Episode 1 of “Building Your Business” Series

Hey, guys! The promised audio soap opera has started at last. Just kidding, no love stories here - only web design discussions, although striving for creativity is also a kind of passion, don’t you agree? But enough with being lyrical, let’s talk about what is discussed in the current podcast.

This time Andy Clarke joined the Boagworld Web Show to talk about your web design career choices.

After a fun introduction (with lots of laughing and fooling around) Paul, Marcus and Andy focus on quite a stack of serious questions. Maybe you also posed questions numerous times but couldn’t find the answer. By the way, the whole podcast series is based on people’s questions, which were collected before the show.

But which questions will be answered in this particular web design career choices podcast?

We will try to put together a kind of teaser for you. It will take the form of a brief podcast plan or questions list. This way you will be able to decide if the podcast is worth your time and attention, although we are sure it will be.

For instance, you will get to know if it is possible to become a web designer without a degree today. Research the term ‘generalist’ and note the advantages of being one - a well-educated person, who has mastered not only graphic design, but photography, advertising, marketing and so on. Then the three hosts will talk about the chances of succeeding as a web designer in today’s marketplace, the biggest mistake one can make in starting a web design career, finding your next job, the importance of being sociable and lots of other stuff.

The guys will conclude with information on what they are going to discuss the following week. They are going to look at how to start a web design business and what to do in those first few crucial weeks. From our viewpoint that’s really valuable information no start-up can afford to miss.

So enjoy this career in web design podcast!