{"id":480,"date":"2022-03-27T21:12:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T21:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/?p=480"},"modified":"2022-03-20T10:33:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T10:33:28","slug":"3-useful-marketing-rules-for-freelance-web-designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/3-useful-marketing-rules-for-freelance-web-designers\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Useful Marketing Rules for Freelance Web Designers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-481\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/freelance-web-design-marketing.jpg\" alt=\"freelance web design marketing\" width=\"900\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/freelance-web-design-marketing.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/freelance-web-design-marketing-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/freelance-web-design-marketing-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/freelance-web-design-marketing-1024x501.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/126052185@N03\/14438818027\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Automotive Social \/ Flickr<\/span><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">CC BY 2.0<\/span><\/a><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/3-useful-marketing-rules-for-freelance-web-designers\/#Are_you_a_new_Freelance_Web_Designer_How_to_Market_your_Job\" >Are you a new Freelance Web Designer? How to Market your Job?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/3-useful-marketing-rules-for-freelance-web-designers\/#Take_to_Social_Media\" >Take to Social Media<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/3-useful-marketing-rules-for-freelance-web-designers\/#Dont_Be_Afraid_to_Taking_on_a_Challenge\" >Don\u2019t Be Afraid to Taking on a Challenge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/3-useful-marketing-rules-for-freelance-web-designers\/#Go_National_with_Your_Business\" >Go National with Your Business<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_you_a_new_Freelance_Web_Designer_How_to_Market_your_Job\"><\/span>Are you a new Freelance Web Designer? How to Market your Job?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Being a freelance web designer, I can tell you first-hand that it is not easy to market our work<\/strong>. I know it is tough to get business without selling ourselves short. If you are just entering the wonderful world of a freelance web designer, take a look at these three useful marketing rules to get the most out of your job. I know you want to be successful, so I would like to share these things with you in hopes that it will help you.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Take_to_Social_Media\"><\/span>Take to Social Media<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>It is important that you take to social media.<\/strong> Using social media is a great way to be heard, and you must be heard if you expect to make it in the freelance world of web design. When you use this type of marketing, you will reach many potential customers. It is important that you ask friends to help you get the word out. <strong>As far as Facebook, make yourself a page for your web design business<\/strong>. Post information, specials, and examples on that page. Post information that is useful as well. Then ask your friends to help you promote it. You can also offer specials to those who share your page. <strong>I\u2019m telling you; social media is where it\u2019s at.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dont_Be_Afraid_to_Taking_on_a_Challenge\"><\/span>Don\u2019t Be Afraid to Taking on a Challenge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Another marketing rule is not to be scared to take on a challenge.<\/strong> If you feel like you can\u2019t give the client what they are asking for, then you should do more studying, practice more, and face that challenge head on. <strong>Never back down from a challenge or else you won\u2019t get far in the web design world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Go_National_with_Your_Business\"><\/span>Go National with Your Business<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People all over the world are in need of a website. <strong>Don\u2019t limit yourself, instead go nationally with your business.<\/strong> If you have Paypal, payment will not be a problem. Going nationally will set you up for more business, and you will have a wider variety to market to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Keep these three things in mind, and you should go far in your freelance web designer career. Never limit yourself and never doubt yourself. <strong>If you doubt yourself, others will pick up on that.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a new Freelance Web Designer? How to Market your Job? Being a freelance web designer, I can tell you first-hand that it is not easy to market our work. I know it is tough to get business without selling ourselves short. 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