Profit With Website Design

By Jacob Karpen

Web designers have the ability to make rather handsome amounts of money. It may not be easy to do so, but it can be done. Some get lucky, and others struggle, but each has the power to find their own way. Having the tools is only one part of knowing how to make money designing websites, however, and having the knowledge is the rest.

One method for making money is to work for a design company. Some companies specialize in designing websites and hire various web designers for that purpose. A lot of these companies will have a posting for "web masters" somewhere.

You could be employed by a company that has contracts to design websites for other companies. The work is more stable, as you're designing other websites, not just one. And the work comes from contracts you aren't responsible for.

Alternatively, you could avoid dealing with design companies and do the work yourself. This method requires some sort of individual popularity though. That means having a business card, website, logo, or a combination.

Having a logo or a signature or some sort of mark on a website is a very important thing for the self-employed designer. This mark will show up on every website that you design. The more you design, the more often your logo/signature shows up, the more people see it.

As your name gets heard, you'll get more contracts. As you get more contracts, you get your name out there even further, and it will grow exponentially from there. If you couldn't tell, the success of a web designer is heavily based on their popularity, which means the key to making money as one is to have a good amount of popularity.

If you're looking for the lazier route of money-making, it's in advertising. All you'll have to do is make a website that people will likely see and you can put advertising space on it. You'll get a certain amount of money based on the popularity of your site. The only problem is that it can be boring.

The most complicated method would be to have a site that sells some kind of product. You could sell your own product or someone else's and make a commission off of it. Like any website, however, this will also require having a popular site.

There's so many ways on how to make money designing websites, and each has it's own set of pros and cons. Some are better because they're more interesting, while others are better because their easy. If you're good enough, though, it won't matter what route to take. By the end of the day, it's money in the bank from simply sitting around watching the progress. - 32522

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