We went a different approach. Instead, we built the highest quality websites available and sold them for bargain basement prices. Our hourly rate has always been fair and our customer service has always been superb. In the beginning, this was very difficult for us, because we saw our competition get richer and richer. Soon, however, we noticed all of our competitors dropping like flies. Suddenly companies didn’t want cheesy websites, but wanted a higher quality for their money. Also, there were webmaster classes in high schools and the nephew of a company’s CEO could do it for free, or an intern could take over. Soon, it seemed that every one of our competitors went out of business and we were the only ones left.

Since then we’ve become huge, with three offices across the country. We build websites for famous musicians, large businesses, small businesses; minority owned businesses…the list goes on and on. I guess the moral of this story is that you are not going to survive as a business unless you deliver the best products to your customers. If you are bad at what you do or if you’re lazy, perhaps business is not the field for you. But if you’re really into what you do, and you love doing it and never settle for less than perfect, you can become very successful very fast!

If you are interested in web design, learn html and graphic design and build an online presence. In my book, Amazing Design Secrets, I’ve given you all of the tools to succeed as a web designer and build websites like the professionals do! If you’re interested in someone to build a website for you, and you don’t want to learn yourself, feel free to contact me and I’ll have one of my web design studios give you a quote. But remember, I’m here to help you learn!

Six amateur web designers assembled outside a deserted school computer lab as she meandered through the campus maze to finally recognize the group. She was dressed in 70′s hippy couture, in her right hand held a black portfolio, and the left the keys to her SUV. I knew at that moment she was the exception to professionalism, a remarkable business owner with niche to design and art. She saw something astounding in me aside from the others. Pointing at me across the room, she suggested I work for her on some projects that would allow me to learn art and design to one day specialize and consult. I eagerly accepted her offer.

Nine years passed, a partnership bound a bicoastal relationship allowing us to do business across the country. Together, we had become a remarkable team. We were considered the best in the industry for creating marketing strategies, publishing, and developing interactive design. The one drawback, we didn?t make a lot of money, but we had a lot to say. Most of our time ventured off to newer things. B became a booking agency, and then a manager for several musicians nominated for Grammy awards. I am continuing my effort as a designer and an artist, but in the Federal Government realm. I will always recognize her as someone who never ceases to inspire me. My friend among no one and my friend among all, our lives have always and will always run parallel to one another. Wherever I go, she’ll be there too.Whether you are trying to learn HTML, learn graphic design, or become the web designer you’ve always wanted to be, I hope my story has helped you. No matter what path you go in life, there should always be a story to back it up!