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When you say action plan do you mean something that you show customers to explain to them the different phases of development? Or do you mean a business plan?

Well discussion of costs and how much to charge people on this board is prohibited.

http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73852 <-- See that.

But best advice I can offer you is...

...working on updating my website. I'm about half way through and am by no means finished but was wondering if I could get your input.

http://www.fdwsnetworks.com/

Thanks,
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You could try DotNetNuke, it is free, opensource, .Net based if you're used to using that. It is relatively simple to setup and you should be able to convert your design into a skin for the site. But...

I'd probably use ASP.Net.... Or to make it easier on myself some type of CMS like Joomla, or DotNetNuke which is what I prefer as I can do ASP.Net development off it and feel relatively comfortable...

I plan on doing this through a reseller hosting. So I don't have any problems with backups and service isssues. I'm thinking more in terms of hosting than anything else which is what I would like to...

Great tips thanks that will help a lot.

I was definately thinking about doing the 6 months payment in advance. I will have to remember to do that.

Howdy,

I'm just starting to do hosting for a few poeple and I am curious as to how you go about getting customers to pay on time? Any tips, ideas, or things like that would be appreciated.
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DotNetNuke is a free opensource software that has a great wealth of abilities. If you setup this with a Ventrian Systems www.ventrian.com "Property Agent" Module you should be able to set it up for...

Not too familiar with it but I believe it is a credit card merchant/gateway like the major shops have.

fdwsnetworks.com (My host :) had to plug it hah)
or Stormhosts.com is a great one. Great customer service/support, as well as a wide range of platforms for you to develop from. I'm actually reseller...

I kind of outline my projects in Microsoft Project. It includes the time it takes me to setup my development environment about a day or so, as well as design time for the website. Say 2 Weeks for the...

Howdy,

I thought I would post this question. I'm just starting out in the design and web development as a side business. I was wondering how many of you got your first few clients and if you have...

awstats seems to be on of my favorites. The other one that I use at the office is called Funnel Web Analyzer. Was written by Quest, but they do not support it anymore.

I haven't done any e-commerce stuff but am interested to see what others say about this issue.

I've been trying out the Microsoft Office Accounting which has an express version. So far I've liked it, but it costs $200 for the full version which lets you do the payroll and other things like...

I presume that your service is pay x $ and recieve the product. You could switch the business model a bit and do it on a subscription basis. Basically they purchase a subscription and then gain...

Thats exactly what I was thinking too, graphics wise they would definately own those, and if I were to resell the skin I would make default or basic templates to fit in where the images go.

Thanks for the great ideas everyone. I have a question that relates to this as I found a really good template to use. Copyright and Owner ship of the finished/completed pages. Do you give copyright...

Thanks those are some good points especially disbursements

Yea that is kind of what I have been thinking. I also forgot to ask if anyone has any horror stories, or any do's and done's kind of thing.

Doh, just saw this post after I posted my similar message.

Do any of you have any tips for someone that is doing freelance design work on the side whilst holding a regular job? Also do you make your clients/customers sign an agreement before you embark on a...

Before you will explain or descirbe the design to them you can have them sign a non-discolsure agreement (NDA). If they take and use the design or concept (which is what I am hearing it really is)...