Best/creative ways to get customers (cheaply) for web development business?

I work for a small yet top-heavy (I have 3 bosses - and the company is only 7 employees including them) marketing services firm as a web developer. I have various skills %26amp; experience including design and programming. I am frustrated at how much money I generate for the company yet how little I get paid, so am seriously considering starting my own firm that would provide web development and mobile development services. I've got some clients already due to side projects, but am nervous about generating enough work to stay afloat especially having a wife %26amp; 2 young kids at home. Really I'm not dependent on my current employer for anything besides salary, especially given the fact that we already pay for our own (expensive) health insurance. I've always wanted to start my own company and am feeling that now is the time. We're already poor, so how much worse could it be. :-)





My question is, what would be some creative, effective, yet cheap ways to generate some business for myself?

Best/creative ways to get customers (cheaply) for web development business?
I've been doing web sites and web design/ programming for the past year. I've been in the industry for the past 11 years (making a lot of money for other people). Marketing my skill set on Craigslist has been highly effective.





You can go about it several different ways.





1)You can post your resume. But you will end up with full-time job offers if you do this.





2) you can post your skills in either creative services or computer services





3) you can set up an rss feed in your area of expertise and respond to jobs as they come on the posting board daily.





I would also recommend setting up a simple web page that lists your skills and has portfolio samples of your work. I began the year in need of work, now I have much more than I can take on. Good luck!


the following is my very simple portfolio page. I would recommend something similar. I think designers have the tendency to go overboard. http://www.utahstories.com/about_markosi...
Reply:There are very many cheap advertising on the net. You can try free classifieds. (Try a Google search for "free classifieds" or "free classifieds india".)





Or become a member of http://www.trafficswarm.com or http://www.ts25.com or http://www.webbizinsider.com (these sites generate tons of traffic to your site. Become a member of those sites. You can promote your business worldwide)





More traffic means more business. However, I am of the idea that free classifieds would work better. Once you make some money, then go for Premium Ad on the very same classified.

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