So, you’ve decided to start your own web design business, huh? First of all, congratulations! Secondly, get ready to work hard, because nothing in life will succeed unless you’re willing to work hard for it.
When I first started WorldLight Media, I remember working harder than I’ve ever worked at any other job I’d had. Longer hours every day, six or seven days a week; I literally ate, slept, and breathed web design. But there was something different that kept me going day after day, month after month: Passion. I actually LOVED what I was doing, and therefore I could work for hours on end without wearing down.
After two years of going at it full time, not much has changed in terms of how hard I work. Only now am I getting the revelation of “working smarter, not harder”. I used to think that was a license to be lazy in exchange for knowledge. Now I know that I can never be lazy, because it only leads to failure. However, I am working smarter, so that my hard work doesn’t just add increases to the value of my company, it MULTIPLIES exponentially, so that my hard work pays off with greater and greater returns.
There’s one resource that I can recommend that can be truly beneficial: Tailored Podcast - Brendon Sinclairs Business Mix
I’ve started listening to these podcasts several times a week, and each one changes the way I do business. I first heard of Brendon Sinclair by reading articles on Sitepoint.com, which incidentally is another invaluable resource for any level of web designer.