I'm 16 and I'm starting my own Freelance Web Development Business. Do you guys have any tips?

Become a sales person and practice your pitch. Your goal will always and forever be to convince people why they should choose your services over your competition. If you're having trouble doing this learn about building your personal brand.

Try advertise yourself . Speak in Web Design Events or Conference . Join Online Community about Web Design Enthusiasm and other online profile.

It make yourself exposure . You may become popular on the news somewhere.

When you popular . People would first think about you and start to hire you but beware of scams too.

and if you want your local customer which less risk than over the world.

In some community , There have a festival and stuff. Try volunteer to work and ask to put your name there.

People who attend the festival likely to see your name and when they have something in minds they would like to contact you.

it is kind of trusted. Sorry I am not good at english

Hi Nate,

I would suggest you start by the track of: How to start a business. You will learn the foundation of the business Canvas. and therefore you can apply it on your web development. The track explains Alexander Osterwalder's method.

If you already took the course. then I suggest you start by applying what you have learned on the 9 points in the business model canvas. From Value proposition to segments passing by key resources,etc..

Great Website. However, I would suggest you split your menu targets into different HTML/PHP pages. separating portfolio from plans, and contacts will ease your future maintenance of your website. I see that you have already the spirit of an enterpreneur. so you have to expect that you might need to manage people, and therefore delegate some design to these people(ie employees).

Try to make your website as modular as possible. split it in 2 departments. 1 -Design : sketchup your website. 2-Developement: Code your pages by HTML,CSS,PHP,Ruby ,Java, etc..

services can be merged with portfolio. Plans should be a separate webpage, etc..

Try all this. but first you should complete the training, how to start a business.

but that is cool. You only 16 and start your business venture. Awesome!!!

My website is www.bootstraplove.co btw.