Thinking of starting my own business

[kartel]

Hi people I am new here and would like so impartial advice.

I am thinking of starting a Web solutions company offering a service of everything thats needed on the net from. web design , hosting, graphics, or to just finding stuff for people. at a small fee of coarse.. problem is i noticed loads of people doing the same so is this a good place to go. or is there still a market for new companies to go down this road.

[bwglaw]

You will get a better response from web designers if you post this in Internet forum

[Rob Holmes]

<moved to Internet>

Rob

[Richard Conyard]

Kartel, do you have any experience? portfolio etc.?

Cheap designers are ten a penny.

[kartel]

i am self taught and use dreamweaver. I am also in the middle of a Home learn Direct coarse to get a ACITP in web design. no portfolio sorry im not established yet. but I have some friends who freelance to help.
so basically im the front man and my team does the work hehe
. i know I am out of my depth but I have a vision and want to make it work. only thing i can show you is the 2 website's i have first one is at
http://www.soulbrothers.co.uk gaming clan

http://www.soulbrothers.org.uk here is some idea's i been working with one is for a company Man with a Van.

so im open to advice or ridicule hehe.. im hard i can take it. just want people to be honest :P.

regards Kartel

[Urban Space]

Would you just be designing the website or adding all the text and everything?

Liam

[Richard Conyard]

Kartel, glad you're open about things.

The part of me that does the web side says no, you're a talented amature, but that's it.

That said there is nothing stopping you. Your work is better than some people who post on here that are already charging for web design. It is a cluttered market and you will be looking at the low end at a couple of hundred per site to start with.

[kartel]

I understand and totally agree. i came to the same conclusion. that is why I am trying ti finda hole in the market that the everyday WEB user would need. so question is do i try and offer everything for example. web design/ web hosting/ graphics/domain names/ web search etc. I dunno or do i just wait till i find that certain thing that can help more people i dunno hehe.. sorry im blabing but thinking out loud.

crazy thing is i heard of someone in Warwick who was selling pixels lol heard he made a packet.. to me thats a crazy idea. but seemed to work. lol

oh well goto be something out there. thks for the advice and am enjoying this discussion

regards Kartel

[Rob Holmes]

I understand and totally agree. i came to the same conclusion. that is why I am trying ti finda hole in the market that the everyday WEB user would need.

Quite often our markets are right under our noses. Your market is just other peoples needs matched with something you can supply at a profit.

Look around you. Everything you see around your home or office has been manufactured and sold, every bit of wire that got plugged in was plugged in by someone on a wage. Then look around and see others needs, their wants, what makes their mouth water, what they have a desire for, what frustrates them and then see how you can match your skills to them for a profit.

Rob

[fridayteam]

Good advice Rob!