7 Web Design And Development Blogging Business Success Stories [2023]
Here are some real life success stories of starting a web design and development blogging business:
1. Self-Made Web Designer ($79.2K/year)
Few words will get as polarizing a response among freelancers and side hustlers as Upwork. Depending on who you ask, it’s either a fantastic platform to connect with well-paying gigs and quality clients … or it’s a hopeless, desperate race to the bottom, overly-competitive bloodbath with no chance…
Chris Misterek (from Mesa, AZ, USA) started Self-Made Web Designer ago.
Chris is a skilled web designer who has received over $80k in work via Upwork. He builds the Self-Made Web Designer website for those who want to learn about web designing. Chris works as a UX web designer full-time.
His ultimate objective with the Self-Made Web Designer is to genuinely assist those who are starting their web design journey or be a resource to those who have already started.
Read the full article on sidehustlenation.com ➜
Learn more about starting a web design and development blogging business:
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-> How much does it cost to start a web design and development blogging business?
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-> Examples of established web design and development blogging business
-> Marketing ideas for a web design and development blogging business
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4. Shirley Ansley ($94.2K/year)
This week in the guest chair we have Shirley Ansley. In 2015, Shirley went on a journey to start a business and tried to DIY her website only to find out that making your own website is kind of hard. She became instantly obsessed with figuring out how to build a website the right way and along the way found herself starting a business as a freelance website designer. She ran her business on the side while still working a full time job for almost two years until finally taking the leap. She left her 9 to 5 while three months pregnant with her second child a few months before the pandemic hit. Today, she is a successful (and profitable) freelance website designer who’s had the privilege of working with award winning podcasts, POC women-led businesses, national organizations and more. In today’s episode we get into: The strategy she used to transition from her job while still growing her side hustle How she worked on and improved her technical design knowledge so she could shift from charging $675 for a website to now charging $5000-$10000 And so much more! Check out this episode and others on , , and This episode is brought to you by: Comcast Comcast has launched a multi-year, multi-faceted initiative designed to help strengthen small businesses owned by women of color, people of color. Visit to learn more and apply. Trade And Travel Through Trade and Travel, you can learn how to trade as a side hustle and supplement your income with trading. sign up for the Trade and Travel program at Links mentioned in this episode Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): Announcements Join our Facebook Community If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: Guest Social Media Info Side Hustle Pro – Shirley Ansley-
Shirley Ansley works as a WordPress developer in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a freelance web designer who previously worked as an engineer.
She is passionate about assisting working mothers, black-owned businesses, and women founders.
In 2015, Shirley tried to build her own website because she wanted to start a business but discovered it was difficult. She consequently developed an obsession with learning how to create websites properly and, along the way, found herself opening a business as a freelance website designer.
For almost two years, she operated her company part-time while holding down a full-time job before deciding to quit. She finally left her 9-to-5 job a few months before the pandemic struck while being three months pregnant with her second child.
Today, Shirley works with award-winning podcasts, POC women-led businesses, national organizations, and many small business owners. She is helping them design and develop customized no-code websites in a matter of weeks.
Watch the full video on youtube.com ➜
5. Weebly
Weebly’s free website builder makes it easy to create a website, blog, or online store. Find customizable templates, domains, and easy-to-use tools for any type of business website.
- Website traffic: 57.9M/month
- Business rank: #283
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6. Envato Tuts+
Updated daily, discover over 20,750 How-to tutorials. Find videos and online courses to help you learn skills like code, photography, web design and more.
- Website traffic: 6.53M/month
- Business rank: #1.57K
Check out their full website ➜
7. SitePoint
Learn Web Design & Development with SitePoint tutorials, courses and books - HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, mobile app development, Responsive Web Design
- Business rank: #6.39K
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