Bitten by Design

http://www.bittenbydesign.com

1. Tell us about your business

Bittenbydesign.com is a Freelance Graphic and web design business in Sydney Australia.

2. When and why did you start your business?

The business was founded late 2006 to meet a growing demand for after hours and freelance requests that I was getting from contacts and friends.

3. On a personal level, what have you achieved with of your business?

It is always amazing to see the traffic to my site, getting the positive feedback I get sent, and to see the business being given ever greater exposure in the market.

4. What are some of the challenges you’ve faced in growing your business?

Getting enough steady work. It seems to be insanely busy periods spaced with a couple of days of quiet. But these are slowly getting filled.

5. What activities have been successful in promoting your business?

The best is getting customers from word of mouth. The next best has been simply getting inquiries from people finding my website.

6. What activities were less successful for marketing your business?

Print ads just don't cut it in this market anymore. Especially the yellow pages is just too much for what it is.

7. Name your favourite thing about your business

Setting my own hours. :-)

8. Who or what other businesses or business people inspire you?

Joshua Davies is someone who got me looking at flash from a totally different perspective, and one that I am still trying to get to the same level of flash skills with!

9. What are your plans for the future of your business?

Develop a greater focus on emerging media, and some of the new solutions available for generating design related material. Like application design for the iPhone.

10. Share your best business tip with our readers.

ALWAYS have a business card with you. (make sure it has what you do on the card as well)

Visit us at: http://www.bittenbydesign.com