How to get customers

[Kelly Creative]

Originally Posted by graphite

The best way to get some work is to design some concept websites for fictious companies. although these are just concepts and not for real clients, it shows what skills you have and what you can do. Potential cleints will still regard this as real work and will build up your portfolio of work. People always want to see what you can do to get an idea of what they would like you to do for them. You don't have to mention these are concepts because its about the work and not that they are not real jobs. i hope this helps.

That's not bad advice and the bonus is the site content can afford to be very diverse, remember not everyone want to see a hosting site, try a hairdressers, a health awarness site etc.

[graphite]

and the upside if that you are always learning and challenging your design side which is important for a designer. Hard work always pays off. good luck.

[Cwilk]

If you can prove you paid for the domain, you just need to contact the registrar and have them change it for you. We had a client whose employee had their name on the website domain as them being the owner and not the client. Basically it'll mean letterhead and such and a couple of weeks, but it'll be worth it to get it back if it's really yours.

[cerus]

A well placed website is becoming more and more important in most industries

[skunkbad]

When I grow up I wanna be retired, sleep on the beach, fish, and ride my super powered scooter...

[zumojuice]

hehe - a website is a great first step whatever industry and sector you're in. If that's web design, it's a must. Believe me, I've come across web designers without their own site... but also expanding into other areas too....