Finding web design work through larger companies?

[jparkerbishop]

Hello all,

I have recently started my own web design business and thought a good way of keeping a steady flow of clients would be to approach larger companies and have worked sub contracted out to us through them.

Is this a good way to start?

Any advice would be great,

Thanks

Josh

 

[Business1Solutions]

Yes, it's a very good idea but I'm afraid many others do this and people do not have too many clients out there at the moment. You could try freelancing sites such as www.peopleperhour.co.uk although there are lot of Indian freelancers on there now who charge next to nothing.

Good Luck!

 

[akirk]

If you want to just do work and make a bit of money then this may be a way forward... if you want to build a business then you need to consider building your own client base - get out and look for work...

Alasdair

 

[NextPoint]

A great way to freelance for bigger companies is to get on the books of recruitment agencies - that way you have work coming to you without having to spend loads of time looking for the opportunities. Another good reason for working through recruitment agencies is that they deal with all of the paperwork and protect you against clients (agencies or whoever you work for through them) who may decide to swindle you by not paying the invoices you bill for.

With that said, there are a few agencies who you don't want to work for - I have one in mind that I will 'never' do work for again because their clients always pay low and are always the type to be problematic to work with as well as the fact that they treated me fairly badly on my last placement with them.

On the other hand, I highly recommend Become - who used to be called Mac People. Visit their website here:

http://www.becomeuk.com/

These people are great because they have always provided me with good quality placements and there have never been any issues with payment - they pay weekly, unlike most agents who pay monthly.

 

[cmcp]

This is a good way to get by, something I do myself. you'll need a lot of experience in many disciplines so you can hit the ground running with their projects.

Eg, my main role is client-side building but I need to be able to work with a range of frameworks, understand Windows and LAMP setups, have an understanding of different project management methods (PRINCE2, Agile) and most of all get on with different characters.

 

[altwebdesign]

it's a good way!
I have done this with some reasonable success!