One tip I got when I first started on my own was to make sure that any
details of myself didn't indicate I was a one-man-band as some firms
wouldn't touch me with a barge pole. Things have changed a lot since then
from the point of view of the number that work from home these days - it is
generally no longer a problem.
But I do wonder about you describing yourself as "stay at home mother of
two". Might that not put off some that would think "She'll never meet a
deadline under those circumstances?" I have advised many dozens of small
firms while volunteering with a charity that helps young people set up and
we always told them "Make yourself look as big as ZZZ (whoever was the
biggest in their business) which is one of the biggest benefits of the
Internet - the little person can look just as imposing as the multi-nationals."
Of course you will meet deadlines and do a fantastic job - but why plant
seeds of doubt that might swing the job away from you? Self-employed
working form home is fine - but your details.....????
I'd be more inclined to say "I can program in HTML, use XXX Databases and
YYY shopping carts.." and so on - show what technical abilities you have
that might be looked for by possible clients. They need to be inspired as
soon as the see your CV - not have doubts raised. If there is another site
they find that lists what they want, they'll got here - not spend time
calling you in case it turns out you don't have the techie skills they
need. You can also say you have a team of experts available for you to call
on for the more complex web development work. (That's us in case you
haven't twigged!) You are not saying anything dishonest - just putting a
"spin" on it - and look where that gets Presidents and Prime Minsters !!
Just a couple of thoughts - I'll probably get shouted down, but what's new? LOL
Peter MacGregor
At 18:29 23/05/2005, you wrote:
Hi all,
I redid my website and was wondering if someone wouldn't mind taking a
look and giving me feedback. Also, on the portfolio page, I can't seem to
get the text to the same height as the pictures - any help on this would
be much appreciated. (The background tile is not appearing as it should
and I will upload the "proper" one a.s.a.p.)
Thanks,
Riva
http://www.starqualitydesigns.com
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