Starting a Small Business as a Web Developer

In this video we will talk about some things to get started with creating your own business
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Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
Find a Place To Work - 1:05
Write a Business Plan - 2:35
Legal Structure - 5:16
Payments & Invoicing - 9:37
Branding - 11:57
Website & Portfolio - 13:02
Pricing - 14:35
Client Proposals - 16:51
Promotion - 18:52
Scaling Your Business - 20:46
Outro - 23:33

[@Nedwin]

I'm and MBA who love coding (self learning). So I resigned from my job, and started a tech business. Rise and fall and rise is a usual business stuff in the way. Now I have 4 developers and 5 staffs work with me. What I can say here is that I agree 100% with Brad about starting a SME. Good luck my friend. ❤️

[@codewithrupak]

I also love coding but I have not more experience?? But I have to start bussines in web development.. What can I do ?? Please suggest

[@demo7592]

I'm a BKM student I want to use my skills that I learned in class to earn some money to pay my tuition fees.

[@adilahamed2677]

@@codewithrupak Hii Giri....I have also Idea About Starting Web Development Company...I have One Friend he also...If we start As a Small then Can You Work with us? I mean Can You join

[@anoshmathew8127]

@@adilahamed2677 Hey Adil I also have been thinking for a while on starting a web dev company. I mean nothing huge but something like a freelancer at the beginning.

[@andresfelipeyanquen7194]

Create a portafolii

[@techienomadiso8970]

Humble man....yet so skilled! Very much saluted from Kenya.

[@alvan6217]

Good luck bro

[@Michaelnjuguna001]

Yeah bro from Kenya here

[@11vag]

I just wanted to thank you for your effort in putting these videos out there. I know the last months might have been a little rough on you at a personal level, so I really appreciate the effort and I do hope that your personal things get only better. Thanks.

[@Alex-ty6eb]

I discovered your YT chanel last March. You gave me the inspiration to follow a post grad in web development. I first started as self taughted, then I went back to college (night classes). I would like to thank you for such high quality of content. Your videos do not only teach us tech skills but also soft skills and all the different path that are available for us as web dev. Thank you for your work and your dedication especially during this crazy context.

[@LazAustin]

I am 32 with a wife and house and a supervisor at my job...but I want to be like Brad when I grow up.

[@QuakerRaze]

I was contemplating of whether I should start my own business as well; cheers for this video.

[@greenblood5640]

This video is a good mix of general business startup ideas as well as some important IT client communication aspects. I want to start early next year, definitely going to follow this framework. Thanx a lot

[@allishagreen4385]

So glad to see you again. I love what you have done with your channel. Thank you for your hard work in making these videos and sharing this information. Thank you for being an inspiration to so many ❤

[@adab7290]

Your channel is like a One Stop Shop Brad- I can find everything in here- I have been looking for a video like this! Thank you!

[@DA-cv8xv]

Good stuff, Brad! Pricing - I used to own and operate another type of business that included a labor component. What I used to do is sit down and come up with a price that I thought this "project" is worth - for me to do and for the client (the fixed price). Then, I would also estimate how many hours it would take at a competitive rate. I would then compare the two as a sanity check. Sometimes they were close, sometimes not. The times they weren't close involved some more thought. I realize with web/app development we can reuse a lot of code and don't have to start from scratch every time - so this industry is a little different. The other component to this is competition. If you have a competitor offering the same thing for half, then you have some "selling" to do. I think it was the movie Boiler Room where it was said "Either you sell the client a reason to buy or they sell you the reason why they won't." Or, you just let the project go or figure out why you are double. EDIT: Also - Look in to liability insurance for in case stuff hits the fan. It's something we don't want to think about, but we have to. Thankfully I never had to use it, but it was nice to know I had it. Also look into a personal umbrella policy over the top of the business insurance. When you are a LLC or S-Corp/C-Corp, you are supposed to be somewhat isolated from liability personally. And at minimum - always get enough coverage to cover your assets.

[@broadsharesoftwares9977]

The humble hero. The best teacher. You deserve such words and {stuff like that}

[@birsingh5388]

Hi Brad, your content is worth equal to the MIT degree for us. Thank you for everything.

[@sainawkham6511]

I have nothing but million of thanks.... You're so generous and your videos are incredibly meaningful and useful for me and all people who are following u....... Thanks for everything you have done and wish you best of luck. Above all, we need you to survive when it comes to web development.

[@cogwheelLearning]

Great video Brad. You inspired me to create my own tutorial channel and now I'm posting a video every day. Thank you for being an inspiration and much love ❤️

[@andresvidoza]

I started learning shopify dev work a few months ago and now im tackling big clients with a bit of network ive been able to do. Thank you man youve inspired many of us!

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

How much you making per job?

[@HerDigitalMedia]

How did you get started?

[@myestery]

Thanks Brad, I'll definitely download this and watch again

[@AkinWale]

Thank you, Brad. this video comes at the right time for me. Great video as usual!

[@randy-russ]

Thanks Brad! I'm currently a professional developer but have been looking at starting my own business - this video was super helpful

[@DesignCourse]

Here's a free business idea: Civil War Preparedness. You only have 24 hours to get it up and running tho...

[@Hsa008]

😅😂🤣

[@arbrahimbadsa5571]

Man 🤣

[@TorCane1]

T o p i c a l

[@TraversyMedia]

lol So I guess we'll just go with a stock logo...

[@justchris846]

@@TraversyMedia and what would that logo look like?

[@sudoku37]

Always appreciate and love your contents !! Keep it going !!

[@dionysios4714]

great to see you back man all the best to your health, your channel helps a lot.

[@mikes.1946]

I could totally understand if you sold this information but, as always, you're the man.

[@alabiridwanullah849]

Wow! Is it what I learned for more than six months, all summarized in a less than 30 minutes video. Thanks Brad!!! You're absolutely awesome ☺

[@coreyhammond5100]

Great to see you again Brad. Thanks again for all of your awesome content.

[@philippec4448]

One of Brad’s greatest videos. And that was hard for me to write because Brad’s other videos are all awesome.

[@bashbukari1089]

Good advice from my role model. Thanks for always enlightening us and the programming world

[@cricklights230]

Hey Brad , Thanks man for sharing this really appreciate every single video you put out . All good luck and wishes to you.

[@mathearts9739]

please continue doing videos inspired people like me to persevere, thank you Brad!!!!

[@tristangibbs8488]

This is super helpful! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while. I’m 40 years old and trying to start a freelance web business, so thank you for this.

[@naimulsayed1339]

I was looking for these tips exactly. Got motivated. Thanks 🙏

[@irishfitz]

Last week I was trying to figure out how to connect a contact form to firebase. I started watching a few videos from ppl wearing firebase shirts. I felt good about it at first, but they talk as if I should already know the info, they talk really fast, distract with useless sidebars that are jammed into place due to the rushed delivery. The whole things leaves me with a bunch of code that doesn't do anything. After growing a distaste for anything from firebase directly, I avoided them all and found Traversy Media. I watch 1 friggin video from you and boom...in like Flynn. That was the quickest I ever subscribed to someone. It's clear you care about ppl, and I appreciate the offering of knowledge that you put out there. Have a great day!

[@VinhNguyen-ul8yg]

Thank you Brad. I am learning to code and am planning to be a freelancer, so this video really helped me out alot.

[@elkhanhamet2561]

thanks a lot Brad, much appreciate it man, take care and stay safe!!!

[@ujjawalchatterjee]

Thanks Brad for creating this video. I was thinking about my future plans and then this one popped up. Thanks 🙏

[@aaa7c465]

I hope you're doing better Brad! Thanks for this great video, and recover soon!

[@thomjz]

Travis, this is real good information, sir. I have been wanting to do this but never knew how to get started.

[@bigzeeification]

Hello Brad, thank you for sharing all the info. I think this is one of the rarest videos someone can find on KZbin these days. Your fellow Bay Stater

[@robbiekissinger]

This is such an incredible video... Thank you Brad!

[@saravananmohandas8576]

Your pillow with react symbol itself shows that you are very hardworking and passionate person

[@tumwesigyeronnie7176]

Thank you so much Brad for this video. God bless you

[@geekstudio.]

Thanks for the advice Trav...I been watching your Javascript playlists. Good stuff!

[@TheMenny10]

Thanks, Brad for sharing this, I'm just starting to freelance and I have a lot of questions about it This video helped me a lot!

[@realrobertpopa]

Thanks a lot for sharing, Brad. Very helpful tips!

[@AlbertKitamirike]

Always great stuff from you Brad. Thanks for sharing.

[@andreiheward-mills3040]

Excellent video. You delivered a ton of valuable information and clear steps. I subscribed instantly and will definitely be checking out other videos from you. Keep up the great work.

[@charizard_baller69]

Brad you're the man! Hope you're doing well and are taking care of your health!

[@thisistheway2996]

honest suggestions and recommendations as always. Great job!

[@btoned88]

Awesome input. Only channel I'd trust with this information.

[@DesignfulDev]

Extremely valuable content Brad! Thanks for sharing

[@henrythomas7112]

I extremely like the video, man. Very helpful and informative. Thank you very much. It is presented so well too. Great, positive work.

[@yawarbhat2377]

Brad should also teach us how to read minds of people, I mean he's a master at this...

[@samcodes2912]

haha..so true

[@KETANRAMTEKE]

Apart from being very good at JS, Brad knows "Brainfuck" very well, so reading the mind becomes very easier.

[@IVFRegulation]

Thank you Brad!! It's really helpful video

[@niggalascage666]

i'm happy to see you making videos again Brad

[@ivanodeleo5754]

I miss this amazing Brad's videos... Thank you

[@CuriousWithOscar]

This content is still worth watching in late 2022, coming into 2023 and I wanna change for once and become my own boss. Thanks for this amazing video

[@sia3206]

You are an amazing teacher.

[@moyosoreogunleye]

Thanks a lot Brad! Great content from Twitter to linkedIn and KZbin!!! Thanks once again

[@mozoes]

Another Great Video! Certainly needed for anyone wanting to start any business these days .

[@lynbruv4327]

Very useful and helpful video :) started as a sole trader but now trying to manage a small company with a small team of freelancers/contractors. Hello from Australia 😀

[@johnjohns_channel]

this is gold man thanks for the great content , im already on the last unit of back end im gonna start mastering react i already know how to do some cool website with simple html css and greensock js i love animations and planing to learn libraries and eventually start free lancing !!

[@ladycoder2095]

What a wonderful topic. Thanks a lot Brad ❤ . Can you also please do a segment on what kind of office items are tax deductible?

[@BrewskaySA]

This was the perfect video to put out after the MERN Shop course!

[@MacKas261]

Great video. Worth watching in '23.

[@zabihullahazadzoi5342]

Thank you so much Brad. it is really amazing

[@kumassahkelly]

Wow just in time as I was in the process of creating a business, great tips

[@mdanarul9629]

This is very helpful video to earn money. Thanks for the advice Brad! With all the uncertainty going on in the world, there is no better time than now to step out and start your own hustle as a web developer.

[@Chandasouk]

Wow. I took a business class back in school and this is all coming back to me now lol.

[@goo6]

thanks brad, your videos have helped me so much

[@user-hr2hw2hy8g]

Many thanks Great Video and Usefully information as a guidline

[@bonchan4404]

I dont care how long the video is. As long as brad is doing it. His voice is like ASMR to me. Haha. Love from PH 🇵🇭

[@DiStefano8472]

Same here :-D I have started playing his videos in the background when I am playing Cities:Skylines or Civilization ^^

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

Him and Stef Mischook have the best voices in this space.

[@paramraj974]

Thanks for sharing very usefull resource SBA, i found it valuable for me because I was very confuse about all this stuff(Business Plan, Market Research and all)

[@francescociulla]

Thank you Brad!

[@Globalfoodbook1]

Brilliantly said Brad! Thanks for sharing

[@LakmalHckz]

Thanks, this really helps me out a lot.

[@martinmuruthi1312]

Thanks for the insight Brad

[@strongthunderlightening4978]

Wow..Good to see you Sir.. Even I am a software engineer from India into e-commerce & other product development👍👍

[@rayusaki88]

Awesome Brad! Thanks for this!

[@abozed000000000]

As always very informative. Thanks

[@coolcha]

Such a useful video. Thanks for making this.

[@anantakumarsahu2658]

Hey Brad Pls make more videos on this topics.❤️

[@bena2543]

You are the best Brad!

[@SeniorJuniorDeveloper]

Man, everytime I think "hey I wonder if there's a good youtube video on this?", I do a search and there you are lol - thanks for the great content

[@samcodes2912]

Great video Brad. Helpful suggestions

[@user-dm4yi9ch3n]

Great content,dude! I love your videos.Just keep doing.

[@mozer2332]

Good video, great advise couldn't agree more!!

[@EllyOguttu]

Need to watch this again and again

[@beaubreau]

It's important to note that registering a DBA does not provide legal protection or establish exclusive rights to the name. It simply allows you to conduct business under a name different from your legal business name. Before obtaining a DBA, you should ensure that your legal business structure, such as your partnership or corporation, is properly formed and registered with the appropriate state agencies. The DBA registration typically assumes that you have already established your legal business entity. This includes Massachusetts and has been the law there for a long time now. Yes you can file for a DBA and not get caught (very very easily) but it is also not too hard to file the proper paperwork online. Here is the list of states that actually allow you to only file for a DBA: Arizona Colorado Georgia Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota Missouri New Jersey North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Virginia Washington

[@hasanboyabdurahmonov2520]

So glad to see you back

[@adilmughal2251]

Really appreciate your work

[@nsubilimwaipopo8218]

I enjoy listening to your video. Thanks a lot

[@atticchris]

Apreciating your efforts!

[@DeepSpaceX]

Hey Brad! Hope you are getting better. I love your business video tuts. I remember these type of videos were shorter like 10 minutes. But ıt's good to see you anyway!

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks I'm feeling better. lol sorry if its too long. I just want to put out as many points as I can. I usually listen to videos like this in the car, etc so I like 40min+ videos. I sometimes forget not everyone is like that

[@33blue]

It's a 10 minutes video if you watch it at x2 speed ;)

[@adilmughal2251]

Thanks Brand for making these videos

[@aogunnaike]

Good to hear from you

[@songsofmother4134]

Thank you for all these great tips. Would be very much appreciated if you could manage to make a tutorial of Redux-saga.

[@SachinDolta]

He knows what's going inside my head 💖

[@uknow2908]

Thanks! Very reasonable steps

[@eliaskatsaniotis7256]

Thanks Brad!

[@prabhathsannasooriya]

it was very useful.thank you very mutch!

[@justchris846]

It’s funny this video came today, I was using your channel to learn web dev the last 3 nights, I have ONE business idea I want to try, and am convinced it would succeed.

[@easierhabits]

Most don't, but if you keep trying them and learning, eventually one will!