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So you want to build an ecommerce design or development business? Congrats! We’re sure you have (or are learning) all the skills necessary to build beautiful websites for your clients.
Even if you’re a creative genius or a technical wizard, you might still have some learning to do in the business department. We’ve heard from many people in the industry that sometimes the hardest part of creating a business is figuring out how to be a business person.
Introducing Grow Vol. I: A beginner’s guide to growing your design or development business.
This book contains 10 chapters from 10 authors, each an industry expert with years of experience working with clients. They share insights, templates, and advice that you’ll need to effectively grow your own business.
You’ll learn valuable lessons, including how to:
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Find your first customer (and then lots more)
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Draft a killer proposal
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Decide how much to charge
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Invoice & payment
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Provide first-class customer service
You might also like: [Free eBook] Become a Full-stack Freelancer With Grow Vol. 2
Early reviews
Here’s what Dribbble co-founder Dan Cederholm had to say about Grow:
Shopify has assembled a supergroup of authors who have penned an essential soup-to-nuts playbook for starting and running a freelance web business.
Want a free copy?
We’re giving away a digital download for free.
Also, keep an eye out for us at conferences and events in your city — we’ll be handing out hard copies too. And as “Vol. I” suggests, we’re going to launch a series of books that will help you grow your design or development business. Stay tuned for Vol. 2!
What did you think of the book? And what should we include in our next volume?
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