Starr...

If you like designing websites and doing the print ads... then stick with it. There is nothing worse than doing something that you don't like. I struggled for years to build my business up to the point it as now... and finally, for the past couple of years, it has started to take off and I have received some good attention nationwide.

So.. stick to it.

Now, you received a suggestion to take courses at a community college. Great advice! The person who did my first website was a recent graduate of a community college and he was able to put together a really nice site. But, he didn't know CSS or PHP or some other things. But, I am sure that the colleges are teaching those these days so you could learn there.

Something else I would suggest is to be a little patient. Go and find a job for a company that designs websites. Maybe a second job for a company that does print ads too. Here's why... that same person that designed my basic, but nice, website a long time ago... did just that. He got a job at a company and learned how to do a lot of those things that he couldn't do previously. He learned from some of the best and now is one of the best himself. He is sought after by many companies and he is now going to start working into opening his own business again. This time is will be part-time until it is built up to the point of being full time.

Don't try to compete with companies who have better skills. Go and get them yourself and then start your business.

That's my 2 cents worth.

Good Luck,

Jeff Stewart
www.NightSkyMurals.com
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