Found in Channel : Business Talks, Web Development — Damilare @ 4:20 pm
If you are looking for a lucrative internet business to start, you should consider a starting Web Design Company, it’s till quite a niche area in Nigeria at the moment. But before you do, you need to get certain things in place. Neither coding HTML, nor crazy graphics designing is part of these.
First, you need to understand what it entails to getting a website. Secondly, you need to be able to explain the benefits to your prospective customers. You’ll get the former here, and in simple sentences, the later is up to you!
I’ll start with the first step, which is getting a domain name. A domain name is like a business name on the internet, it needs to be short and quite descriptive. An example is www.damilare.net. There are many domain registrars in Nigeria, but I’d recommend Nairahost.com, I personally use their service. They also have a domain lookup tool, incase you need to check if the name your customer settle for is available. One other reason I settle for Nairahost.com is that you can have a purse where you deposit funds, so you don’t have to go to the bank at all times.
A registered domain name needs a hosting account. This is called Web Hosting in the web development and design parlance, think of hosting as a place for storing your designed web pages, so the world could access them from anywhere. Again, I’d recommend Nairahost.com here, simply get their cheap reseller account and start hosting your multiple websites, and manage all from one panel; it will save you huge cost. In addition, you will get friendly support and lots of advice.
Before I delve into the web designing part, you need to understand that domain registration and web hosting in Nigeria, like every other place is billed monthly or annually, so get this right when preparing your invoice.
I wasn’t joking when I said you need not know how to design web pages to start your web design business, there are two simple tricks you should employ. One, get a freelancer to do the job or simply download a template for use! A better way to get a freelancer is to throw a competition in sites like nairaland.com or sitepoint.com, this way; you could get a sample for your prospective competitors. It’s all about being smart!
You will only succeed if you’ve got great marketing skills and a shrewd business sense. So get ready to register several domain names, host loads of websites and get websites design while you smile to the bank.
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D’Klicks Says:
Yah ! I’m Uche Freelance Creative Designer though work with PHP/MySQL. Well from experience Website Designing is a lucrative business as dami said.. you must have passion for it and you must be ready to work under pressure,beside you must know this; there is a lot of competition out there and while some peeps are trying to quit the game !
D’Klicks Says:
Alot of peeps are trying to quit because some dude take themselves for cheap. I can’t imagine a guy who said he does Web application development + Domain + Hosting within 5days! Opsssss! That really sucks. Also Business owners don’t want to pay the programmers or will I call them Designers. In my own opinion I think Programmers/Designers should be the highest earners! Because with us the banks can perform their daily activities. And without the designers..potential clients can’t buy online.
Nigerian Website Design Says:
Well for the non-pro 5 days will do. However, that works for client that don’t appreciate how on-line presence can help grow there business. It’s left to the pros to convince the client a website is not just having a couple of pages on-line.
Mayo Oduntan Says:
Got your website from a good friend of yours, email me back and we can talk on how to take Nigeria to a greater place, thanks for your time.
Mayo