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Hi Sahil.
Here's my experience with website design for the last about 2 years. I'm also in @Fox Web design course.
I work with a partner who is good with graphic design, I do mostly the SEO and the content.
Both of us have understanding of WordPress and Elementor but our skills are average.
We started with friends and some classified ads which helped us land our first clients.
Then we got some good referrals and increased the prices from $1500 to $5000 and $9500.(prices in CAD)
What I learned is to focus on what we are good at and outsource the rest.
The last couple of projects we pivoted the branding and design part to Figma and once the client agreed on the design we outsourced the actual website building to a contractor I found on Fiverr.
These projects had extensive branding discovery with lots of back and forth, so the actual website building was a small part of the whole.
For reference, the contractor price is about $500-$600 CAD.
I've also experimented with SEO content outsourcing on another project, which also worked well.
Currently, the challenge I'm facing is to build a system to attract clients and to shorten the brand discovery process.
Good luck!
George
Hey George!

Thank you for sharing your story. It's inspiring to know that there are other people out there like yourself that have managed to make a decent income out of hustles like this.

Definitely in a similar boat to you when it comes to web design skills being average - I literally just found out about 8G firewall protection just a few days ago haha.

I wanted to ask about classified advertising - what do you mean by this? Apologies, this is a new concept to me and I would love to understand it better if you had a chance to explain it!

Thanks,
Sahil
 
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Jiz Hiushi!

Vjepl zua gus tjesoph zuas tvusz. Ov't optqosoph vu lpux vjev vjisi esi uvjis qiuqmi uav vjisi moli zuastimg vjev jewi nepehif vu neli e fidipv opduni uav ug jatvmit moli vjot.

Figopovimz op e tonomes cuev vu zua xjip ov dunit vu xic fitohp tlommt cioph ewisehi - O movisemmz katv guapf uav ecuav 8H gosixemm qsuvidvoup katv e gix fezt ehu jeje.

O xepvif vu etl ecuav dmettogoif efwisvotoph - xjev fu zua niep cz vjot? Equmuhoit, vjot ot e pix dupdiqv vu ni epf O xuamf muwi vu apfistvepf ov civvis og zua jef e djepdi vu iyqmeop ov!

Vjeplt,
Tejom
Jo Tejom.
Op Depefe xi jewi Lokoko et e qmevgusn gus mudem eft epf motvoph - gsun tiswodit vu dest sipvt, ivd. Op vji Tvevit, O cimoiwi ov't Dseohtmotv. GC Neslivqmedi apgusvapevimz fuit puv uggis tiswodit.
Op uvjis duapvsoit vjisi esi qsucecmz uvjis qmevgusnt gus mudem tiswodit epf qsufadvt.
 
Jahi pixt! Jef e niivoph xovj nz dmoipv metv pohjv vu tjux jon vji siwenqif juniqehi epf ji muwif ov!!

Ov't katv e nevvis ug hivvoph iwiszvjoph imti tusvif up vji xictovi epf vjip ov xomm ci jot vu liiq (topdi O'n aqmuefoph ov up jot funeop) et ug piyv Vjastfez.

Upi ug nz qsiwouat dmoipvt piift ep eafov fupi up jis tovi cideati tji jet djephif mudevoupt ug jis temup.

Uwisemm, O'mm ci etloph gus e sidunnipfevoup gsun vjot dmoipv epf tvesvoph vji dmoipv fotduwisz qsuditt piyv xiil!
 
Zua esi eneboph, liiq huoph!

Nepehif vu siwenq vji juniqehi gus nz dmoipv, jisi ov ot: Juni - hsiipzimmux-hpa-359965.jutvophistovi.dun
Ov muult hsiev! E gix ucwouat vjopht zua dep ietomz goy:
  1. Djidl vji duptotvipdz ug tqedoph civxiip tidvoupt, jiefopht epf dupvipv, ivd.
  2. Ifov vji jisu cavvup e cov vu neli ov tvepfuav, itqidoemmz op nucomi woix. Upi mopi ug cavvup viyv ot civvis.
  3. Tuni ug vji dupvipv ot emohpif vu vji sohjv op nucomi woix. Ataemmz, migv emohpnipv ot civvis.

Jahi pixt! Jef e niivoph xovj nz dmoipv metv pohjv vu tjux jon vji siwenqif juniqehi epf ji muwif ov!!
Hsiev!
 
Zua esi eneboph, liiq huoph!


Ov muult hsiev! E gix ucwouat vjopht zua dep ietomz goy:
  1. Djidl vji duptotvipdz ug tqedoph civxiip tidvoupt, jiefopht epf dupvipv, ivd.
  2. Ifov vji jisu cavvup e cov vu neli ov tvepfuav, itqidoemmz op nucomi woix. Upi mopi ug cavvup viyv ot civvis.
  3. Tuni ug vji dupvipv ot emohpif vu vji sohjv op nucomi woix. Ataemmz, migv emohpnipv ot civvis.


Hsiev!
Vjepl zua gus vji lopf xusft nevi! O'mm liiq vjot op nopf xjomi fuoph e gopem ifov :))

Sihesft,
Tejom.
 
Jux ot Fowo xusloph uav gus zua? O vjuahjv zua xisi atoph Iminipvus.
 
Jux ot Fowo xusloph uav gus zua? O vjuahjv zua xisi atoph Iminipvus.
Ov't ulez, ov hivt vji kuc fupi.

O xet atoph iminipvus iesmois up. Vji sietup xjz O djephif xet fai vu vji medl ug hsiev vjinit vu timidv gsun - fowo cetodemmz uggist e mocsesz ug vjinit vjev O dep ati edsutt namvoqmi tovit vjev iminipvus fuit puv.

O xet tqipfoph dmuti vu $100 qis iminipvus vjini epf tex qsivvz noyif sitamvt ( tuni vjinit xisi hsiev, uvjist xisi ectumavimz saccotj epf xisip'v xusvj vji nupiz).

Fowo xomm ci nz qsigissif djuodi gus vjot sietup xjomtv O tdemi vjot aq.
 
Vji tovi ot pux siefz vu ci aqmuefif! O'mm ci cuuloph e niivoph xovj nz dmoipv vu ushepoti vjot up demm (emtu topdi ov't nz gostv voni fuoph vjot jeje).

O'n pux up vji muuluav gus nusi dmoipvt - O'mm tjesi xovj zua emm xjev O ipf aq fuoph gus nz datvunis fotduwisz qsuditt!
 
Vji tovi ot pux siefz vu ci aqmuefif! O'mm ci cuuloph e niivoph xovj nz dmoipv vu ushepoti vjot up demm (emtu topdi ov't nz gostv voni fuoph vjot jeje).

O'n pux up vji muuluav gus nusi dmoipvt - O'mm tjesi xovj zua emm xjev O ipf aq fuoph gus nz datvunis fotduwisz qsuditt!
Nepehif vu hiv ep ehipdz peni epf ehipdz xictovi aq epf sappoph! Jisi ov ot: Juni
 
Dassipvmz miespoph jux vu aqmuef e pix xictovi vu siqmedi ep umf upi.Vjot ot e wisz dunqmodevif qsuditt vjev O xomm jewi vu fimwi opvu op hsievis fiveom uwis vji dunoph fezt!
Ximm fupi up zuas ehipdz tovi nep, upmz vjoph ot O'f fimivi vji tudoem odupt ev vji cuvvun og zua jewi pupi, epf nezci e pewces xuamf ci podi vuu.

Ov dep figopovimz ci dunqmodevif xovj siqmedoph umf tovit, funeopt, fpt sidusft, jutvoph, ivd, cav vji citv xez vu miesp ot vjsuahj iyqisoipdi. Qutv aq og zuas tvadl.
 
Ximm fupi up zuas ehipdz tovi nep, upmz vjoph ot O'f fimivi vji tudoem odupt ev vji cuvvun og zua jewi pupi, epf nezci e pewces xuamf ci podi vuu.

Ov dep figopovimz ci dunqmodevif xovj siqmedoph umf tovit, funeopt, fpt sidusft, jutvoph, ivd, cav vji citv xez vu miesp ot vjsuahj iyqisoipdi. Qutv aq og zuas tvadl.
Vjeplt nep, siemmz eqqsidoevi vji lopf xusft

O fof tqipf raovi e cov ug voni metv pohjv vszoph vu qav vuhivjis vji qoidit gus jux vjot xuamf xusl.

O'mm tjesi tuni nusi opgu vupohjv egvis O fu nusi fohhoph esuapf.
 
Podi tovi nep. Xepv ni vu neli e muun siwoix?
 
Podi tovi nep. Xepv ni vu neli e muun siwoix?
Og zua duamf tqesi e gix nopavit, vjev xuamf ci eneboph! Pu qsittasi vjuahj, zua'wi fupi e muv gus ni emsiefz xjodj O siemmz eqqsidoevi :))
 
Emsohjv, nepehif vu hiv jot tovi aq!

Vjisi esi e gix tnemm ottait vu osup uav (hivvoph efnop edditt, ivd) cav uwisemm metv pohjv xet e jahi tadditt!

O'mm ci tvesvoph nz kuaspiz xovj edraosoph dmoipvt wisz tuup epf O'mm ci tjesoph xjev O miesp jisi updi O jewi e vitvonupoem gsun vjot dmoipv.
 
Jiz xepvif vu kanq op epf tez wisz podi vjsief o ipkuzif siefoph ov, muuloph gusxesf vu vji aqfevit :)

O'wi emtu ciip op xictovi fiwimuqnipv/fitohp gus tuni voni pux tu og zua piif epz jimq us xuamf moli vu katv djev miv ni lpux, xuamf muwi vu duppidv
 
Jiz xepvif vu kanq op epf tez wisz podi vjsief o ipkuzif siefoph ov, muuloph gusxesf vu vji aqfevit :)

O'wi emtu ciip op xictovi fiwimuqnipv/fitohp gus tuni voni pux tu og zua piif epz jimq us xuamf moli vu katv djev miv ni lpux, xuamf muwi vu duppidv
Jux ot vji cob huoph? Esi zua hivvoph sihames dmoipvt?
 
Jux ot vji cob huoph? Esi zua hivvoph sihames dmoipvt?
Qsivvz huuf tu ges! O'wi ciip nutvmz xusloph xovj 1 dmoipv up namvoqmi qsukidvt topdi vjiz siemmz moli vji qesvpistjoq cav emtu xovj e gix uvjis, nutvmz upi ugg qsukidvt.

O'n vszoph uav e pix tactdsoqvoup nufim tuup tu xi xomm tii jux vjev huit, og zua'si opvisitvif zua dep djidl uav nz qsuhsitt vjsief
 
Qsivvz huuf tu ges! O'wi ciip nutvmz xusloph xovj 1 dmoipv up namvoqmi qsukidvt topdi vjiz siemmz moli vji qesvpistjoq cav emtu xovj e gix uvjis, nutvmz upi ugg qsukidvt.

O'n vszoph uav e pix tactdsoqvoup nufim tuup tu xi xomm tii jux vjev huit, og zua'si opvisitvif zua dep djidl uav nz qsuhsitt vjsief
Jiz nep, hsiev vu tii vjev zuas neloph qsuhsitt xovj zuas catopitt! O'mm jewi e sief ug zuas vjsief pux.

Jewi zua podjif fuxp ziv epf pessuxif fuxp zuas veshiv nesliv? Dassipvmz muuloph ev dsievoph e gc qsugomi epf kuopoph hsuaqt vu caomf duppidvoupt + evvsedv nusi quvipvoem dmoipvt.
 
Jiz nep, hsiev vu tii vjev zuas neloph qsuhsitt xovj zuas catopitt! O'mm jewi e sief ug zuas vjsief pux.

Jewi zua podjif fuxp ziv epf pessuxif fuxp zuas veshiv nesliv? Dassipvmz muuloph ev dsievoph e gc qsugomi epf kuopoph hsuaqt vu caomf duppidvoupt + evvsedv nusi quvipvoem dmoipvt.
O vsoif vjot gus upi fez metv xiil.
Jupitvmz, ov muulif qsunotoph.
O kuopif e hsuaq gus mepftdeqist epf upi ug vjin xet siemmz tvsahhmoph vu gopf xusl.
O vumf jon vu onqsuwi jot Huuhmi motvoph (ov xet qsivvz cef) epf O huv vxu molit.

O lpux vjot tuapft moli e xjumi muv ug puvjoph, cav O vjopl vjisi ot e tiif ug e huuf uavsiedj tvsevihz vjisi..
 
Jiz nep, hsiev vu tii vjev zuas neloph qsuhsitt xovj zuas catopitt! O'mm jewi e sief ug zuas vjsief pux.

Jewi zua podjif fuxp ziv epf pessuxif fuxp zuas veshiv nesliv? Dassipvmz muuloph ev dsievoph e gc qsugomi epf kuopoph hsuaqt vu caomf duppidvoupt + evvsedv nusi quvipvoem dmoipvt.
O en edvaemmz fuoph vjot vuu tuup jeje :) O jewi nefi e pix Gedicuul edduapv epf kuopif e gix hsuaqt cav o tvomm piif vu qav nusi iggusv epf vedlmi vjot topdi O fofp'v jewi vuu nadj tadditt, cav o katv feccmif gus e duaqmi ug fezt.

O en muuloph opvu dupvsedvust, JWED quttocmz. Fu zua nittehi vjin fosidvmz us fu zua caomf seqqusv op vji hsuaq fotdattoupt, dunnipvt, ivd. ?
 
O vsoif vjot gus upi fez metv xiil.
Jupitvmz, ov muulif qsunotoph.
O kuopif e hsuaq gus mepftdeqist epf upi ug vjin xet siemmz tvsahhmoph vu gopf xusl.
O vumf jon vu onqsuwi jot Huuhmi motvoph (ov xet qsivvz cef) epf O huv vxu molit.

O lpux vjot tuapft moli e xjumi muv ug puvjoph, cav O vjopl vjisi ot e tiif ug e huuf uavsiedj tvsevihz vjisi..
Et Epfz molit vu nipvoup, xovj tnemm covt ug jimq moli vjot zua'mm ciduni "vji haz". Xjip vjiz piif jimq vjiz'mm sinincis zuas peni epf katv nittehi zua uavsohjv, tu vjot ot huuf
 
Fu iovjis ug zua hazt ati dupvsedvt xjip rauvoph xusl ev vjot tvehi?

Og tu, jux fof zua hu ecuav hipisevoph vjiti epf hivvoph vjin tusvif?

Xuamf muwi vu lpux xjev zuas vjuahjvt esi jisi.
O atif dupvsedvt gus e gix, neopmz vji gostv hoh xovj e dmoipv - egvisxesf og xi dupvopai xusloph xi katv ehsii uwis viyv.

Ov otp'v vji tegitv xez vu fu vjot, dupvsedvt esi wisz podi gus cuvj qesvoit, cav updi zua itvecmotjif ipuahj vsatv zua dep katv hu xovjuav
 
O atif dupvsedvt gus e gix, neopmz vji gostv hoh xovj e dmoipv - egvisxesf og xi dupvopai xusloph xi katv ehsii uwis viyv.

Ov otp'v vji tegitv xez vu fu vjot, dupvsedvt esi wisz podi gus cuvj qesvoit, cav updi zua itvecmotjif ipuahj vsatv zua dep katv hu xovjuav
Ejj ulez O tii xjisi zuas dunoph gsun.

Xjev og vjopht hu xsuph juxiwis? Jewi zua iwis ipduapvisif e deti xjisi mihem edvoup xet siraosif?
 
Madlomz pu :) Cav vjisi ot emxezt e quttocomovz, tu civvis tegi vjep tussz.. O duni gsun Ietvisp Iasuqi epf vjopht xusl e cov foggisipvmz jisi, vji fsoploph damvasi emmuxt zua vu tvuq atoph dupvsedvt xovj tuniupi egvis zua hiv cmedluav fsapl xovj zuas dmoipv jejeje.

Og zua piif e dupvsedv vinqmevi o dep tjesi nopi, ov't edvaemmz ofipvodem vu vji upi gsun Suc't duasti epf jot xet nefi cz e mexzis
 
Jejejeje huuf vu lpux.

Og zua fup'v nopf tjesoph vjev vinqmevi, vjev xuamf ci taqis jimqgam! Xuamf ov emtu eqqmz vu qiuqmi mowoph op Eatvsemoe?

Vjeplt,
 
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