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What type of budget do you have? At my company, we recently reviewed several of the top web design firms. These particular firms command anywhere from $100,000 to $500,000 to design and develop websites. Some of these firms are, 2advanced.com, Genex and TribalDDB.

When I previewed it on notepad it was perfect but when I published it, the background was white, the links were purple, and the font was black. In other words no style.
I’m not familar with css. Also what is the directory? Thanks.
I am using Bullet Proof FTP Client 2.45. I am uploading this to a domain I bought through GoDaddy.
Do youe mean that I have to upload the file named "style" to /public_html/ ?

Make sure that the css file is uploaded to the same directory.

it will be the file that ends with .css and is called a ‘cascading style sheet’

without it, a lot of your style will not appear.

if it has been uploaded, look through your .html until you find a line that says something like

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="example.css">

make sure that the filename that href= points to is the name of the .css file.

Good luck, If you get stuck edit this question with details and i’ll be back later to help.

EDIT: what method are you using to publish your site? Are you placing it somewhere on the internet?

if you need help, you can IM me, my yahoo screenname is my answers name.

Johnny D- thanks but in all fairness "googling" the words "web designer" does not mean you will find the best one. I ask mainly for recommendations! Designers that people have used or rate highly! Thanks anyway!

I still haven’t finished my studies, but im willing to help you out. Can you please tell me exactly what kind of design you need?

I can both design (delicious eye-candy, mmm xD) and code everything.

What do you say?

I’m applying for colleges at the end of this year, and I was wondering if you guys this I’ll be competitive for admittance for business programs at UPenn, MIT, Cornell,Harvard, and similar top-tier schools.
Here’s a bit about myself.
SAT Scores:
Reading-800
Math- 790
Writing- 800
PSAT – 231
GPA: Weighted will be around 4.85 or 4.9, maybe a bit higher, when I’m applying. Not the best, as I had some family issues in my sophomore year that screwed me over. For reference, valedictorian at our school is a little under 5.1, I think. I’ll have taken 7 AP classes by senior year, and 13 if you include my senior year.
My grades aren’t the best they can be. Total I have about 65% As and the rest Bs, I believe, but sometimes life sucks and these things happen. I’m probably second-tier in this area.

Extra Curricular / Clubs:
President of animal welfare group at my school (Manage to raise thousands of dollars each year)
National Honors Society
National Latin Honors Society"
Won awards my 9th/10th grade years for the National Latin Exam
Band 9th grade, Orchestra 10th grade. Stopped after because arts at my school is poor, but I still continue playing 2 instruments. Alto Saxophone, which I am fairly prolific (Not a pro, but I can play very well) at, and Guitar (Not as good at this yet, but not bad)

Helped design a website for charity, and I’ll be doing another soon. (Self taught in web programming)

Working at GameStop (10th grade and on)
I do archery, a bit of a quirky sport.
In 2005, I competed in the Rubik’s Cube World Championships and got a national record in the Rubik’s Clock (Not something many people do, I’m assuming, heh, but that was slightly before high school. Will they even care?)
Volunteered at a hospital in 10th grade throughout the year.

Realistically, do I have a shot? I’m a bit worried, because there a few things that seem to be not as spectacular about my application. I don’t play a sport at my school, but I guess not everybody does. I don’t have straight As, and I’m really worried that may be an issue. My extracurriculars look okay, but nothing, to me, seems to really stand out. I don’t really know. =/

Considering I put a lot of effort into my essays and any interviews I have go well, what are my odds?
I’m paranoid because it’s anything but easy to get into the schools, heh. Business programs especially are highly competitive, to the best of my knowledge. I’m worried that going in with quite less than straight As might make a big difference =/

I wouldn’t worry about your grades because at most Ivy Leagues they will be considered in terms of the class rank, the competitive level of the school and standardized test scores. If the highest GPA at your school is under a 5.1, then you are definitely in the competitive range especially given your SAT scores, which is where you stand out, perfect critical reading and Math. Ivy Leagues also require 3 SAT Subject Exams and your scores on them will also be looked at as well as your scores on any AP exams. Cornell is the easiest Ivy League to be admitted to followed by Penn. Harvard is the most difficult and MIT is fairly close behind, about the same regular admissions rate as Yale and Princeton. There are stats regarding early decision versus regular decision at Ivy leagues and also at MIT at the link. Realistically, any applicant with perfect SAT critical reading and math scores has a good shot.
http://www.hernandezcollegeconsulting.com/ivy-league-admissions-statistics-2013/
An alternative international ranking of universities that considers the quality of the faculty is at the link below. This is a very important factor at any school where the same faculty teaches undergrads as graduate students and is not considered directly in the US News undergrad rankings. It is also useful to know that the US News rankings utilize rating factors that heavily bias the outcome towards private universities. Outside the US all the world’s great universities are public including Cambridge and Oxford and a private is better simply because it is private bias definitely does not exist, quite the opposite:
http://www.arwu.org/rank2008/Top500_EN(by%20rank).pdf
For universities where the same faculty teach undergrads, and where the faculty hold office hours and are accessible, the US News Grad School ranking are helpful to gauge the quality of the faculty. Don’t assume that because a university is private or ivy league, the star faculty will be teaching undergrads and will be accessible, and that because a university is public, the star faculty won’t be teaching undergrads and will not be accessible. Visit the schools and ask:
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools
I just noticed that you were looking for Business programs. Only Penn has a pure business program in the Ivy League. Cornell has an applied Econ and Management major. MIT has an undergrad management major. Harvard has no undergrad business program and neither does Columbia, Dartmouth, Yale, Brown or Princeton. Outside the Ivy League, Stanford and Chicago have outstanding Business schools but offer no undergraduate program. This is true at many prestigious universities. Most companies that recruit in Finance and for Management Consultant programs at blue chip universities have training programs that do not expect an undergrad Business degree and they actually prefer an undergrad Economics Major, as do most Top Tier MBA programs. I would not let the existence of an undergrad Business program influence your choice of schools. For most executive track slots, an MBA is usually a prerequisite. An MBA program tends to repeat much of an undergrad Business program, whereas an MBA complements an undergrad Economics major. Finance is essentially a subset of Economics. Even to become a CPA, an undergrad Accounting or Business degree is not required, only a certain number of Accounting and "business related" units(I am in California and all Econ classes are business related units.) which can be earned as part of the degree or after the degree. The exam is the same in every state but the requirements to sit the exam vary from state to state. Accounting courses are usually offered by the Econ dept at Universities without undergrad business programs. Seven states now require 150 units to sit the CPA exam including New York starting this summer. CPA is the major professional type designation associated with an undergrad Business program and it really isn’t. An undergrad Econ major sup[plemented with accounting courses is excellent preparation for the CFA Exams:
http://www.cfainstitute.org/cfaprog/courseofstudy/index.html
Good Luck!

I’ve viewed pages on my cheap Sprint phone and the pages look fine. I read something about the whole iphone craze…and this one web designer seems to think that wireless devices might change the web designing as we know it….did I miss something?

There could be a temporary change in method to accomadate those with slow hardware and connections, but most major sites have the ability to know what browser you are using and in effect tell them if it is mobile or not. If it is mobile, you could be directed to a site with smaller files and a leaner build. This will only be temporary considering how fast hardware is advancing. The web has always been about accomadating for old hardware and slow connection speed for audience purposes. Nothing new. The .mobi group has set standards for slow mobile and it is lame. I refuse to turn the clock back.

I have done some websites for ocassional clients who asked me for it.I decided to strat doing web sites commercially ?How do I start this business ?I mean how do I get clients, webdesign leads, how to promote (successfully) the company(online & offline), how to set the prices up, and how to estimate projects, or answers quotes ?Thanks

The best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you’re interested in.

I recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box.

Associations may be a good avenue to explore. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you’ll inevitably have as well as many you haven’t anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links.

Research, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can about the industry. Here are some book titles that are relevant:

* How to Start a Home-Based Web Design Business, 2nd by Jim Smith
* The Real Business of Web Design Paperback by John Waters
* Professional Web Design: Techniques and Templates by Clint Eccher, Eric Hunley, Erik Simmons

There are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

Not time for learning complicate html or other porfessional website knowledge. Is it any easy way to do website design yourself? As long as to insert texts and images are good enough for designing.

You can simply convert a homepage(HTML file) from either Microsoft word/Microsoft PowerPoint.
That means you can design a website yourself as long as you know how to use Microsoft word/PowerPoint.

p.s.
Other editing software you may find it helpful:
Microsoft publisher
Microsoft front page
Macromedia dreamwaver

I will be starting a freelancing business as a web designer, and I don’t know how much to charge for creating an entire website. A friend wants me to create a website for them from scratch. What is the typical price to charge someone to create a website that is about 4-5 pages? Where can I find a pay rates chart for specific web designing tasks such as adding a page to a website or creating templates if a client wants me to do small jobs like that?

As a freelancer web designer, you can make a start at http://ilyesoft.99k.org/scriptlance.com.html , There are a lot of design projects, and you can bid there and know how much to charge when you see how much other bidders charge, that’s how I start php programming freelance

But I think that 1 page design can cost between $10 and $50 , 4pages between $40 and $200 + , but this always depend on the website: how many graphics, buttons, navigation bar …

So you can just start freelance at http://ilyesoft.99k.org/scriptlance.com.html and http://www.getafreelancer.com/affiliates/IlyeSoft/ to learn more about freelancing and make extra cash

I am not good at web design but would still like to offer web design services. Do you know of any companies that offer a commission per sale for a website? I do not want to create a website and have an affiliate link, I would rather go to local businesses and see if they are interested in having a website created for them.

So basically I go to a business, see if they want a website. If they do, somehow I can refer them to a company and make a certain amount per sale.

Do you have any companies in mind?

Great question!

I do a bit of freelancing myself, and actually have referred a few businesses to a local web design firm here in Oregon. They do work nationally, and paid me a 10% finders fee. They’re called Alphabetix. Check them out!

I used UK2.net as a web host for a while but they were unreliable and there site wasn’t very user friendly. I am looking for a host that is fairly cheap but reliable. I am using my own design for the website NOT a template.

There are a lot of cheap and good web hosting online, here are top 10 web hosting for you to choose, you can take a look, and choose one of them to buy.
http://review-pedia.com/index.php/Web-Hosting/Servers/Top-10-Web-Hosting.html