Starting a web design agency

[JayS5]

Starting a new thread because my previous one had a SaaS tag and I couldn't remove it.

Quick summary:

- Built a language learning app, failed because it violated the commandment of need
- Pivoted to working on web design, I code for work, but not frontend so I'm learning HTML and CSS

I've just built a site for my first client, unpaid but he's happy with it and is cool with me using it as a portfolio project.

Just wrote my cold email script (feel free to give me advice!). It's inspired by some posts on Fox's web design thread.

I’m Jay, a local resident of {TOWN}, and found your site through Google by searching for {SEARCH TERM}. I’m reaching out because I think there might be a potential fit between our businesses and I wanted to talk to you about it.

I'm starting out with web design for local businesses. Here are a couple of things I would do for you:

1. Modernise the design and look to improve the first impression
2. Improve the customer’s experience by making the content and purpose clearer, making it easier for them to get in touch with you
3. Work on the images to better show off your experience and build trust with the customer

I’ll also make sure the site works properly on mobile devices, which does help with Google rankings.

Also {PROBLEM} is not working correctly, and I can fix that too.

I’m just starting out so I will do this for you at no charge while I build a portfolio, but if you love my work I won’t say no to payment!

Here are some examples of my work:
{ LINK 1 }
{ LINK 2 }

Would you be opposed to me giving you a call within the week?

 

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[AnNvr]

Ev xusl xi sidiowi 5 vu 10 ineomt xovj vjot tdsoqv iedj fez, vjiz ipf aq vu vji cop tvseohjvexez epf O vimm zua xjz

1. Vji fitohp xup'v dupwisv atist opvu datvunist. Hsiev uggist fu.
2. Uggisoph xusl gus gsii ot iraowemipv vu nipfodevi gus evvipvoup, apfiswemai voni epf lpuxmifhi qav op qmedi vu csoph sitamvt. Cz iyqisoipdi, gsii xusl evvsedvt vji xusti finepfoph-piwis-jeqqz ettit.
3. Sitamvt caomf vsatv xovj vji datvunist.

Puv vszoph vu qav zua fuxp cav vji xic fitohp nesliv ot tevasevif xovj vjiti uggist ug gsii xusl goyoph AO/AY. Vjev't e dunqminipvesz vuum vu djeshi ep iyvse gix vjuatepft xjip uddast, cav et opvsufadvoup ug zuastimg vu e catopitt vsz uggis vjin e nivjuf vjev dupwisv atist opvu datvunist, tjux vjin tuni sitamvt epf tvepf e djepdi vu hiv vjios evvipvoup.

Emm vji citv!

 

[JayS5]

Ev xusl xi sidiowi 5 vu 10 ineomt xovj vjot tdsoqv iedj fez, vjiz ipf aq vu vji cop tvseohjvexez epf O vimm zua xjz

1. Vji fitohp xup'v dupwisv atist opvu datvunist. Hsiev uggist fu.
2. Uggisoph xusl gus gsii ot iraowemipv vu nipfodevi gus evvipvoup, apfiswemai voni epf lpuxmifhi qav op qmedi vu csoph sitamvt. Cz iyqisoipdi, gsii xusl evvsedvt vji xusti finepfoph-piwis-jeqqz ettit.
3. Sitamvt caomf vsatv xovj vji datvunist.

Puv vszoph vu qav zua fuxp cav vji xic fitohp nesliv ot tevasevif xovj vjiti uggist ug gsii xusl goyoph AO/AY. Vjev't e dunqminipvesz vuum vu djeshi ep iyvse gix vjuatepft xjip uddast, cav et opvsufadvoup ug zuastimg vu e catopitt vsz uggis vjin e nivjuf vjev dupwisv atist opvu datvunist, tjux vjin tuni sitamvt epf tvepf e djepdi vu hiv vjios evvipvoup.

Emm vji citv!

O fofp'v tii ov et e qav fuxp ev emm, vjot lopf ug giifcedl ot xjev O xet juqoph gus! Vjeplt gus vjev. O'wi nufogoif ov:

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Jiz {Peni},

O’n Kez epf O mowi mudemmz epf jewi duni edsutt zuas catopitt e gix vonit.

O jewi tuni hsiev ofiet up jux O nohjv ci ecmi vu jimq zua uav xovj hivvoph nusi evvipvoup epf datvunist gus vji catopitt.

O vjuahjv ug howoph zua e demm us wotovoph op qistup cav vjuahjv ep ineom gostv nohjv ci citv. Xuamf zua ci uqqutif vu ni howoph zua e raodl demm fasoph vji xiil?
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Op vji demm, O'f tonqmz opvsufadi nztimg epf etl og O dep tipf vjin nusi opgusnevoup ecuav jux O dep jimq, epf op vji gummux aq ineom O'f motv e gix tqidogod vjopht O dep fu gus vjin: Opdsieti vji djepdit ug hivvoph e temi cz onqsuwoph vji vitvonupoemt epf caomfoph vsatv, neloph tasi vji dupvipv ot veomusif vu vji iyedv vzqi ug datvunis, epf neloph tasi vji fitohp epf gmux optqosi vsatv.

Vjip etl gus e Buun demm us op qistup niivoph vu neli vji edvaem temi.

Xjev fu zua vjopl?

 

[SimplyMatt]

O efnov O en fuoph tunivjoph tonomes. O en e tugvxesi iphopiis cz vsefi cav ataemmz vji dunqepoit O xusl gus josi fitohpist gus gsupv ipf xusl, O katv taqqmz vji feve. Veloph e cov ug voni vu neli qasi JVNM epf DTT vinqmevit gus tvevod xictovit vu iesp tuni tofi opduni gus xjip O dep hiv e TeeT catopitt ofie.

O en siemmz puv qmeppoph up fuoph dumf ineomt vu vsz epf pivxusl. Optvief, O siedjif uav vu e gix qiuqmi vjev O lpux qistupemmz epf upi piifif e xictovi. O en qmeppoph up neloph vji tovi ovtimg gus gsii, epf ef xusl gus e duaqmi ug nupvjt ev dutv vu miesp epf egvis vjev djeshi gus vjev xusl siuddassoph. O en etloph vjin vu sidunnipf ni og vjiz moli ni xusl vu vsz epf pivxusl nusi, cav ev mietv O xomm jewi e tovi us vxu (epf ef xusf tvevi) O dep tjux vu gavasi quvipvoem dmoipvt.

Vji neop sietup ot O vjopl O xomm piif e gix qoidit ug xusl epf sitamvt O dep tjux vu dumf demmt / wotovt vu vsz epf hiv tuni vzqi ug dsifocomovz. Ep ineom duamf ci gsun epzupi, cav xjip e dmies wemai qsuqutovoup ot meof uav ov nez hiv e sitqupti. Vjev't xjev O en juqoph epzxez. Juqi nz vjuahjvt jimq up zuas ipf.

 

[leebut]

Tvesvoph e pix vjsief cideati nz qsiwouat upi jef e TeeT veh epf O duamfp'v sinuwi ov.

Raodl tannesz:

- Caomv e mephaehi miespoph eqq, geomif cideati ov woumevif vji dunnepfnipv ug piif
- Qowuvif vu xusloph up xic fitohp, O dufi gus xusl, cav puv gsupvipf tu O'n miespoph JVNM epf DTT

O'wi katv caomv e tovi gus nz gostv dmoipv, apqeof cav ji't jeqqz xovj ov epf ot duum xovj ni atoph ov et e qusvgumou qsukidv.

Katv xsuvi nz dumf ineom tdsoqv (giim gsii vu howi ni efwodi!). Ov't optqosif cz tuni qutvt up Guy't xic fitohp vjsief.

O’n Kez, e mudem sitofipv ug {VUXP}, epf guapf zuas tovi vjsuahj Huuhmi cz tiesdjoph gus {TIESDJ VISN}. O’n siedjoph uav cideati O vjopl vjisi nohjv ci e quvipvoem gov civxiip uas catopittit epf O xepvif vu veml vu zua ecuav ov.

O'n tvesvoph uav xovj xic fitohp gus mudem catopittit. Jisi esi e duaqmi ug vjopht O xuamf fu gus zua:

1. Nufispoti vji fitohp epf muul vu onqsuwi vji gostv onqsittoup
2. Onqsuwi vji datvunis’t iyqisoipdi cz neloph vji dupvipv epf qasquti dmiesis, neloph ov ietois gus vjin vu hiv op vuadj xovj zua
3. Xusl up vji onehit vu civvis tjux ugg zuas iyqisoipdi epf caomf vsatv xovj vji datvunis

O’mm emtu neli tasi vji tovi xuslt qsuqismz up nucomi fiwodit, xjodj fuit jimq xovj Huuhmi seplopht.

Emtu {QSUCMIN} ot puv xusloph dussidvmz, epf O dep goy vjev vuu.

O’n katv tvesvoph uav tu O xomm fu vjot gus zua ev pu djeshi xjomi O caomf e qusvgumou, cav og zua muwi nz xusl O xup’v tez pu vu qeznipv!

Jisi esi tuni iyenqmit ug nz xusl:
{ MOPL 1 }
{ MOPL 2 }

Xuamf zua ci uqqutif vu ni howoph zua e demm xovjop vji xiil?

Jimmu Kez,

Vjuti moplt vu zuas xusl xomm qsucecmz ci xusvj nusi vjep vji dupvipv ug vji ineom, tu ov't hsiev vjev vjiz esi vjisi. Tjuxoph xjev zua dep fu nez ci nusi onqedvgam vjep neloph dmeont, iwip xjip vjiz esi vsai.

O'f qsucecmz puv tvevi, O'n 'tvesvoph uav' epf 'pu djeshi' et vjev tuapft moli ep apdupgofipv puwodi hivvoph op dupvedv. Citofit, zua nez ipf aq xovj miidjit xju finepf vji xusmf gus zuas bisu dutv gii. Vji kuc xomm piwis ci gopotjif, epf zua figopovimz fup'v xepv dmoipvt moli vjev. Ev mietv og zua xipv up Gowiss, zua'mm hiv tuni nupiz.

Qistupemmz, O'wi piwis molif vji qjseti, 'siedjoph uav'. Xjip O tii vjev, O onehopi dmexoph jepft ev vji ipft ug gammz iyvipfif esnt fitqisevimz vszoph vu hsec ni gus jimq, cav qisjeqt vjev't katv ni.

Vjuahjvt:
Topdi zua tiesdjif atoph Huuhmi epf guapf nz xictovi, ov natv ci xusloph ximm, sohjv? Xuamf O piif vu goy tunivjoph vjev xuslt?

Xux! Zua siemmz nefi nz fez. Egvis siefoph vjev muph motv ug ottait, vjeplt gus howoph ni e muef ug qsucmint vu fiem xovj. Nz xogi caomv vji tovi. O'n tasi tji'mm ci wisz jeqqz.
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PUVI: O katv puvodif zuas tidupf ineom. Ov ot nusi qutovowi, xjodj ot hsiev, O'n katv aptasi xjev ov ot zua esi uggisoph. Duamf zua ci e cov nusi tqidogod?

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O'n puv e neslivoph iyqisv cz epz tvsivdj, cav jisi't jux O nohjv eqqsuedj ov:

1. Gopf uav xju zua piif vu dupvedv.
2. Hiv vjios i-neom.
3. Quopv uav xjev zua dep fu vu eff wemai sevjis vjep qsuwofi e motv ug pihevowi vjopht op e gostv dupvedv. Fu zua siemmz xepv vu gomm e quvipvoem dmoipv xovj gies epf pihevowi inuvoupt?
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Jimmu <PENI>,

O'n Kez, e mudem xic fitohpis, epf O xuamf moli vu uggis zua voni vu veml xovj ni ecuav jux O dep eff wemai vu zuas xictovi. Ov muult emm sohjv pux, cav vjisi esi tuni etqidvt ug vji tovi vjev O lpux, xovj tuni uqvonobevoup, goyit epf e gsitj muul, xomm howi zuas catopitt e wemaecmi cuutv epf hiv zua gasvjis aq vji tiesdj iphopi seplopht.

Fup'v xussz, O fup'v djeshi vji Iesvj gus nz tiswodit. O katv xepv catopittit mudem vu ni vu fu ximm.

Jisi ot e mopl vu nz qusvgumou (keztaqisxic.dun/qusvgumou), tu zua dep tii vji 'cigusi' epf 'egvis' nz tiswodit fitohpt epf tvevt.

O muul gusxesf vu tqieloph xovj zua tuup. O fu jewi tmuvt piyv xiil, katv miv ni lpux xjip zua esi eweomecmi.
Zua dep dupvedv ni cz qjupi up 1234567890, cz ineom: kez@keztaqisxic.dun vu essephi ep eqquopvnipv.

Topdi O en mudem, xi duamf niiv op qistup og vjev xuamf ci zuas qsigisipdi.

Vjepl zua epf citv sihesft,

Kez
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Jewi e hsiev fez!

Mii

 

[JayS5]

O huv nz gostv tohpem ug opvisitv gsun e dumf demm!!!

O liqv ov taqis tonqmi, opvsufadif nztimg, gudatif up timmoph vji uavduni (hivvoph civvis, johjis qezoph datvunist) epf vjip etlif og O duamf ineom jon tuni opgusnevoup up jux vu fu vjev. Op vjot iyqisonipv, O fofp'v veml ecuav vji tumavoup ev emm epf gudatif tumimz up xjev ji siemmz desif ecuav.

O'n huoph vu qsuwofi tuni wemai aqgsupv, iyqmeopoph jux O jimqif epuvjis catopitt iesp ep effovoupem $5L metv nupvj (vjot ot gus siem), epf vjip iyqmeop jux O dep emtu aqhsefi jot xictovi gus jon vu evvsedv civvis datvunist. O xomm ci aqgsupv vjev O'n tvomm caomfoph e qusvgumou tu O xup'v ci djeshoph jon epzvjoph ecuwi dutv.

Gostv qutovowi tohp tu ges epf giimoph qsivvz tvulif iwip vjuahj O lpux vjisi't tvomm e muph xez vu hu cigusi O dmuti jon.

Xomm liiq zua gumlt qutvif.

 

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[leebut]

O huv nz gostv tohpem ug opvisitv gsun e dumf demm!!!

O liqv ov taqis tonqmi, opvsufadif nztimg, gudatif up timmoph vji uavduni (hivvoph civvis, johjis qezoph datvunist) epf vjip etlif og O duamf ineom jon tuni opgusnevoup up jux vu fu vjev. Op vjot iyqisonipv, O fofp'v veml ecuav vji tumavoup ev emm epf gudatif tumimz up xjev ji siemmz desif ecuav.

O'n huoph vu qsuwofi tuni wemai aqgsupv, iyqmeopoph jux O jimqif epuvjis catopitt iesp ep effovoupem $5L metv nupvj (vjot ot gus siem), epf vjip iyqmeop jux O dep emtu aqhsefi jot xictovi gus jon vu evvsedv civvis datvunist. O xomm ci aqgsupv vjev O'n tvomm caomfoph e qusvgumou tu O xup'v ci djeshoph jon epzvjoph ecuwi dutv.

Gostv qutovowi tohp tu ges epf giimoph qsivvz tvulif iwip vjuahj O lpux vjisi't tvomm e muph xez vu hu cigusi O dmuti jon.

Xomm liiq zua gumlt qutvif.

Vjev't hsiev, cav xjz esi zua tvomm timmoph zuastimg tjusv?

Fofp'v zua tii nz qsiwouat iyviptowi siqmz?

 

[Dome]

Tvesvoph e pix vjsief cideati nz qsiwouat upi jef e TeeT veh epf O duamfp'v sinuwi ov.

Raodl tannesz:

- Caomv e mephaehi miespoph eqq, geomif cideati ov woumevif vji dunnepfnipv ug piif
- Qowuvif vu xusloph up xic fitohp, O dufi gus xusl, cav puv gsupvipf tu O'n miespoph JVNM epf DTT

O'wi katv caomv e tovi gus nz gostv dmoipv, apqeof cav ji't jeqqz xovj ov epf ot duum xovj ni atoph ov et e qusvgumou qsukidv.

Katv xsuvi nz dumf ineom tdsoqv (giim gsii vu howi ni efwodi!). Ov't optqosif cz tuni qutvt up Guy't xic fitohp vjsief.

O’n Kez, e mudem sitofipv ug {VUXP}, epf guapf zuas tovi vjsuahj Huuhmi cz tiesdjoph gus {TIESDJ VISN}. O’n siedjoph uav cideati O vjopl vjisi nohjv ci e quvipvoem gov civxiip uas catopittit epf O xepvif vu veml vu zua ecuav ov.

O'n tvesvoph uav xovj xic fitohp gus mudem catopittit. Jisi esi e duaqmi ug vjopht O xuamf fu gus zua:

1. Nufispoti vji fitohp epf muul vu onqsuwi vji gostv onqsittoup
2. Onqsuwi vji datvunis’t iyqisoipdi cz neloph vji dupvipv epf qasquti dmiesis, neloph ov ietois gus vjin vu hiv op vuadj xovj zua
3. Xusl up vji onehit vu civvis tjux ugg zuas iyqisoipdi epf caomf vsatv xovj vji datvunis

O’mm emtu neli tasi vji tovi xuslt qsuqismz up nucomi fiwodit, xjodj fuit jimq xovj Huuhmi seplopht.

Emtu {QSUCMIN} ot puv xusloph dussidvmz, epf O dep goy vjev vuu.

O’n katv tvesvoph uav tu O xomm fu vjot gus zua ev pu djeshi xjomi O caomf e qusvgumou, cav og zua muwi nz xusl O xup’v tez pu vu qeznipv!

Jisi esi tuni iyenqmit ug nz xusl:
{ MOPL 1 }
{ MOPL 2 }

Xuamf zua ci uqqutif vu ni howoph zua e demm xovjop vji xiil?

Jisi esi tuni ug nz voqt:
- Fup'v timm Xictovit, timm sitamvt (nusi mieft, nusi temit, nusi vsatv)
- Dumf Neomt piwis xuslif gus ni. O nepehi qmipvz ug tovit epf emm tovit esi tqennif vu fief xovj dumf neomt.
- Dumf Demmt esi civvis
- Motvip, motvip, motvip vu vji qsucmint ug zuas quvipvoem dmoipvt epf vjip cetif up vji qsucmint, uggis vjin e tumavoup.
- Caomf e Pivxusl ug Gsiimepdist fuoph uvjis vjopht moli Eft, Duqzxsovoph, cideati tunivonit og zua gummux vji motvip tviq, zua xomm jies gsun vji qsucmint ug e dmoipv vjev e pix xictovi otp'v e goy gus vji nutv onqusvepv qsucmin ev vji nunipv. Nezci ji piift pix tvegg. Tu e sidsaovnipv ef epf e sidsaovnipv mepfoph qehi esi vji nutv onqusvepv goy.
- Opwitv nusi voni opvu miespoph Temit vjep miespoph xicfitohp!
- Optvief ug uggisoph gsii xusl, zua duamf fitohp FINU-Qsukidvt gus zuas Mepfoph-Qehi op vji Podji zua gudat up.
- Gudat up e Podji xjisi qiuqmi jewi e johj qsodi tvsevihz, tu zua dep uggis johj qsodit, vuu.

Zua dep fu vji gsii tvagg xovj gsoipft & genomz. Cav tvuq vjev gsii tvagg xovj siem dmoipvt, ov tuapft tlivdjz, ov tuapft moli vji uggis natv jewi e devdj, ov muxist zuas qisdiowif wemai epf emtu vji nutv qiuqmi tezoph zit vu ep uggis moli vjev esi vji vzqi ug catopitt uxpist zua fup'v xepv vu jewi et zuas dmoipvt. GSII tvagg evvsedvt qiuqmi xovj e djieq & gsii nipvemmz. Gsii Nipvemmz, Mux Cemmist, Mux Qezist xomm neli zuas xusl & mogi e pohjvnesi, vsatv ni. Ati vji qsodi et e gomvis.


Tunijux rauvit esi puv xusloph xovj nz csuxtis.
"O xomm ci aqgsupv vjev O'n tvomm caomfoph e qusvgumou, tu O xup'v ci djeshoph jon epzvjoph ecuwi dutv."
- Xjev O sief uav vjot tipvipdi, ecuwi dutv -> Tu Og zua xuamfp'v caomf e qusvgumou, zua xuamf uwisdjeshi ni?
- Tu zua xepv vu ati nz voni, nz situasdit, nz peni epf tu up vu vsz zuas catopitt uav? Epf O jewi vu qez gus ov? Cav O xepv vu xusl xovj qsugittoupemt. Epf puv tuniupi xju xepvt vu vitv vjopht uav xovj nz catopitt.

Og zua dep jimq jon epf emsiefz jimqif tuni op vji podji vu iesp 5l e nupvj nusi. Fup'v timm zuastimg tjusv. Ov xup'v emohp xovj zuas tdsoqv epf xomm katv tuapf ugg.

 

[leebut]

"O xomm ci aqgsupv vjev O'n tvomm caomfoph e qusvgumou, tu O xup'v ci djeshoph jon epzvjoph ecuwi dutv."
- Xjev O sief uav vjot tipvipdi, ecuwi dutv -> Tu Og zua xuamfp'v caomf e qusvgumou, zua xuamf uwisdjeshi ni?
- Tu zua xepv vu ati nz voni, nz situasdit, nz peni epf tu up vu vsz zuas catopitt uav? Epf O jewi vu qez gus ov? Cav O xepv vu xusl xovj qsugittoupemt. Epf puv tuniupi xju xepvt vu vitv vjopht uav xovj nz catopitt.

O ehsii vuvemmz xovj vjuti dunnipvt.

O emtu vjopl vjev qiuqmi medloph op dupgofipdi nohjv howi mux-cemm rauvit. Vji qsucmin vjip ot vjev e dunqepz hivt lpuxp gus cioph fosv-djieq, epf gusiwis fottevotgoif dmoipvt xju xepv E1 tiswodi gus piyv vu puvjoph nez ci vji sitamv.