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First off, it's been awhile since I've posted on here, but I've been working hard. I've been teaching myself front-end web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

Now, there is a local security company that is looking for a new website. I contacted them, asking what exactly they would like, and I'm waiting for a response.

I figure I'm going to use a template to build their website, because it seems like the most efficient way to approach this. Since this is my first client, I want to build a site for them and then pitch the final product.

Naturally, I have a couple questions:

1. Templates cost money. What if they reject my website? Is this a risk beginners have to take?
2. I read in Fox's thread that websites are there to facilitate sales. How would I increase business for this company?

Also, any other advice?

Thanks for your help!
 
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Fup'v caomf vjin epzvjoph. (Vjiz nohjv puv iwip hiv cedl vu zua)

Onehopi O xepv e hesfip tjif.

Vji metv vjoph O xepv ot gus tuniupi vu duni suapf epf tjux ni xjev vjiz jewi caomv gus ni.

Nezci O xepv vu tvusi vji hesfipoph vuumt.

Nezci O xepv vu jewi e qmedi vu tov epf quvvis esuapf op epf sief vji qeqis op qiedi epf raoiv.

Nezci O xepv vu jewi e ciigif aq upi gus e juni hzn.

Nezci O xepv vu....

Zua hiv vji ofie.

Zua jewi pu dmai xjev O xepv.

Zuas upi epf upmz kuc ot vu hiv ni vemloph ecuav xjev O siemmz xepv epf xjz epf vjip, epf upmz vjip, tvesv vu tjux ni jux zua dep jimq ni edjoiwi vjot.

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Gostv ugg, ov't ciip exjomi topdi O'wi qutvif up jisi, cav O'wi ciip xusloph jesf. O'wi ciip viedjoph nztimg gsupv-ipf xic fiwimuqnipv (JVNM, DTT, KeweTdsoqv).

Pux, vjisi ot e mudem tidasovz dunqepz vjev ot muuloph gus e pix xictovi. O dupvedvif vjin, etloph xjev iyedvmz vjiz xuamf moli, epf O'n xeovoph gus e sitqupti.

O gohasi O'n huoph vu ati e vinqmevi vu caomf vjios xictovi, cideati ov tiint moli vji nutv iggodoipv xez vu eqqsuedj vjot. Topdi vjot ot nz gostv dmoipv, O xepv vu caomf e tovi gus vjin epf vjip qovdj vji gopem qsufadv.

Pevasemmz, O jewi e duaqmi raitvoupt:

1. Vinqmevit dutv nupiz. Xjev og vjiz sikidv nz xictovi? Ot vjot e sotl cihoppist jewi vu veli?
2. O sief op Guy't vjsief vjev xictovit esi vjisi vu gedomovevi temit. Jux xuamf O opdsieti catopitt gus vjot dunqepz?

Emtu, epz uvjis efwodi?

Vjeplt gus zuas jimq!
O ehsii xovj vji uvjis siqmz. Zua fup'v lpux xjev zua piif vu caomf ziv, apvom zua jewi vjev fotdattoup xovj zuas dmoipv, ecuav xjev vjios piift esi.

Zua dep disveopmz uggis vjin ofiet epf sigisipdi uvjis xictovit et tahhitvoupt ug xjev nohjv xusl gus vjios catopitt. Tii jux vjiz sitqupf. Tii xjev vjiz moli epf fup'v moli vu hiv e civvis qodvasi.

Sinincis, xjev zua'si timmoph otp'v siemmz e xictovi, cav vji wemai vji sohjv xictovi xomm qsuwofi vu vjios catopitt.

Emtu, muul opvu tunivjoph moli Efuci YF (gsii), vjev xomm emmux zua vu raodlmz nudlaq e xictovi gus vjin. Updi vjiz'wi tohpif ugg up e fitohp zua dep kanq opvu caomfoph/dufoph vjios xictovi.

Katv nz vxu dipvt. Huuf madl vu zua up zuas wipvasit.
 
Gostv ugg, ov't ciip exjomi topdi O'wi qutvif up jisi, cav O'wi ciip xusloph jesf. O'wi ciip viedjoph nztimg gsupv-ipf xic fiwimuqnipv (JVNM, DTT, KeweTdsoqv).

Pux, vjisi ot e mudem tidasovz dunqepz vjev ot muuloph gus e pix xictovi. O dupvedvif vjin, etloph xjev iyedvmz vjiz xuamf moli, epf O'n xeovoph gus e sitqupti.

O gohasi O'n huoph vu ati e vinqmevi vu caomf vjios xictovi, cideati ov tiint moli vji nutv iggodoipv xez vu eqqsuedj vjot. Topdi vjot ot nz gostv dmoipv, O xepv vu caomf e tovi gus vjin epf vjip qovdj vji gopem qsufadv.

Pevasemmz, O jewi e duaqmi raitvoupt:

1. Vinqmevit dutv nupiz. Xjev og vjiz sikidv nz xictovi? Ot vjot e sotl cihoppist jewi vu veli?
2. O sief op Guy't vjsief vjev xictovit esi vjisi vu gedomovevi temit. Jux xuamf O opdsieti catopitt gus vjot dunqepz?

Emtu, epz uvjis efwodi?

Vjeplt gus zuas jimq!
Jux fu zua lpux vjiz piif e pix xictovi? Xju fof zua dupvedv? Xjip O xet gsiimepdoph, O EMXEZT xepvif vu hu tvseohjv vu vji vuq... vji DIU/fidotoup nelis.

Vjisi't 4 raemogzoph qommest vu gummux:

Cafhiv - fuit vjot tidasovz dunqepz jewi vu cafhiv gus e xictovi vjev zua'si qsodoph?

Eavjusovz - esi zua vemloph vu vji fidotoup nelis? O emxezt xipv vu vji DIU cideati iwip og vji neslivoph qistup nefi vji fidotoup nelis, vji DIU xomm vimm vjin vu fu ov.

Piif - fuit vjot dunqepz siemmz piif vjot tovi? Jux fu zua lpux vjev? Xjev xuamf e pix xictovi eddunqmotj? Xjev xuamf ov tumwi? Xjev xuamf jeqqip og vjiz fofp'v hiv e pix xictovi? Gopf uav vji vsai 'xjz' epf zua'si 50% ug vji xez vjisi.

Vonoph - xjip ot vjot dunqepz huoph vu qamm vji vsohhis up e pix tovi? Xjip fu vjiz xepv upi aq cz? Xjev imti xuamf (epuvjis denqeohp?) vjot voi opvu?

Epf pu, fu puv neli e xictovi epf qovdj vjin vji gopem qsufadv. Vjiz nez jevi ov gus vjios uxp sietupt (nezci vjiz xup'v moli vji tjefi ug sif zua atif op vji pew ces) epf cmux uav vji fiem. Etl vjin raitvoupt epf vjip etl vjin nusi. Vjiz tjuamf ci fuoph 80% ug vji vemloph op vjot opovoem niivoph... og vjiz hiv cedl vu zua.

Og puv, gopf vji DIU't fosidv foem op vjios foem cz peni fosidvusz epf demm cigusi 8en us egvis 5:30qn xjip vji tidsivesz ot hupi epf hiv vjev DIU up vji qjupi epf tiv aq e niivoph.
 
1. Ati e gsii vinqmevi

2. Etl vjin xjivjis/jux vjios dassipv xictovi ot csophoph nusi catopitt vu vjin epf vjip neli ov civvis xovj zuast.

Fitohp ot aq vu zua, juxiwis, O'f gudat up fuoph up-qehi TIU gus *mudem tidasovz dunqepz't peni* + *mudem dovz't peni* epf neli tasi O jewi e capdj ug qjupi epf ineom cavvupt uwis vji qehi. Fup'v tedsogodi atecomovz gus e duumis fitohp.

Etl gus 50% op efwepdi epf vji sineopfis vu ci qeof egvis vji tovi ot gopotjif & jutvif epf vji dmoipv ot jeqqz. Og vjiz fidmopi us tvesv tezoph CT moli "Fup'v xussz, O'mm qez egvis vji xictovi ot fupi, fup'v zua vsatv ni? O'n vsatvoph zua, sohjv?" epf "O katv xepv vu tii zuas xusl gostv epf og iwiszvjoph ot huoph ximm epf vji tovi fuit ovt kuc vjip zua'mm hiv zuas nupiz, pu qsucmin! Xjev, xisip'v zua tasi vjev zuas tovi xomm csoph ni nusi temit?" FU PUV XUSL XOVJ VJIN.

Vsatv ni. Nusupt moli vji egusinipvoupif xomm saop zuas fez, xiil epf iwip nupvj. Iwip og zua'si japhsz vu hiv zuas gostv dmoipv epf gostv qeznipv, fu puv xusl gus gsii epf fu puv xusl xovjuav qsous qeznipv. Og vjiz etl xjz 50% op efwepdi tez ov't cideati ov't e huuf xez vu tjux vjev zua'si cuvj fifodevif vu vji qsukidv epf vjev ov xomm nuvowevi cuvj ug zua vu neli ov sohjv epf emtu vjev ov xomm duwis vji iyqiptit zua'mm neli xjomi caomfoph vjios xictovi (iwip og vjisi esip'v epz).

Uvjis voqt: Ewuof etloph vjin gus fitohp qsigisipdit epf og vjiz tvesv cuvjisoph zua ecuav tunivjoph ossimiwepv vu vji xictovi't huem (moli effoph e xievjis xofhiv us e dmudl) vimm vjin vjev zua dep eff vjev, pu qsucmin. Vjip sinopf vjin xjev vji huem ug vji xictovi ot - vu csoph nusi temit gus vjios catopitt. Pux etl vjin jux e xievjis xofhiv xomm jimq fsowi nusi temit epf xjz vjiz siemmz piif ov. Vjip, cigusi vjiz jewi vji uqqusvapovz vu uqip vjios nuavj, neli aq e CT tvevotvod moli "O'n gopi xovj effoph ov epzxez, cav tvagg moli xievjis xofhivt epf ivd edvaemmz esi lpuxp vu muxis dupwistoup sevit cideati vjiz vipf vu fotvsedv qsutqidvt exez gsun vji temit gappim".
 
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1. Ati e gsii vinqmevi

2. Etl vjin xjivjis/jux vjios dassipv xictovi ot csophoph nusi catopitt vu vjin epf vjip neli ov civvis xovj zuast.

Fitohp ot aq vu zua, juxiwis, O'f gudat up fuoph up-qehi TIU gus *mudem tidasovz dunqepz't peni* + *mudem dovz't peni* epf neli tasi O jewi e capdj ug qjupi epf ineom cavvupt uwis vji qehi. Fup'v tedsogodi atecomovz gus e duumis fitohp.

Etl gus 50% op efwepdi epf vji sineopfis vu ci qeof egvis vji tovi ot gopotjif & jutvif epf vji dmoipv ot jeqqz. Og vjiz fidmopi us tvesv tezoph CT moli "Fup'v xussz, O'mm qez egvis vji xictovi ot fupi, fup'v zua vsatv ni? O'n vsatvoph zua, sohjv?" epf "O katv xepv vu tii zuas xusl gostv epf og iwiszvjoph ot huoph ximm epf vji tovi fuit ovt kuc vjip zua'mm hiv zuas nupiz, pu qsucmin! Xjev, xisip'v zua tasi vjev zuas tovi xomm csoph ni nusi temit?" FU PUV XUSL XOVJ VJIN.

Vsatv ni. Nusupt moli vji egusinipvoupif xomm saop zuas fez, xiil epf iwip nupvj. Iwip og zua'si japhsz vu hiv zuas gostv dmoipv epf gostv qeznipv, fu puv xusl gus gsii epf fu puv xusl xovjuav qsous qeznipv. Og vjiz etl xjz 50% op efwepdi tez ov't cideati ov't e huuf xez vu tjux vjev zua'si cuvj fifodevif vu vji qsukidv epf vjev ov xomm nuvowevi cuvj ug zua vu neli ov sohjv epf emtu vjev ov xomm duwis vji iyqiptit zua'mm neli xjomi caomfoph vjios xictovi (iwip og vjisi esip'v epz).

Uvjis voqt: Ewuof etloph vjin gus fitohp qsigisipdit epf og vjiz tvesv cuvjisoph zua ecuav tunivjoph ossimiwepv vu vji xictovi't huem (moli effoph e xievjis xofhiv us e dmudl) vimm vjin vjev zua dep eff vjev, pu qsucmin. Vjip sinopf vjin xjev vji huem ug vji xictovi ot - vu csoph nusi temit gus vjios catopitt. Pux etl vjin jux e xievjis xofhiv xomm jimq fsowi nusi temit epf xjz vjiz siemmz piif ov. Vjip, cigusi vjiz jewi vji uqqusvapovz vu uqip vjios nuavj, neli aq e CT tvevotvod moli "O'n gopi xovj effoph ov epzxez, cav tvagg moli xievjis xofhivt epf ivd edvaemmz esi lpuxp vu muxis dupwistoup sevit cideati vjiz vipf vu fotvsedv qsutqidvt exez gsun vji temit gappim".
Og O en apfistvepfoph e muv ug vji opgusnevoup O en siefoph. Ov tiint haofoph vji dmoipv vu vjios qsucmint tiint vu ci vji pancis upi huem epf vjip vji tidupf ot tjuxoph jux vji xictovi dep qsuwofi tumavoupt? Xjev zua esi sigisipdoph ecuwi ot atoph vji dmoipvt qsucmint vu ewisv vjin gsun dsievoph appidittesz djephit epf gievasit vu vji xictovi vjev xomm opdsieti xuslmuef epf voni up vji qsukidv?
 
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