I used to think a cheap website was fine for getting clients, but a guy at a coffee shop in Austin changed my mind.

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What exactly did that guy in Austin say about your site? Was it the look of it, or something specific that made it seem cheap? Charlie_ellis has a point about filtering for better clients, but I'm curious about the actual moment it clicked for you.

the_hayden25d ago

That guy's name was Ben, and he was looking at my portfolio on his phone. He literally laughed and said it looked like a high school kid made it in 2004. Honestly, it was the generic stock photos of smiling people that did it, the ones you see on every free template. Tbh, I thought I was being smart saving money, but he just saw a person who didn't care about details. Now I get that a site is just a fancy business card, and you wouldn't hand someone a card you printed at home on cereal box cardboard.

charlie_ellis25d ago

Consider how a cheap site makes you look when competing against bigger companies. That guy probably saw your site and thought you weren't serious. Investing a bit more upfront filters for clients who value quality.