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What you’ll learn
Understand how development stacks work and pick which stack is ideal for you
Predict the timeline for starting your business
Decide between hiring in-house employees or contractors for your business
Decide between offering generalized or specialized web services
Choose a winning combination of traits that you want your business to convey
Understand the different types of contractors and where to find them
Effectively allocate your time
Assess the core components of successful web development firms
Find cheap and professional ways of creating an online presence
Select a name that’s attractive and conveys your core messaging
Master the biggest platforms for contracting: Freelancer and Upwork
Use advanced search techniques to fill the gaps of your development work with contractors
Create and organize a professional and effective portfolio
Use a few uncommon techniques to grow your portfolio faster
Utilize 15 different strategies to attract potential clients
Create three different types of proposals and know when to use them
Use tools like Proposify and Nusii to create and streamline proposals
Strategically use ballpark estimates to close clients sooner
Manage clients effectively while using your time efficiently
Keep client retention rates high and minimize churn
Sniff out a client’s budget before they tell you
Use advanced best practices to maintain your businesses growth
Recognize client red flags before you start working with them
Figure out the optimal pricing configuration for your rates
Handle client meetings in person
Gauge when clients are not likely to accept an estimate or proposal
Make long-term decisions about which clients to retain and which to lose
Integrate Asana into your workflow to increase transparency and efficiency
Manage a team of subcontractors online
Requirements
No pre-requisites necessary.
Programming experience is helpful but not necessary.
DescriptionWeb development is one of the fastest growing online industries today. It’s important for every business to have an online presence and that represents a huge opportunity for you. Whether you want to code or not, you can capitalize on the over 24 billion dollars of money spent per year on web development services. Whether you want to work part-time or full-time, you can create an awesome portfolio and an even better income taking on web development projects.In this course, I’m going to show you how to jumpstart your business, grow it quickly, and manage your business like a professional – all from the comfort of your laptop. I’m Evan Kimbrell and I’m the founder of Sprintkick, a full service web & mobile application studio based out of San Francisco. Over the last 4 years I’ve personally overseen the launch of over 100 apps all the way from concept to deployment. I’ve grown my business 400% a year from one small client to 100+ clients. Today, we make apps for big name brands like Walmart, GNC, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and other Fortune 500Why you should take this course:
Over 22+ hours of content and direct access to me, the instructor, as a guide and personal helper.
Learn step-by-step from someone who started and runs a very successful web development business.
Shorten your learning curve and protect yourself from making costly beginner mistakes.
Grow your business faster and with fewer hiccups along the way. See how the professionals do it.
A web development business can be run from anywhere at anytime. Join the international community of entrepreneurs who work when they want and how they want.
Learn how to tailor your business to your lifestyle. If you want to work part time and free yourself up from the full time grind, this course shows you how.
Who this course is for:
Web developers who want to learn how to expand their skills into a business.
Non-technical entrepreneurs who want to start a business building web applications.
Established freelancers who want to add development services to their offered services.
Marketing, strategy, and SEO consultants who want to expand their business and offer more to their clients.
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