Web Development and Software Development Business
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Hi! I know some lot of web development as well as software development. So, can I start a business of that?? Will I get customers for making softwares and websites? I mean, will only the huge software companies get customers, can I too get customers and rely on this business?????
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Hi! I know some lot of web development as well as software development. So, can I start a business of that?? Will I get customers for making softwares and websites? I mean, will only the huge software companies get customers, can I too get customers and rely on this business?????
Well I am no Business guy but, I think you should find out what people need .. like what problem people face using internet or software or mobiles or watever and then find a solution to that problem. Develop a gud solution a gud product and then concentrate on marketing ur gud work... and then hope that it clicks!.. take care :)
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Hi! I know some lot of web development as well as software development. So, can I start a business of that?? Will I get customers for making softwares and websites? I mean, will only the huge software companies get customers, can I too get customers and rely on this business?????
Do some Situation Analysis and SWOT Analysis
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Hi! I know some lot of web development as well as software development. So, can I start a business of that?? Will I get customers for making softwares and websites? I mean, will only the huge software companies get customers, can I too get customers and rely on this business?????
Member 7697383 wrote:
I mean, will only the huge software companies get customers, can I too get customers and rely on this business?????
It depends on how you are thinking of making your business work, As I am thinking the same thing at the moment with a friend. 1. You can delve into the market of making a product and selling it 2. You can market your contracting services Or as a mate of mine did made a product but while making his product took on contract work to make ends meet now his product is up and running he's stopped the contracting
As barmey as a sack of badgers Dude, if I knew what I was doing in life, I'd be rich, retired, dating a supermodel and laughing at the rest of you from the sidelines.
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Hi! I know some lot of web development as well as software development. So, can I start a business of that?? Will I get customers for making softwares and websites? I mean, will only the huge software companies get customers, can I too get customers and rely on this business?????
Hei..., nice to meet you. That is a very good question. Why not? I am not capable of making software and I only know little about web development. One of my website is about rattan and wicker furniture. It's not a software..., but I can get money from it. I made the website and I am paid for that. Everything starts from small to get bigger and bigger. By the way..., what kind of software can you make? Just remember that you know it that google was made in garage!
I love rattan and wicker furniture. Using it can help this very old earth to stay green.
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Hi! I know some lot of web development as well as software development. So, can I start a business of that?? Will I get customers for making softwares and websites? I mean, will only the huge software companies get customers, can I too get customers and rely on this business?????
Yes you can. However there is much more to it than just knowing the technical side. There is Cash Flows, Marketing, Pricing Structures, Business Models, Taxation and Legal Requirements, Insurances, etc More difficult than you may be aware of.
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Hi! I know some lot of web development as well as software development. So, can I start a business of that?? Will I get customers for making softwares and websites? I mean, will only the huge software companies get customers, can I too get customers and rely on this business?????
Firstly, go read up CP member Pete O'Hanlon's excellent series of articles called "Going Solo". 2nd. Go visit your friendly local bank and collect "Business Plan Documentation" and the variety of helpful literature they produce. 3rd. Go visit your local Chamber of Commerce and Business Development Offices, they often run small courses for the prospective businessman. And very often they are free. 4th. Create a "Personal Survival Budget Plan" 5th. Many governments around the world have excellent resources for established and proposed businesses, so go get that information. Whatever you choose to do, make sure you have fully understood the enormity of the choice you ultimately make, get it wrong and you will have a failed business on your hands and you yourself could suffer financially. So ALWAYS ensure your Business Plan as well as the financials are ALWAYS up to date. And follow Dave Coulter's (DD) advice above. If any of the Business Plan documentation confuses you, come back with your questions, or gain advice from your local Chamber of Commerce. And before you take that leap, run your plans and financials and presentations with those knowledgeable Chamber of Commerce or Business Development Officers BEFORE presenting them to your bank's business bankers, you don't often get the chance to make a second impression upon them, in other words, first impressions are so important. To a bank, your technical skills take second place to your business plans and financials.
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Firstly, go read up CP member Pete O'Hanlon's excellent series of articles called "Going Solo". 2nd. Go visit your friendly local bank and collect "Business Plan Documentation" and the variety of helpful literature they produce. 3rd. Go visit your local Chamber of Commerce and Business Development Offices, they often run small courses for the prospective businessman. And very often they are free. 4th. Create a "Personal Survival Budget Plan" 5th. Many governments around the world have excellent resources for established and proposed businesses, so go get that information. Whatever you choose to do, make sure you have fully understood the enormity of the choice you ultimately make, get it wrong and you will have a failed business on your hands and you yourself could suffer financially. So ALWAYS ensure your Business Plan as well as the financials are ALWAYS up to date. And follow Dave Coulter's (DD) advice above. If any of the Business Plan documentation confuses you, come back with your questions, or gain advice from your local Chamber of Commerce. And before you take that leap, run your plans and financials and presentations with those knowledgeable Chamber of Commerce or Business Development Officers BEFORE presenting them to your bank's business bankers, you don't often get the chance to make a second impression upon them, in other words, first impressions are so important. To a bank, your technical skills take second place to your business plans and financials.
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Hi! I know some lot of web development as well as software development. So, can I start a business of that?? Will I get customers for making softwares and websites? I mean, will only the huge software companies get customers, can I too get customers and rely on this business?????
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Not until he can work out his finances and business plan, and even then not until his plans come to fruition and can justify employing staff. Until then, he must do all the jobs by himself.
After you have answered the 'Why am I going in to business' questions, consulted the lawyer, appointed the accountant and all the other pre-implementation i dotting and t crossing, you're going to realise you need money. Lots of it. Quickly. That means customers and/or a financier. Startups are tricky - having no track record, bank managers look to statistics to see who to lend money to. They have lots of experience, and will look at how much collateral you have, levels of debt, what your business plan says, who your target market is, what your budgets will be, and to a degree, how quickly you can start repaying them. It is possible to create a business, without recourse to a bank (loans and overdraght and revolving credit and wot not) It's in some ways harder - raising the capital yourself, and will require a good marketing apparatus. Also if you go this route - you will also need an even better sales apparatus. Look up Direct Response Advertising, and look toward talking to a wordsmith, or other sales consultant. If you're new to business, you may have to learn the hard way, the difference between branding, and selling. Are telemarketing campaigns legal, fax, flyers, etc in your area. No one will buy from you if they don't know you exist. That said, those 'services' the banks offer are candy with a horrible side effect - they expect you to pay for the money you spend, and they can at their whim choose to make life difficult. So, talk to people that are self employed - regadless of the field they are in. You will get a better perspective about business, in general. Those you talk to in your own industry have their own interests to protect, and may not give a balanced view of how to create a business, and the pitfalls. Also, look up a man called Jim Camp. He writes a book on negotiation - called 'Start with no' Most importantly - don't rush this decision, and good luck. Chris
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After you have answered the 'Why am I going in to business' questions, consulted the lawyer, appointed the accountant and all the other pre-implementation i dotting and t crossing, you're going to realise you need money. Lots of it. Quickly. That means customers and/or a financier. Startups are tricky - having no track record, bank managers look to statistics to see who to lend money to. They have lots of experience, and will look at how much collateral you have, levels of debt, what your business plan says, who your target market is, what your budgets will be, and to a degree, how quickly you can start repaying them. It is possible to create a business, without recourse to a bank (loans and overdraght and revolving credit and wot not) It's in some ways harder - raising the capital yourself, and will require a good marketing apparatus. Also if you go this route - you will also need an even better sales apparatus. Look up Direct Response Advertising, and look toward talking to a wordsmith, or other sales consultant. If you're new to business, you may have to learn the hard way, the difference between branding, and selling. Are telemarketing campaigns legal, fax, flyers, etc in your area. No one will buy from you if they don't know you exist. That said, those 'services' the banks offer are candy with a horrible side effect - they expect you to pay for the money you spend, and they can at their whim choose to make life difficult. So, talk to people that are self employed - regadless of the field they are in. You will get a better perspective about business, in general. Those you talk to in your own industry have their own interests to protect, and may not give a balanced view of how to create a business, and the pitfalls. Also, look up a man called Jim Camp. He writes a book on negotiation - called 'Start with no' Most importantly - don't rush this decision, and good luck. Chris
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Looks like you should have directed your post to the original poster and not me. That said, there are plenty things you have said that I can find reasons to disagree.
First; thanks for your response. I realised after I replied that it wasn't where I wanted it. Right. For the record, yes, I expressed opions. Without wanting to have this devolve in to an 'I'm right you're wrong' match, everything I said comes directly from my own experience. I wont ask you to enumerate which points are most disagreeable (well actually in an offline conversation I would - because you have piqued my interest) Is my comment subjective? Yes. Is it absolutely correct in this (or any other) situation? Probably not. Does it express a point of view that speaks to the realities of business? I hope so. Maybe I can provide some context, though. My comments were to do with the naievity one has when starting a business. Specifically I address the fact that businesses need money to pay for every thing they consume. Including the owners time, rewarding the owner for what will be a long, slow, hard grind. I'm guessing that I will have to go with anecdotes from here on in. Hopefully it'll provide some insight to someone. Making the time spent writing the next few sentences worthwhile. If not, oh well. I know that when I first started my company, that there was a period where knowing how and when to close a deal - was a mystery. You can't tell me that a person not armed with some sales knowledge is going to survive very long, without some help from somewhere. No sales means no income. Banks don't extend credit indefinitely. The sooner everyone going in to business understands these realities, then the quicker they can get to setting their sales strategies in motion. I was once told 'losing a lot of battles does not teach you how to win' so it is with sales. Get some coaching from someone that can sell. The quicker new business owners can say 'Look I really know my trade; but what is really going to pay the bills are sales' the sooner it will be so. The OP asked how potential customers were going to become aware of him. Reading between the lines, he needs to focus more on getting the thing he doesn't have right now - customers. How do you generate those? If you answered 'marketing campaign' - think again. It's a sales campaign you need, which creates leads, which you then convert to customers. Spending 25k on radio advertising on a marketing campaign that makes no effort to convert listeners attention to sales is silly, and dangerous to a start-up. I know. I have done that too. It hurts when it fails. Moreso, when you later learn that you can make sales over the radio - b
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Hei..., nice to meet you. That is a very good question. Why not? I am not capable of making software and I only know little about web development. One of my website is about rattan and wicker furniture. It's not a software..., but I can get money from it. I made the website and I am paid for that. Everything starts from small to get bigger and bigger. By the way..., what kind of software can you make? Just remember that you know it that google was made in garage!
I love rattan and wicker furniture. Using it can help this very old earth to stay green.
Oh, great Nurul,