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These links should help making starting your web design business easier. If you’ve found something to be bookmarkable this week please send it to me or add it to the comments below.

• Interpreting Financial Statements by About.com
• What Customers Want by Customers Rock
• Business Cards. Trust me - you need them. by Startup Spark - for as much as I preach on the importance of business cards, this is just a fitting link to post here.
• 35 Quick Tips by Startup Students
• How to Continually Sharpen Your Skills by Freelance Switch
• Freelance Freedom #20 - a wonderful comic. (some nice Monday humor)

Freelancer Friday has been a big hit, and while I’d love to have dozens of interviews waiting to be published I don’t. I am unfortunately at the mercy of the designers and their availability. As one would expect they are very busy. Therefore, to supplement content on Friday’s I am launching a new series called Friday Focus where I will answer questions.
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So you’re a web designer, awesome, but how do you grow your business? I mean, how do you get it from being a one-man operation begging for work to a multiple employee company turning down work? Eventually every business person reaches a point when they ask themselves this very question. Have no fear, below are several steps and ideas to help you grow your web design business.
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Web design business links to help you grow your business. If you’ve found something to be bookmarkable this week please send it to me or add it to the comments below.

• How Do You Manage Your Projects? by Freelance Folder.
• The Elements Of An Effective Marketing Plan by Small Business Branding.
• How to Deal With Invasive Clients by Freelance Folder.