Journey of the German - Building a web design agency

[goodguude]

@Fox and @Thiago Machado is there a way to create a mockup website to show potential clients that you don't need to purchase hosting and have it up on the live web? Or is hosting it the only way?

Most hosting plans include a number of subdomains. They look like subdomain.yourwebsite.com.
I've installed several of those subdomains, so that I have a place to host the website where the client can see it. (e.g. client1.mywebsite.com).

EDIT: whoops, didn't see the posts on site 3. Thanks for clarifying, @Fox

 

[maverick]

If you're doing webdesign, it will be best to have your own demo.* subdomain to show pages however an alternative would be to use Invisionapp:
Digital Product Design, Workflow & Collaboration | InVision

KissMetrics is a SaaS tool that uses invision to show people what their software would look like. Check it out here:
https://www.kissmetrics.com/home/

And then click on "Try Kissmetrics", followed by "Demo".

 

[Andy Black]

Just had a meeting with a specialist who will help us getting registered, so we can beginn selling our product for pets.
I (probably) was able to sell him a website for his business, too. (unintentionally)
Seems like my in-person selling skills become better, haha.

Lol... I get this all the time when I'm chatting to other business owners. I'm naturally curious and interested in how they're getting leads and sales, and can't help but make suggestions. One thing then leads to another.

 

[PatrickWho]

Invision App is okay, but in my experience, clients need to see an actual working demo of their site to give decent feedback.

I once had a client get upset because his site was 'broken.' He couldn't grasp that I had sent him an image, not an actual website =\

Really... when dealing with your typical business owner that knows nothing of the web, send them the real deal. Invision would be fine for the tech savvy corporate exec, but it's far too complicated for your average mom and pop business owner.

 

[GrandRub]

Update after quite a long time.

The digital marketing agency is, as of 2019, consistently making $10k+. I've built a strong network in my local area and realized projects for bigger companies (Yearly revenues of $50 million and more), that I now use as case studies. I also hired my first employee (just a working student for now).

Wow! Congratulations
10k Revenue? What is your ~ % of Profit?

i read the whole thread but i didnt find anything about your experience with webdesign? did you just create good looking wordpress sites for your clients? did you outsource the work?
did you do more complicated stuff for the higher paying clients? or just good looking sites + content creation?
thank you

 

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[GrandRub]

Thank you!
It's revenue, but since I am doing most of the stuff myself, I have profit margins of about ~90% (for most of the projects). So, I am building custom wordpress websites and organize the content creation (text, video, images).

Also, I've specialized a bit in Google Analytics, always offering clients to implement it for them and, if they wish, to track & report specific events using Google Tag Manager and Google Data Studio.

wow 90% is pretty great! keep up the great work