@EvansBuildsIt@webflow From my understanding and experience, it's more about what you do with it.
How many companies have website that exist but don't serve their business in any ways?
Webflow (and other tools) allow us to create website but they are useless without seo, ads, copywriting, etc
You must find out for yourself
People love to ask, “How do I find clients?” as if there's a secret they have not found out about yet. Yesterday, at a Flux Academy Student event, three incredible students shared their path to success.
The thing that I loved to hear was that:
・One is finding clients by posting content on LinkedIn;
・One is finding clients by having a strong profile on Upwork;
・One is finding clients by being featured on Awwwards.
Each of them builds an amazing business, with client acquisition built around their own strengths.
While it's great to hear what's working out for others, what worked for them might not work for you. But since trying something takes effort and may end in failure, rejection, or “looking cringe,” most people will do the easy thing: keep scrolling, reading, and looking for the secret that will ensure their success. It doesn't exist.
The only path forward is to try it for yourself and find out what works for you. I hope you do the hard work.
DISCLAIMER: For the would-be web designer
Warning: The following contains actual truths about web design. Reader discretion is advised.
So, you think you want to be a web designer? You’ve watched some YouTube videos, scrolled through Instagram mockups, and now you’re ready to dive in because it looks fun, creative, and—let’s be honest—better than whatever your current job is. Cute.
But before you take another step, let’s set the record straight:
・You will hate your first 100 designs. Maybe 200. Your taste will improve faster than your skills, which means a long and painful period of knowing your work is bad but not being able to fix it. Enjoy.
・You will not magically “find your style.” You’ll copy, remix, and steal (ethically, of course) until something eventually starts to feel like yours. There is no divine moment where you suddenly become a designer.
・Web design is 90% problem-solving and 10% moving things two pixels to the left (and then back again). If you don’t like thinking through problems, learning new tools, or dealing with clients who “just want it to pop,” stop now.
・Figma, Webflow & Framer are not magic wands. Yes, they’re great tools, but no, they will not compensate for a lack of fundamental design knowledge. (But they will let you pretend for a little while—so at least you’ll have fun before the crushing reality sets in.)
・You are not going to be the next Brett from DesignJoy. Sorry. Subscription-based solo agencies sound cool, but most designers aren’t pulling in $1M+ a year on autopilot while sipping coconut water in Bali. You’ll probably have to take normal projects from normal clients, and yes, that means writing proposals and managing expectations like a regular person.
・Getting clients is harder than making a website. You’ll spend more time figuring out how to sell your skills than actually designing. Clients will not just magically find you. You will need to learn how to market yourself, unless you enjoy the “starving artist” aesthetic.
・You will be asked to make the logo bigger. Every. Single. Time. And sometimes, you will just have to do it.
Still here? Good. That means you might actually have what it takes.
Web design is frustrating, challenging, and occasionally soul-crushing… but it’s also one of the most rewarding, creative, and financially freeing careers you can pursue. And if you stick with it, you might just wake up one day and realize—you’re actually good at this.
Why I use and support Webflow ?
Because of its reliability, transparence and and its ease of use for my clients. Indeed, there are many solution that are way cheaper. But my website is important enough for me to pay for it to have a team of people working on it
Do you want a good tip to choose a designer to work with? Ask about his process.
I strongly believe that a professional with a working process has maturity, professionalism and tends to have more consistency in its results’ quality.
@DanDascenzo@theChrisDo I understand how you feel (from France). But I think it is still possible if you can back it up, find your niche and speciality and make a place for yourself in your market