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Summary: Authoritative?
Review: The book offers up some good practical business advice that could help anyone looking to start a home based consulting business. It gives some helpful ideas to think about for anyone just starting out, such as looking at your own strengths in a real way, deciding what it is you want to do, strategies for attracting clients, and keeping your business thriving in the long run.That said, I think Jim Smith knows his stuff when it comes to the business side of things, having run several small businesses before this. If you are looking for advice on the particulars of web-design then perhaps a different book would suit you better, such as "Web Redesign : Workflow that Works ". A simple Google search for Jim's business "Blarneystone LLC" brings you to his website that, quite honestly, seems amateurish. In his book he talks about how you need to wear many hats to run your business, one of which was "the ponytail" which was the designer hat. He reiterated many times in his book that he was a designer more than anything else, but a look at his website reveals otherwise. Having looked at his site leaves the questions in my mind as to just how authoritative this book is.
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Summary: Perhaps I read too much in college : )
Review: This book didn't offer much info you don't already know, basic business 101. It's over-simplistic. The writter is not a very talented web designer,... All his designs look the same: basic & boring. All were acceptable 3-4 years ago (maybe) but not today! I'd get fired if I tired to pawn any of his sites off to my clients! Yet he's writting the book! - Go Figure. This is how he proved to me that if not anything else, he is a networking genius & in this catagory you will find some good points in the book.
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Summary: Quite helpful
Review: This book is a great start for any beginner's. it covers some website stuff, as well as getting your name out there. It has some good ideas for getting started, and would be helpful to anyone looking into this business.
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Summary: Home based web design business!
Review: This book is awsome. "How to Start a Home-Based Web Design Buiness" has helped me set up my home based business web design business. It covers all the essentials and will get you on the right path quickly. I've read this book few months ago and I've developed a business website at www.procreative.ca. I suggest you make this your first step towards starting a web design business. The next step is obviously picking out a good development language for database driven websites. ColdFusion is easy to learn, but it costs money. On the other hand PHP is a little bit more difficult - but its free.
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Summary: Home based web design business!
Review: This book is awsome. "How to Start a Home-Based Web Design Buiness" has helped me set up my home based business web design business. It covers all the essentials and will get you on the right path quickly. I've read this book few months ago and I've developed a business website at www.procreative.ca. I suggest you make this your first step towards starting a web design business. The next step is obviously picking out a good development language for database driven websites. ColdFusion is easy to learn, but it costs money. On the other hand PHP is a little bit more difficult - but its free.
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Summary: Not worth It
Review: This book is just filler. There is not a lot of good information. All that's included is basic common sense. This is more for someone who has just made their first webpage. This is not for someome seriously interested in venturing out on their own.
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Summary: Informative, but please read with caution.
Review: This book may point you in the right direction if you've never worked in the web design field. However, our of curiosity, I searched for author's "business" on the internet and found it. The "design" of his site is quite horrible and made me second guess anything published in this book. That being said, I'd like to warn you to use this book with discretion.
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Summary: Good, but not detailed enough!
Review: This book was a excellent resource on starting a small business. However, the book lacked much needed technical information concerning web design. The web design chapters needed to be more specific and detailed.
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Summary: A must have for the new Web design business!
Review: This book was just what I was looking for. I was surprised to find so few books on the subject of starting a home-based web design business and was thrilled to come across this one. The author, Jim Smith explains such things as What services to offer your clients, design, hosting etc., attracting customers, accounting and record keeping. This is not a book on learning HTML but does offer a few tips on the subject. If you're planning on starting a home-based Web design business this book is an excellent place to start.
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Summary: Truly inspiring!
Review: This book was one of the best books I have read on this subject. Mr. Smith is very inspiring and truthful in the book. The worksheets are useful and easy to use. I would reccommend this book to all of my entrepreneur friends!
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