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I would like to train as a Web Designer from home and then start working from home. However, there is not much demand for web design services in the area which I live. So, I was wondering if people can apply for jobs working from home, regardless of where they are located in the country?
I prefer to work on my own and I am interested in computers, so I was hoping that this would be a suitable career choice.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards
However, there is not much demand for web design services in the area which I live.
Getting clients is generally an uphill struggle in the early stages of any business.
You have three advantages working on the web:
1) You can promote your services, approach prospective clients and win business entirely from your desk at home.
2) Prospective clients can - without moving from their desk - easily see the quality of your past work before they sign you up to build a website for them. Thus, the more extensive your portfolio becomes, the more credibility you will have to win new clients with.
3) The web is a dynamic medium. A company in your area which had a site built in 2000 is evidently interested in having a website to represent the company... but the one they have may now be quite out of date in terms of design, functionality, usability and standards compliance. If you can find a couple of local companies with websites which you think you can improve on, why not put together a few mock-ups and approach the companies saying that you can give them a more up-to-date looking web presence.
Once you have a few websites under your belt, you can add them to your portfolio and you'll find it easier to win newer clients.
Also consider putting together new or updated websites for local charities, which, you probably won't get paid for, but will give you a headstart in terms of your portfolio.
...for local charities,
Why just local?
Try a search on for "volunteer web development"
[edited by: mack at 6:50 pm (utc) on June 13, 2004]
[edit reason] Removed specifics. [/edit]
