Web Design Business Startup Guide
Build a web design business around what AI page builders can't sell: strategy, accessibility, privacy compliance, and being there when something breaks. This 32-page guide walks through the licensing and contract basics, the ADA accessibility and state privacy-law exposure every client site now carries, a real launch checklist, and how to turn one-off projects into recurring care-plan revenue — plus six working templates to run it with.
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What It Covers
Set up the LLC, EIN and insurance a web designer actually needs, including the errors-and-omissions coverage that responds to an accessibility or breach claim. Understand ADA Title III website-accessibility litigation risk — over 3,100 federal filings in 2025 alone — and the state privacy-law baseline (notice, opt-out, GPC handling) every client site should ship with. Write contracts that stop scope creep, run launches that don't tank a client's search traffic, and turn projects into $50–$500/month care plans that pay the rent whether or not you're selling.
Six Working Templates
- Startup checklist
- Equipment and budget worksheet
- Pricing and estimate template
- Invoice template
- Job log and lead tracker
- Compliance and safety page (accessibility, privacy, contract review)
This guide gives you the framework. The full Web Design Business Plan ($22) adds LLC, EIN and insurance setup, the six accessibility failure types to price around, a state privacy policy baseline, a pre-launch checklist, and three-tier care plan pricing. See what’s inside the plan →