The Complete Guide to Running a Web Development Business - From Novice to Professional

Name: The Complete Guide to Running a Web Development Business - From Novice to Professional
Brand: Evan Kimbrell
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The Complete Guide to Run a Web Development Business

97 Lessons (20h)

Introduction
Course Overview8:33
First thing to do0:58
The Sprintkick story4:58
7 reasons to start a web development business11:21
How to add development services to an already existing business5:27
Who this course is for7:39
Section 1 review material
The Essentials
Understanding the development stack9:15
How to pick a stack3:38
The startup timeline10:05
How does this work as a programmer / non programmer?5:20
How do development firms typically work?4:29
Build yourself or subcontract?5:22
In house hiring or out house?8:27
Section 2 review material
Planning your strategy
Good - Fast - Cheap6:23
Planning for the grind11:06
To niche or not to niche8:46
Types of subcontractors9:25
In country or out of country?4:44
Section 3 review material
Setting up your presence
Focus on 80/20 solutions for web presence4:30
Looking at other studios11:25
Looking at other studios 211:57
Finding a template on TemplateMonster18:03
Finding a template on themeforest9:43
Selecting a name14:09
Advanced: Upgrading your presence with custom design5:58
Section 4 review material
Finding subcontractors
Where to find subcontractors7:41
What makes a good long term partner?3:52
Intro to Elance19:32
Intro to Elance 22:44
Intro to UpWork19:38
Intro to UpWork 25:51
Intro to Freelancer8:59
Finding freelancers elsewhere5:38
Section 5 review material
Building a portfolio
Building portfolios upfront5:55
Use these tricks to grow your portfolio faster4:38
Thoughts about portfolios4:06
Buying testimonials and case studies with catchafire7:42
Section 6 review material
Getting clients
Strategy: Email scrape and blast11:44
Strategy: Offer adjacent services to those trying to hire in house11:46
Strategy: Discount offers to groups11:02
Strategy: Use your affiliations4:11
Strategy: Tag your work5:01
Strategy: Selling things that require maintenance3:15
Strategy: This sucks, let me fix it4:47
Strategy: The perpetual discount4:13
Strategy: Build something and give it away6:58
Strategy: Making tutorials strategy8:39
Section 7 review material
Building Proposals
Types of proposals15:03
Components of proposals19:17
Types of estimates4:36
Our technique, in depth costs of everything7:32
Going over tools for improving your proposals17:55
How much do you customize7:49
Ballpark estimates versus exacto6:07
Strategy: Introduce ideas and see if they stick5:10
Section 8 review material
Managing Clients
How to keep the right amount of distance8:38
Confidence is key8:35
Just enough jargon8:12
Sniffing out their budget12:40
Speed is important with clients6:28
Is the client always right?7:30
Don't talk about problems, say what's happening2:20
Do you deliver what's good or what the client likes?5:14
Section 9 review material
Best Practices
Under promise, over deliver10:12
What is agile? Should I use it?8:12
Client budgets and what difference they make4:38
Web presence clients aren't worth it5:14
Price per project, price per hour8:01
Should you worry about competition?4:37
Hedging your launch date4:06
Beautiful design makes beautiful development5:48
Running without contracts6:47
Red flags for bad clients10:04
Rich clients versus successful clients3:53
Tell when you're getting fizzled8:00
Don't quote off the top of your head4:24
Meeting in person9:51
Is there a benefit to delivering early?2:42
Repeat customers are the best3:38
Avoid assumers5:03
Section 10 review material
Internal management is crucial
Intro to Asana12:41
Intro to Asana 210:17
Making Asana work for you13:45
Section 11 review material
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Capitalize on the Web Development Boom by Learning Essential Techniques to Building Your Own Business

Evan Kimbrell

Instructor

Evan Kimbrell is the founder and director of Sprintkick, a referral based full service digital agency based out of San Francisco. Over the last 4 years, he has overseen the development and launch of over 100 web and mobile apps. Clients range from 1-2 man startups bootstrapping their idea, to multibillion dollar Fortune 100s like Wal-Mart, Dick’s Sporting Goods, & GNC. Before founding Sprintkick, Evan worked as a VC for the LA-based Juvo Capital firm.

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Course Description

Web development, you're probably not surprised to hear, is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. What you may not know, however, is how independent you can be as a web developer. You can only reach financial independence, however, if you know how to run a successful business. That's what this course will teach you how to do. Regardless of your coding know-how, this course will teach you how to capitalize on the web development boom.

Access 97 lectures & 20 hours of content 24/7
Learn the step by step process of launching a web development business
Shorten your learning curve & protect yourself from making costly beginner mistakes
Grow your business fast & w/ fewer hiccups along the way
Discover techniques to tailor your business to your lifestyle
Use the library for included contract documents as a foundation for your legal needs
Review course materials anywhere, anytime when you download for offline viewing

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Important Details

Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
Certification of completion not included
Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
Experience level required: all levels

Terms

Unredeemed licenses can be returned for store credit within 30 days of purchase. Once your license is redeemed, all sales are final.

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