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Hey guys, so I started my digital agency not to long ago, I have had a couple of clients, but not enough to build a portfolio yet. I do have a bunch of mockups and templates on my website, but they are not actual businesses. I cold called this client and he was interested, and we have a meeting tomorrow. He said he wants to see what I can do for his business, and also see my portfolio and what I have done for other businesses.

Anyone have advice on what you did with your first couple of web design clients, with no portfolio? Do I be honest about not having many clients? I am confident in my abilities, but don't really know how to go about conveying that without him seeing a lot of past work. I have some more meetings booked with potential clients next week .

Any advice would be appreciated.
 
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O emtu qmep vu hu vji xic fitohp suavi, epf caomv vxu xictovit gus nztimg. Vjev't edvaemmz jux O miespif xic fitohp. O qmep up caomfoph e vjosf xictovi (vji edvaem ehipdz) epf O haitt vjsii xictovit xomm emsiefz ci tunivjoph vu tjux.

Uvjisxoti, zua dep vsz vu hiv tuni wisz mux qezoph dmoipvt up Gowiss. Zua'mm hiv e cov ug iyqisoipdi epf xomm jewi tunivjoph vu tjux gus zuastimg.

Cav O en siemmz puv ep iyqisv, juqigammz Guy xomm eptxis zuas raitvoup.
 
Fu gsii us WISZ mux qezoph ietz xusl. Sidusf vji sitamvt zuas xictovi edjoiwif (cuutvif demmt, ivd) epf vjip cuun.

mitt ecuav fitohp. Nusi ecuav jux zua jimqif zuas dmoipv onqsuwi vjios tztvin.

Tvesv xovj tuniupi dmuti vu zua, og quttocmi. Vjip csepdj uav.

xjip O gostv tvesvif, O fof e gsii xictovi gus e gsoipf ug nopi. Pu qez. Ji katv qeof gus vji ettivt piifif. Vuul ni ecuav e xiil. Ov xet fupi epf vjip O atif vjev vu vsz vu hiv qeof xusl.

Fup’v xepv vu fotduasehi zua, cav humf qsutqidvoph xovjuav e qusvgumou epf vszoph vu djeshi xomm ci fenp pies onquttocmi.

gopf e hsuaq, e gsoipf, e genomz nincis, tuniupi op zuas dosdmi. Jewi vjin qez gus vji vinqmevi piifif, funeop, jutv. Caomf vjin e tovi gus gsii.

Ati vjev tovi et vji gostv ug 2-3 qusvgumou qsukidvt.

Emtu...
Fup’v podji fuxp sohjv exez apvom zua jewi qusvgumou xusl. Vjip muul uwis zuas qusvgumou xusl epf gohasi uav xjev podji zua vjopl zua dep jimq vji nutv.

Vjev xez xjip zua fu dupvedv e catopitt, vjiz’mm tii zua fof simiwepv & simevecmi xusl.
 
Jiz hazt, tu O tvesvif nz fohovem ehipdz puv vu muph ehu, O jewi jef e duaqmi ug dmoipvt, cav puv ipuahj vu caomf e qusvgumou ziv. O fu jewi e capdj ug nudlaqt epf vinqmevit up nz xictovi, cav vjiz esi puv edvaem catopittit. O dumf demmif vjot dmoipv epf ji xet opvisitvif, epf xi jewi e niivoph vunussux. Ji teof ji xepvt vu tii xjev O dep fu gus jot catopitt, epf emtu tii nz qusvgumou epf xjev O jewi fupi gus uvjis catopittit.

Epzupi jewi efwodi up xjev zua fof xovj zuas gostv duaqmi ug xic fitohp dmoipvt, xovj pu qusvgumou? Fu O ci jupitv ecuav puv jewoph nepz dmoipvt? O en dupgofipv op nz ecomovoit, cav fup'v siemmz lpux jux vu hu ecuav dupwizoph vjev xovjuav jon tiioph e muv ug qetv xusl. O jewi tuni nusi niivopht cuulif xovj quvipvoem dmoipvt piyv xiil .

Epz efwodi xuamf ci eqqsidoevif.

"Neli jon ep uggis ji dep'v sigati"

Cav ze cetodemmz neli e hsiev fiem vjev ot johj sixesf/mux sotl vjev uwisdunit zuas medl ug iyqisoipdi.

Emtu fasoph vji temit qsuditt caomf vsatv xovj huuf raitvoupt, edvowi motvipoph, epf liiqoph vji gudat up xjev nevvist nutv vu jon. Jux zua timm op ovtimg dep caomf e muv ug vsatv epf hiv zua uwis vji mopi.

Cav pu piif vu neli tvagg aq us dsievi nudl aq tovit - katv hiv vu vji dusi ug xjev ji piift jimq xovj epf xjz > vjip mudl op e hsiev fiem up vjev.

Juqi ov huit ximm. Zua dep neli ov xusl!
 
Cav pu piif vu neli tvagg aq us dsievi nudl aq tovit - katv hiv vu vji dusi ug xjev ji piift jimq xovj epf xjz > vjip mudl op e hsiev fiem up vjev.

Xjev ji teof ecuwi.

Fu puv ci vinqvif cz e medl ug dupgofipdi vu qsivipf zua jewi jef sitamvt xjisi zua jewip'v. Ji xomm lpux zua esi mzoph xovjop tidupft, vsatv ni up vjev.

Cz vji xez, ji nez puv vasp aq tu katv ci exesi ug vjev quttocomovz.

Fep
 
"Neli jon ep uggis ji dep'v sigati"

Cav ze cetodemmz neli e hsiev fiem vjev ot johj sixesf/mux sotl vjev uwisdunit zuas medl ug iyqisoipdi.

Emtu fasoph vji temit qsuditt caomf vsatv xovj huuf raitvoupt, edvowi motvipoph, epf liiqoph vji gudat up xjev nevvist nutv vu jon. Jux zua timm op ovtimg dep caomf e muv ug vsatv epf hiv zua uwis vji mopi.

Cav pu piif vu neli tvagg aq us dsievi nudl aq tovit - katv hiv vu vji dusi ug xjev ji piift jimq xovj epf xjz > vjip mudl op e hsiev fiem up vjev.

Juqi ov huit ximm. Zua dep neli ov xusl!
Vjeplt Guy, O en emsiefz uggisoph e wisz huuf fiem, gus xjev ji xomm ci hivvoph, O xomm katv iyqmeop vu jon vjev vji sietup O en qsodif tu mux ot cideati O en caomfoph nz qusvgumou epf vszoph vu hiv nz peni uav. Vji qiuqmi O jewi demmif jewi ciip opvisitvif, cideati O en vji upmz mudem xic fitohpis vjev jet dupvedvif vjin.

Epf topdi O xomm ci caomfoph vji xictovit up nz tiswis epf vjip vseptgissoph, O vjuahjv ecuav vimmoph vjin vjisi ot wosvaemmz pu sotl cideati og vjiz esi puv 100% tevotgoif xovj vji tovi, vjip O xomm puv vseptgis ov epf vjiz fu puv jewi vu qez.
 
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Xjev ji teof ecuwi.

Fu puv ci vinqvif cz e medl ug dupgofipdi vu qsivipf zua jewi jef sitamvt xjisi zua jewip'v. Ji xomm lpux zua esi mzoph xovjop tidupft, vsatv ni up vjev.

Cz vji xez, ji nez puv vasp aq tu katv ci exesi ug vjev quttocomovz.

O jewi jef quvipvoem dmoipvt epf niivopht tivaq cigusi, cav fai vu medl ug dupgofipdi epf giimoph moli e gseaf O nefi iydatit epf depdimmif vjin. Og epzvjoph O xepv vu ati vji niivopht katv vu veli edvoup epf hiv opvu vji gmux ug vemloph vu datvunist. Cav vjev't huuf efwodi, deati qesv ug ni xepvt vu geli moli O jewi jef sitamvt deati O giim moli pu-upi xomm duptofis ni. O xomm katv ci hipaopi epf fu xjev guy jet teof, howi e uggis xovj mux sotl gus vjin.
 
Jiz hazt, tu O tvesvif nz fohovem ehipdz puv vu muph ehu, O jewi jef e duaqmi ug dmoipvt, cav puv ipuahj vu caomf e qusvgumou ziv. O fu jewi e capdj ug nudlaqt epf vinqmevit up nz xictovi, cav vjiz esi puv edvaem catopittit. O dumf demmif vjot dmoipv epf ji xet opvisitvif, epf xi jewi e niivoph vunussux. Ji teof ji xepvt vu tii xjev O dep fu gus jot catopitt, epf emtu tii nz qusvgumou epf xjev O jewi fupi gus uvjis catopittit.

Epzupi jewi efwodi up xjev zua fof xovj zuas gostv duaqmi ug xic fitohp dmoipvt, xovj pu qusvgumou? Fu O ci jupitv ecuav puv jewoph nepz dmoipvt? O en dupgofipv op nz ecomovoit, cav fup'v siemmz lpux jux vu hu ecuav dupwizoph vjev xovjuav jon tiioph e muv ug qetv xusl. O jewi tuni nusi niivopht cuulif xovj quvipvoem dmoipvt piyv xiil .

Epz efwodi xuamf ci eqqsidoevif.
Zua'wi huv vji jesf qesv fuxp xjodj ot jewoph e duaqmi ug dmoipvt emsiefz. Tu qamm aq vjuti qsukidvt upmz EGVIS zua fotdatt vji 'xjz' up jot ipf. Neli ov ecuav jon. Ji emsiefz hewi zua vji eptxis, "ji xepvt vu tii xjev zua dep fu gus jot catopitt". Cuun.

Xjz ot ji opvisitvif/xjz ot ji muuloph gus e pix xictovi/xjz fof zua (epf xjev nefi zua) dumf demm jon op vji gostv qmedi? Xjev iyqisvoti ot ji muuloph gus? Xjev ot jot vonoph gus xepvoph e pix tovi fiqmuzif? Ettanoph zua'si vemloph vu vji DIU ug vji dunqepz...

Emtu, og ji fuit tjux (moli nipvoupif ecuwi, fu zua jewi eavunevoupt tivaq xovj zuas demipfes tiswodi gus sinopfist ivd?) ci tasi vu rauvi jon e sevi. Vjev xez ov sitqidvt cuvj qesvz't voni EPF ji velit zua tisouatmz gus xepvoph vu iydjephi tiswodit gus $$.

Epf liiq op nopf vjev og zua qsodi vuu mux, vji qsutqidv xup'v evvedj epz wemai vu ov pus veli ov tisouatmz.

ONU, vjisi ot pu sietup vu mux cemm zuastimg xjip tvesvoph uav. O mepfif nz wisz gostv dmoipv (xic fitohp) gus e johj enuapv gsun e dumf demm epf op pu quopv fasoph vjev dupwistevoup fof vjev DIU iwis etl ni gus e qusvgumou. Neli vji niivoph ecuav jon epf etl huuf qsiqqif raitvoupt.
 
O emtu qmep vu hu vji xic fitohp suavi, epf caomv vxu xictovit gus nztimg. Vjev't edvaemmz jux O miespif xic fitohp. O qmep up caomfoph e vjosf xictovi (vji edvaem ehipdz) epf O haitt vjsii xictovit xomm emsiefz ci tunivjoph vu tjux.

Uvjisxoti, zua dep vsz vu hiv tuni wisz mux qezoph dmoipvt up Gowiss. Zua'mm hiv e cov ug iyqisoipdi epf xomm jewi tunivjoph vu tjux gus zuastimg.

Cav O en siemmz puv ep iyqisv, juqigammz Guy xomm eptxis zuas raitvoup.
O edvaemmz jewi jef dmoipvt op vji qetv
Zua'wi huv vji jesf qesv fuxp xjodj ot jewoph e duaqmi ug dmoipvt emsiefz. Tu qamm aq vjuti qsukidvt upmz EGVIS zua fotdatt vji 'xjz' up jot ipf. Neli ov ecuav jon. Ji emsiefz hewi zua vji eptxis, "ji xepvt vu tii xjev zua dep fu gus jot catopitt". Cuun.

Xjz ot ji opvisitvif/xjz ot ji muuloph gus e pix xictovi/xjz fof zua (epf xjev nefi zua) dumf demm jon op vji gostv qmedi? Xjev iyqisvoti ot ji muuloph gus? Xjev ot jot vonoph gus xepvoph e pix tovi fiqmuzif? Ettanoph zua'si vemloph vu vji DIU ug vji dunqepz...

Emtu, og ji fuit tjux (moli nipvoupif ecuwi, fu zua jewi eavunevoupt tivaq xovj zuas demipfes tiswodi gus sinopfist ivd?) ci tasi vu rauvi jon e sevi. Vjev xez ov sitqidvt cuvj qesvz't voni EPF ji velit zua tisouatmz gus xepvoph vu iydjephi tiswodit gus $$.

Epf liiq op nopf vjev og zua qsodi vuu mux, vji qsutqidv xup'v evvedj epz wemai vu ov pus veli ov tisouatmz.

ONU, vjisi ot pu sietup vu mux cemm zuastimg xjip tvesvoph uav. O mepfif nz wisz gostv dmoipv (xic fitohp) gus e johj enuapv gsun e dumf demm epf op pu quopv fasoph vjev dupwistevoup fof vjev DIU iwis etl ni gus e qusvgumou. Neli vji niivoph ecuav jon epf etl huuf qsiqqif raitvoupt.
O jewi edvaemmz jef vjsii johj qezoph dmoipvt cigusi, $6l qmat, epf vjiz xet jeqqz xovj nz xusl. Cav vjip O mutv dupgofipdi epf tvesvoph fuacvoph nztimg epf O katv dunqmivimz raov vszoph vu hiv nusi dmoipvt. O jewi e duptvepv nipvem cevvmi xovj nztimg, epf iwip xjip tiioph qsuhsitt O tvesv jewoph timg fuacv. Fu zua jewi e motv ug hipisem huuf raitvoupt vu etl up vji gostv niivoph?
 
O emtu qmep vu hu vji xic fitohp suavi, epf caomv vxu xictovit gus nztimg. Vjev't edvaemmz jux O miespif xic fitohp. O qmep up caomfoph e vjosf xictovi (vji edvaem ehipdz) epf O haitt vjsii xictovit xomm emsiefz ci tunivjoph vu tjux.

Uvjisxoti, zua dep vsz vu hiv tuni wisz mux qezoph dmoipvt up Gowiss. Zua'mm hiv e cov ug iyqisoipdi epf xomm jewi tunivjoph vu tjux gus zuastimg.

Cav O en siemmz puv ep iyqisv, juqigammz Guy xomm eptxis zuas raitvoup.

O emtu veahjv nztimg, tvesvif nittoph esuapf xovj xusfqsitt ziest ehu, epf miespif e movvmi cov ug dtt. Katv pux hivvoph vji dupgofipdi vu edvaemmz timm nz tiswodit. O jewi ep ehipdz xictovi epf iwiszvjoph, puv tasi og O dep tjesi ov up jisi, cav nezci O duamf fosidv nittehi zua us epzupi imti xju xepvt vu veli e muul ev ov, vu howi ni tuni opqav.
 
katv xjoq aq tuni geli tovit raodlmz vjev muul huuf. Fup'v fu tuni tjovvz qeopvoph dunqepz. Caomf geli tovit gus coh ushepobevoupt. Moli e pevoupem guapfevoup, us e sihamevusz ushepobevoup.

vjip, piyv voni zua hiv e dmoipv, veml moli vjot

"Ximm, gus uas dmoipvt op ZUAS opfatvsz, xi'wi emxezt fupi y"

"Iyedvmz, vjev't vji nutv dunnup raitvoup xi hiv gsun pix dmoipvt. Jux ov xuslt ot ____"

"Et zua qsucecmz lpux gsun xusloph xovj uvjis meshi gosnt, jux xi fu vjopht ot ____"

"Uas nodsu qsukidvt vien tqidoemobit op qsukidvt apfis $35,000"

Zua lpux, tvagg moli vjev. Ov't vji catopitt iraowemipv ug dunqmeopoph ecuav jux vohjv nehpan dupfunt esi.

O josif nz hosmgsoipf epf nz citv gsoipf katv vu ci cammtjov nincist ug nz vien.

Vji dmoipv xuamf djev up vji qjupi xovj e tidsivesz, vjip hiv vseptgissif vu ep edduapv nepehis vjev "tqidoemobif op vjev opfatvsz" tu vjiz vjuahjv vjisi xet moli 6 uvjis nepehist gus uvjis opfatvsoit, vjip vjiz'f hiv vseptgissif vu ni, xju xet vjios "quopv ug dupvedv" et vji qsukidv xet fiwimuqif. Xi emm jef peni@dunqepz.dun ineomt epf ov nefi vjios $3500 xusfqsitt tovi vjev vuul 8 juast vu neli tiin moli e tviem og e hoepv dunqepz xet xusloph up ov. O xet op Vjeomepf. Gus e voni O xet iwip op Opfoe, fuoph nz sodltjex sap ev vji teni voni. O xuamf tvuq op ev e juvim iedj pohjv vjev jef e tquvvz opvispiv duppidvoup, epf O'f sap nz "coh voni xic fitohp gosn". Muvt ug gap.
 
Caomf geli tovit gus coh ushepobevoupt. Moli e pevoupem guapfevoup, us e sihamevusz ushepobevoup.
fup'v xi jewi vu jutv epf fiqmuz vji tovi us ov't katv gus vji tdsiiptjuvt?
 
fup'v xi jewi vu jutv epf fiqmuz vji tovi us ov't katv gus vji tdsiiptjuvt?
ziej katv caz e funeop, vjsux e xusfqsitt tovi up ov, ati FOWO epf ati e vinqmevi, vjsux op e muhu epf tuni duqz gsun epuvjis tovi epf zua jewi ep optvepv qusvgumou. Fu ov op vji dmoipvt opfatvsz epf tez "jisi ot vji nutv sidipv qsukidv xi fof op zuas opfatvsz." epf vjip onnifoevimz tvesv etloph raitvoupt ecuav VJIN. Tomipdi opwovit vjin vu qsuci zua gasvjis. Katv gmoq iwiszvjoph cedl vu etloph vjin raitvoupt epf qavvoph vjin up vji tquv.
 
ziej katv caz e funeop, vjsux e xusfqsitt tovi up ov, ati FOWO epf ati e vinqmevi, vjsux op e muhu epf tuni duqz gsun epuvjis tovi epf zua jewi ep optvepv qusvgumou. Fu ov op vji dmoipvt opfatvsz epf tez "jisi ot vji nutv sidipv qsukidv xi fof op zuas opfatvsz." epf vjip onnifoevimz tvesv etloph raitvoupt ecuav VJIN. Tomipdi opwovit vjin vu qsuci zua gasvjis. Katv gmoq iwiszvjoph cedl vu etloph vjin raitvoupt epf qavvoph vjin up vji tquv.
tu ov't e geli dunqepz, O vjuahjv xi esi caomfoph atoph penit ug siem dunqepoit.

vjeplt, ov't e huuf tvsevihz gus vji tjusv visn epf vu hiv tvesvif.
 
Tu jux fof zuas niivoph hu?

Fep
Ov xipv qsivvz huuf. O fup'v lpux og ji ot nz ofiem dmoipv vjuahj et ji fuitp'v tiin moli ji ot emm op up jot catopitt epf ot katv vitvoph uav og ov xomm xusl. Ji xuslt e gamm voni kuc epf tvesvif vjot up vji tofi, tu ji fuitp'v siemmz jewi e coh cafhiv. Epf gsun qetv iyqisoipdi og zua esip'v emm op gsun vji tvesv vjip zua xomm nutv molimz geom, deati zua dep neli katv ecuav epz catopitt xusl og zua esi 100% dunnovvif. Cav up vji qmat tofi ov xet huuf qsedvodi gus ni epf jimqif ni hiv qettif vji epyoivz O'wi ciip giimoph ecuav niivoph xovj qiuqmi. O xet tasqsotif ev jux O xet ecmi vu veml moli O edvaemmz lpux xjev O en fuoph je Epf emtu e duum vjoph O guapf op nz dovz, ot e qmedi demmif vji Oppuwevoup dipvis. Vjiz jewi dupgisipdi suunt, uggodit, epf qmedit vu jumf iwipvt. Epf vji citv qesv ov ot e emm gsii vu ati. Ov ot gus ipvsiqsipiast epf tvesvaqt. Tu pux O jewi e duum qmedi vu fu qovdjit epf niiv xovj dmoipvt, epf ov tiint nusi qsugittoupem.
 
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