[Ankesh]

>She is selling only on the fact that her sites have a higher SEO ranking.

That doesn't make sense to me. SEO is a slow process. Requires a lot of work. Her sites can't have higher SEO when they're made. Maybe something is amiss here.

Designing websites - there is still money in this. If you chose the right people.

i. If you can deal with bureaucracy, target the fortune 500 companies. They constantly require web work. Get your leg in via smart networking. And you'll get huge projects where you'll have to hire 10-20 people teams per client.

Won't go into detail about this now though... its not for everyone.

ii. Go for people who are just starting out with their business.

a. Rent mailing lists of new businesses. Either from local chamber of commerce. Or from agencies who track the registries of new companies.

b. Joint venture with printers. One of the first things a person does after deciding to start shop is get business cards printed. So joint venture with 3-4 printers and you'll get all the work you can handle.


So - in essence - focus on folks who are just starting out. Or who are already huge. Anything else is usually not that lucrative and requires a lot more effort for the payout.