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Nobody is talking about starting your own business, if you already know how to build websites and web apps try looking for a small businesses that need your services. Learn more about internet marketing services, SEO optimization etc. learn sales 101. I believe you will get tons of work.

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Yes! Just don't cold-email businesses with your offerings - lots and lots of low value options do!

Instead, find local meetup groups of businesses and start making connections. Be the local business doing this.

Is this still true with services like Squarespace and Shopify around? There are also many startups with millions in funding building sites for industry niches (e.g., Luxury Presence for high-end real estate). And many small businesses seem totally content with just their Facebook page. This feels like a tough area to compete in to me.

Yes, but many non-technical business owners want to focus on other aspects of their company and just get someone to do that work.

Business owners can’t always do everything. There are some aspects of the marketing, that requires some knowledge in the field

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