FreelanceLaunch: Client-First Web Development Starter Kit

Getting started with freelancing landing pages and simple static sites

Getting started with freelancing landing pages and simple static sites

I do this already. First mistake is making landing pages. Landing pages don’t convert or rank well and have low perceived value being just one page. You need to minimum page set. I do 5 pages. Home, about, gallery, reviews, contact, etc. you need to a full site for these small businesses. I don’t sell based on pages either. Some people sell a landing page for X amount, 3 saves or Y amount, and 5 pages for Z amount. You’re negotiating against yourself. People will always try to save the most money and try to justify less pages when it can hurt them. You’re doing the same amount of work for less money. The homepage is the most time consuming page. The rest take no time to make. So you’re just losing money by stripping pages to save money. I have two packages: I have lump sum $3800 minimum for 5 pages and $25 a month hosting and general maintenance or $0 down $175 a month, unlimited edits, 24/7 support, hosting, etc. $100 one time fee per page after 5, blog integration $250 for a custom blog that you can edit yourself. Lump sum can add on the unlimited edits and support for $50 a month + hosting, so $75 a month for hosting and unlimited edits. Most go for subscription. It’s how I make steady consistent income as a freelancer. Currently at $36k a month. Every month. I highly recommend it. For building the sites, I use my template library which I have in my profile. Anyone can use it. It’s the core of my business. I copy and paste html templates we already made and customize them for the new design I have to make. With custom code, I have a unique selling point that separates me from the competition. It allows me to solve more problems for them. And if you aren’t solving problems you aren’t selling very much. That’s the core of sales. If you can’t answer them when they ask what you do that’s better, then you’re not gonna sell a lot. Sales is the hardest part. And it’s not something you learn as a developer. It’s a huge culture shock when skilled developers try to go out on their own and actually have to sell themselves. When people ask me why pay me when they can do it in Wix, I tell them that it comes down to load times, responsiveness, accessibility, security, customization freedom, better designs, and ranks better. Wix sites are slow, and load within 4-6 seconds on average and after 3 seconds you lose half your traffic. My site load in less than a second because I have no bloat or waste in my work. Only what I need and can properly optimize all my images and assets. Our sites load faster convert more visitors into customers because of it. Wix is not very responsive. It only accounts for the basic main breakpoints and often breaks the design on screen sizes between them because it’s a basic builder with little ability for customization. Our sites are 100% responsive for any possible screen sizes now and in the future. For design, Wix sites are basic and look diy. If they want high ticket clients they need to look like they are worth paying for those services. First impressions are everything. If you look cheap or low quality, not as many people will trust you with their money. You need to look the part too and instill trust that you are professional and take yourself seriously. We also know what needs to go on a website to rank and convert. You can’t just put whatever you want. It has to be purposeful. Otherwise you’re just making shit up and wondering why it’s not working. So they CAN do it with Wix. That’s not the issue. The real issue is what value are they getting out of that cheap Wix site versus one made my me who has a proven history of building and structuring high ranking and high converting websites? If they want their website to be made with purpose and intent to rank, load faster, and perform, then they go with me. If they just need something up to show they exist and save money, do it with Wix until they can afford someone like me to do it right.