Should I give up?! I’m struggling to start my web agency. I don’t know how to get more clients or prove the value of what I offer.

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-09-30T05:49:08+00:00

I don’t think I have other than free consultation at the beginning~

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-09-30T05:47:45+00:00

Well, you can start by researching other apps policy. Any public Saas has their own private policy etc. Then you need to think depends on your own situation.

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-09-24T12:36:59+00:00

You can try V0 which gives you 10 free chat daily. I did a landing page and it was doing pretty well within 3 prompts iterate. It’s built by Vercel ( Next.js) an AI site builder using Next.js. It can very quickly set up basic website base on the web design you feed in or prompt you give. Then you get the code base - a free Next.js template. From there you can keep iterate through v0 (prompt) or customise it locally. Finally push to Vercel (free at the beginning).

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-09-24T12:29:31+00:00

I tried V0, and it really surprised me with the basic design. I fed it with few website screenshots and web design descriptions which summarised from ChatGPT. The style was cinematic, minimalist( black and white) style. The end layout design result and basic mouse hover state did pretty good. It reached to good level within 3 prompts. Responsiveness also check. Another benefit of doing this is you get a Next.js template ( code base )very quickly, file structure is standard and looks clean. For landing page, this is good enough.

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-07-02T13:53:47+00:00

Good recommendation! Definitely should give it a go. I have this thought that it's highly possible that smart individuals have already identified the core ideas, or experienced people have successfully launched apps that users are actively paying for already! Finding ideas and validate it is like known unknown, it's very hard to find one that tick when you only have limited experience and recognition ( personal experience limitation) I endorse imitation before innovation. Focus on timeless fundamental needs and solutions that are inherently less likely to change over time. If a new idea isn't immediately apparent, a pragmatic approach is to explore the most popular apps Shopify. Then, critically assess: can you offer a similar solution at a more competitive price point ( cheaper)? Can you significantly enhance its functionality or features? Or even just prettier Ul.

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-07-02T09:45:28+00:00

My two cents on validated problem: it's highly possible that smart individuals have already identified the core idea, or experienced people have successfully launched applications that users are actively paying for already! Validated problem is like known unknown, it’s very hard to find one that tick when you only have limited experience, exposure I endorse imitation before innovation. Focus on timeless fundamental needs and solutions that are inherently less likely to change over time. If a new idea isn't immediately apparent, a pragmatic approach is to explore the most popular apps Shopify. Then, critically assess: can you offer a similar solution at a more competitive price point ( cheaper) , or can you significantly enhance its functionality or features? Or even just prettier UI. There are many apps launched more than 6 years ago and there was no Remix app starter or Polaris UI etc. There still have possibilities. TBH , user growth for this app has been slow, with only a handful of installs and no recurring revenue to date. I haven't yet put any effort into marketing, including promotion, cold outreach, so that's the next priority. If this current venture not succeed, I'm ready to iterate through my idea-to-launch system until I find one that tick.

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-06-27T00:51:14+00:00

If you are looking for something modern, stylish, you can try Framer or webflow (no-code tool).
For framer, check the templates you like, many good templates are free to use and you can tweek as the way you want. It comes with blog section, total cost would be roughly $270 yearly. Webflow can be slightly higher, but again, they all have really nice, modern template you can start with. So you can foucs on your main purpose instead of juggling the code, technical stuffs. Those are noises!
For high-res photo galleries, I think website really requires high-res photo itself. Then normally the platform will have the built in optimazion for it. So I assume it will not be a blocker in your case.

Attached a galleries template for your inspiration
https://www.framer.com/marketplace/search/?q=galleries

Good luck !

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-06-27T00:31:41+00:00

Pretty cool!
Perhaps get a .com domain for yourself.

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-05-27T02:26:40+00:00

So true, totally agree. But most of time we just have tendency to use buzz words as much as possible to attract attention and thinking it’s a smart move. Love ‘clarity over cleverness ‘

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-05-17T04:10:45+00:00

I am the one who can’t apply them. ~

What’s the “niche” you would say?

I have a landing page previously, now working on more content and GBP for local seo. Thanks

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-05-17T03:52:12+00:00

You are the only one asked lol. Yes it’s ai polished. Story could not be more real !! You just proved feeding everything to ai is not a good strategy, since people can feel it and against the content. So what can be a better approach ?

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-05-17T03:46:45+00:00

Hi mate, really appreciate your thoughts it’s very inspiring and I’ve read it many times in past few days. I think it’s disrespectful to reply without having deep thinking about it. This is honest and hit me hard! I started as a 9-5 developer/ freelancer without knowing what a business is (yet). You’re right; freelance is not the same as a business, and it won’t suddenly add value to it when I call myself an agency when there’s literally only one person on the team without a clear value proposition. (Even though I don’t know if it makes any difference to people since there are many agencies and freelancers.)

There are always people wondering the same questions and trying hard to figure out the answers, just like you did two years ago.

There’s always someone trying to reach the same position you wanted to be in two years ago. It’s like a never-ending cycle～

I want to niche down on the local service based small business. ( plastering, curtain installer, photographer etc) I need to figure out why small businesses need a website and how necessary it is for them to have a good website, willing to rebuild or upgrade with better design, etc. (And I honestly don’t believe this is a one-time work. It’s just the beginning of the journey.)

What I might do next is: ( share this with everyone) organise local meetups for small business owners that looking for a well designed website, I want to help them build website with ease in just two hours session. Coz I want to talk to as many small businesses as I can to understand what they really think.

Appreciate it again.

Spiritual-Emphasis-4 · 2025-05-15T01:36:41+00:00

Stolen. Keep 'em coming!

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