Starting a website business.

>>1478896
Before you think about that, you should be thinking about how are you going to gain popularity and how are you going to produce consistent OC.

>>1478896
>Do i need a copyright or business name? legal documents or such?

How about you start by telling us where you are.

>>1478906
I'm currently working on a site for a small business that if all goes right will be paid 300 a month for the initial website + up keep.

also leaving flyers on community boards and craigslist.

>>1478908
chicago

>>1478941
>300 a month for the initial website
what kind of business is it? 300 a month for "maintenance" is pretty steep I'm surprised they agreed to that

>>1478949

they do scripts and write books and get aid 1.5k a week or every 2 for the things they do.

>>1478951
*paid and a standerd company charges 500 per 5 pages of crafted html css.

>>1478958
yeah but they don't charge 300 per month for a static site

>>1478958
>crafted
hipster faggot detected

>>1478968
i use html css java php. but hey if they agree to it after i show examples, who really loses

>>1478996
300 per month for maintenance is still ridiculous, one day they're going to ask themselves what they get for that money and realize you've been ripping them off, then you're going to lose word of mouth advertising from them no matter how great your site is

that being said if I knew someone stupid enough to pay me that much to do nothing I would do it too

>>1478994
nah senpai. i'm Hispanic trying to make it out of the hood.

>>1479001
the trick is too show them the competitions prices and to explain to them what their getting while i then swoop in and give them a way better deal that in the long run will be pricier but if they make bank like i said earlier i think they could afford to lose. then if they get suspicious i would renegotiate the price. i make money from nothing and they feel big chested because "they pulled one over the nerd by getting a better deal."

>>1479011
sure but this could be debunked with 1 phone call to any web designer, for the most part they set you up with hosting you pay for it

the only time you'd be paying anywhere close to $3600 per year for hosting is if it's a large commercial application which requires special hosting conditions that can't be purchased for $3 a month

>>1479017
true. im still learning as i go on. more then likely once i have enough clients to have a bigger "library of base sites" ill lower the prices. im trying to make enough sites then i can make 3k to 4k a month and only work part time

>>1479022
$300 per month isn't that outrageous if you're not going to be charging for bug fixes and minor updates, it's basically a retainer.

I charge $75/ph for updates and bug fixes past the initial release so you really might be shooting yourself in the foot here.

You should really plan out what that $300 covers and make it clear to them.

>>1479035
How would I go about doing that? As I stated I'm kinda new in the business and any help would be appreciated.

>>1479035
Can you elaborate on this?

>>1479058
How so?

>>1479084 the initial site would be 300 dollars. What terminology do you use to make the other 75/hr justifiable? Also how does the 75/hr work? Do they choose what times you update the site or do you Bill the customer by the hours you choose?

>>1479095
>What terminology do you use to make the other 75/hr justifiable?
I don't, they send through an email saying what they need updated, I say ok, I do the update and send an invoice. They have hardly any choice in the matter since I know/host their sites.

>Also how does the 75/hr work? Do they choose what times you update the site or do you Bill the customer by the hours you choose?
It takes as long as it takes, minimum I charge is $75 but if they for instance want to send through 20 3mb 2000x2000 pictures I note how long it takes me to read the email, download the images, resize them all and upload them to the site. As a contractor it doesn't really matter, clients won't request a down to the minute time sheet of what you've done, but in saying that I wouldn't charge someone $150 if it took me an hour and 1 minute to make their update.

>>1479098
Thanks for the advice. But as for my original question, what do I need to start my company?

>>1479134
sorry hoss I have been getting increasingly drunk since the start of this thread

If Chiraq is anything liek Australia you probably won't need to do anything officially to run this business with such low gains, but I am pretty munted so don't take this as fact, hopefully someone can answer your questions more thorougly

>>1479139
Thanks for the contribution also it's kinda fucked up that you even know about that nickname all the way from down under haha

>>1478896
Been trying to do this for awhile now. It's been nearly impossible for me to find clients. 90% of clients have been online, and they are all extremely cheap (i.e. wanting a top notch website for $50).

>>1479727
Give them an html basic site or download a template and charge them 50. Then create a top notch site and compare side by side.