Start A Design Firm? A How to Guide By Forrst Users
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If you start a new design firm (and particularly if you're inexperienced), you need to go where the money and the work is already, not try to create new markets.
Then again, even bakeries can be fun. This UK design agency actually built a piece of countertop hardware for a bakery which, by the press of a button, would tweet that fresh bagels are ready.
Maybe there's more to that niche than we're giving it credit for.
I guess it raises the question of how do you "go where the money is" if you're stating out.
Thank you all for your comments.
That'd be an example of 'stepping outside of your system'. Get your ass off the comfy couch and actually talk with bakers to find out their needs and ideas. That could be pretty surprising and not at all what you expected. It's refreshing to be inspired by other people, rather than trying to figure it all out by yourself. And when you finally gain insight in what they really want, it's time to create that document ;-)
Also, don't fool yourself. "Design firm" is just a sexy and sophisticated title. What you're really doing is research 80% of the time and execution 20%.
I truly believe there is no need to work for a design firm before starting on your own. There is no good reason for that. I made more money when I worked by myself than working for a "sexy design firm".
Tip number 1: Proofread your *&^% copy!
There is a subset of sites/designs that put great emphasis into a graphical appearance, but do not write well.
In this specific case, you want to use "than" rather than "then". "Than" is a comparison. "Then" denotes a sequence or position in time. :-)
P.S. I guess I should add that "native" does not work here as a noun. In the context you are using, it would be an adjective -- a modifier. "English isn't my native language." That would work.
"Native" as a noun is used to identify an indigenous person. I believe this latter use is mostly considered a bit dated or "politically incorrect", these days, as it has historically often expressed or implied a hierarchical relationship and a negative judgment of the indigenous culture.