How do I sell my Web Design services?

February 2nd, 2012

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How do I sell my web design services?
Jose and Aure answer the question: “How do I sell my web design services?” They share and discuss how they approach sales and Jose will share his secrets to closing a sale.
1. What is the basic sales process?
2. How do I attract clients?
3. How do I close a sale?

Resources from this episode:
Books:
How to Win Friends and Influence People.
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How Do I Price Web Design?

January 26th, 2012

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests.

Join us LIVE every Tuesday at 2:30 PM PST or 5:30 EST at: http://www.justin.tv/thisweekin

How do I price web design?

Jose and Aure answer the question: “How do I price web design?” They share and discuss different approaches to pricing from both the resources point of view and the clients point of view.

1. How should I charge? Flat fee or hourly rate?

2. How do I calculate my hourly rate?

3. How do I price a team?

Resources from this episode:

Pricing Guidelines:

Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines

https://www.graphicartistsguild.org/handbook/

Guide to Pricing, Estimating, and Budgeting

http://amzn.to/yNAjtq

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To Learn Basics:

http://www.lynda.com/

http://teamtreehouse.com/

Join the Producers Program:

http://www.twiwebdesign.net

Follow TWiWebdesign on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/thisweekinweb

Follow Jose on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/josecaballer

Like us on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/twiwebdesign

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How To Build A Perfect Website

January 26th, 2012

Today Jose and Aure answer the question: “How do I build the perfect website?” Aure and I will share 3 projects with you and tell you how they did it!

1. What does it take from a design standpoint?
2. What does it take from a business standpoint?
3. What does it take from a marketing standpoint?
4. What does it take from a technology standpoint

This Week in Web Design helps you accelerate your Web Design career by teaching you the Creative, Business, Technology and Marketing secrets from our expert hosts and guests.

To Learn Basics:
http://www.lynda.com/
http://teamtreehouse.com/

Join the Producers Program:
http://www.twiwebdesign.net

Follow TWiWebdesign on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/thisweekinweb

Follow Jose on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/josecaballer

Like us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/twiwebdesign

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How To Build A Web Team

January 26th, 2012

Jose discusses the challenges of assembling a web development team, how to structure it, and the do’s and don’ts of management.

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http://teamtreehouse.com/

FEDO Assessment:
http://www.slideshare.net/thegroop/fedo-assesment-110211

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How To Get A Job In Web Design

January 5th, 2012

Whether you’re a Student, a Freelancer, and Entrepreneur, or a Career-Changer, today’s episode will guide you on how to get a job in web design, user experience, or Development.

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Project Manager To The Rescue

January 5th, 2012

Join Project Manager Tony Wong as we turn the corner to the home stretch with the 5th segment of the 6 Week Challenge to ship a minimum viable product for the ThisWeekIn website redesign. Aure Gimon will join us live on Skype designing from Japan and Jacob Pittassi will be in studio as the team puts the finishing touches on Show Pages and addresses the challenges of putting together a Home Page with only 2 sessions left.

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Will We Make It? Midsprint Redesign Recap

January 5th, 2012

This week’s episode sees Jacob, Jose, and Aure cross the halfway mark towards the delivery of the ThisWeekIn website redesign MVP (minimum viable product). After designing and implementing the individual show page, the team now must construct a home page for the network as well as implement and customize the backend for the client. Watch as host Jose Caballer guides our programmer and designer through a scrum-based approach to complete the project within the three weeks remaining!

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01:45 Questions from the Producer’s Program
04:45 Clarifying the site hierarchy and taxonomy
05:45 Jacob talks about best practices for designers to handoff art assets to a developer
07:15 Illustrator versus Photoshop
09:15 You can get $10 off of a $40 purchase at GoDaddy.com
12:15 Aure starts sketching
13:45 High-fives over Chrometa!
17:45 Designing entry points for users on index cards
20:45 Organizing the shows on the network into a guided pathway
25:45 Inspire. Educate. Entertain.
26:45 Competitive audit.
29:45 Integrating the company’s core competencies into the logo design and layout.
35:45 Jacob updates the team on the challenges of working with Drupal on a tight timeline.
38:15 Drupal is gaining steam in corporate use.
44:45 Talking about goals for the new year for the show and the network.
49:45 Jacob talks about differentiating between content types in Drupal
54:45 The Final Countdown: are the guys going to make it?

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Sink Or Swim Returns!

January 5th, 2012

Due to popular demand, hosts Jose Caballer (@josecaballer) and Aure Gimon (@aurepa) take us through an all Sink Or Swim episode! We’ll review and two new sites to see if they pass the Sink Or Swim test, and then dive into how to improve the sites’ form and function. Then the team checks in on HorsePowerCalculators.net, a previous Sink Or Swim contender, to see how they’ve implemented the feedback Aure gave back in Episode 41. After that, Jose and Aure choose one of the sites to redesign the home page live.

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Sink Or Swim Returns!

January 5th, 2012

Due to popular demand, hosts Jose Caballer (@josecaballer) and Aure Gimon (@aurepa) take us through an all Sink Or Swim episode! We’ll review and two new sites to see if they pass the Sink Or Swim test, and then dive into how to improve the sites’ form and function. Then the team checks in on HorsePowerCalculators.net, a previous Sink Or Swim contender, to see how they’ve implemented the feedback Aure gave back in Episode 41. After that, Jose and Aure choose one of the sites to redesign the home page live.

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Chrometa, Web Fonts, and Getting the Job Done

January 5th, 2012

After developer Jacob Pittassi discovered that there was an issue with the taxonomy of the web site architecture last week, the team switches from development of the individual show page to a parent “network’ page. Watch as host Jose Caballer demonstrates the strengths of developing a site in scrum with members of both the design and devlopment team in the room. Watch the ThisWeekIn Web Design team work through their third sprint of six as they attempt to build a MVP (minimum viable product) of the ThisWeekIn website redesign.

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