knows if it will ever really come? Ideas change, budgets change, etc.
I’ll give you an example that just happened to me.
I met a guy through an event I was doing and he wanted help re-designing his business’s website. He gave me the spiel about how he wants to add all these new sections in the future. And that “I” should keep those “future” projects in mind when creating my “proposal.” And also, he wanted to act now! Start right away.So I kept it in mind, and gave him a deal. 2 weeks went by and nothing. So i called him and we chatted. Guess what he said? “I only want to pay half of your estimate.” I’m like what?? And did I mention that he is in a similar field “wedding photography, videography.” So, wouldn’t “he” know how much time and effort goes into our creativity? What’s he billing his clients, I thought.
So, I ended up halving the estimate and throwing away some features. We revised it to a simpler design but he wanted certain features like a photo portfolio, and video portfolio. Months went by and nothing. Even with this new estimate he was willing to pay.
We had still been in contact because we were doing another event together in the coming months but I never mentioned our business deal. I figured I’d let him bring it up.
Well, 2 weeks before our final event (when I am at my busiest) he calls and says he wants to get the website started now! And was adamant about it. But, now he “doesn’t want” a website re-design, he only wants the “add-on features.” What a scam I thought! He already tried to widdle me down. Then wanted the discount price of the add-ons I reduced because he was getting a full website. And now he just wants to buy the “add-ons” for the discount price! Scam, scam, scam…..
So you know what I did…..I told him I couldn’t start the project until after our mutual event. And after the event he hound me by emails and phone calls to get a new proposal.
How did it end? I simply emailed him and told him I got another project that will take up a majority of my next few months. And found another local company and told him to contact them for help. In my hopes that he will see how he “lost a good deal” and see how much “real work” costs and/or let someone else deal with that headache!
Sometimes you have to walk away from money. Its hard but you do.
Owner
Plus More Media Group
Marketing Design Services – PlusMoreMedia.com
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I have to disagree. The problem with sites like the one you mention is that “you” have to do all the work. Web Designers are here for a reason – to create a website that will work best for your business.
Anyone can buy Final Cut Pro but not “everyone” is a real editor or even wants to edit. Imagine if all of our clients bought their own editing software. Where would we be today?
Owner
Plus More Media Group
Marketing Design Company – PlusMoreMedia.com
Marketing designs and videos that do more for your business! -
I’m interested in this topic as well!
Owner of Plus More Media Group
As a full-service marketing design company located in Virginia, Plus More Media Group helps clients by delivering high-impact designs and videos that drive customers to their businesses. Our expertise and marketing strategies in Web Design, Graphic Design, and Video Production have helped transform numerous small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs into successful enterprises. -
I can help you out. I create custom website design in addition to video production.
My most recent site is https://www.qualityhomecaresolutions.com
Let’s talk about what you’re looking for. I can be reached at info@plusmoremedia.com
Motion Graphics Artist and Non-Linear Editor
Software expertise include: After Effects, Avid Xpress Pro, Final Cut Pro, Dvd Studio Pro, Photoshop, and more. -
can you be specific where? Its a big website.
Motion Graphics Artist and Non-Linear Editor
Software expertise include: After Effects, Avid Xpress Pro, Final Cut Pro, Dvd Studio Pro, Photoshop, and more. -
i read a book on freelance and it said the same thing. But, isn’t it hard to justify when comparing web design and video editing?
I know people who charge between 150-250 an hour for editing. Can you really do that for a web page? Or for a business card design?
Motion Graphics Artist and Non-Linear Editor
Software expertise include: After Effects, Avid Xpress Pro, Final Cut Pro, Dvd Studio Pro, Photoshop, and more.