Almost every business needs a website and, more and more, businesses need websites with strong design (to stand-out from their competitors) and websites that convert (to ensure their advertising leads to sales). This year, DesignCrowd has seen an unprecedented demand for web design - in particular web design contests. Web design projects on DesignCrowd from Jan to Feb to March have grown by 106% and 170% month on month! The chart below shows the boom in web design work we've been seeing:
Web Design Job Volume on DesignCrowd.com 2010 Jan - Mar
This doesn't show there is a general boom in web design demand but what it does show is 3 things:
- Design contests work well for web design*
- An increasing acceptance of crowdsourcing for non-logo design projects
- Web designers (on DesignCrowd) are about to cash in on this boom
Notes: * works well if used properly - read these tips on design contests we blogged about in February
So - which designers have been attracting and winning these clients? Check out the following web designers who have been making a name for themselves with clients on DesignCrowd in the last few months ...
In conclusion ...
- Designers: If you don't know web design or photoshop - start learning!
- Businesses: If you need a web design - consider posting a design contest on DesignCrowd.
Written by DesignCrowd on Monday, April 26, 2010
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