Promoting myself

I am going to look at how I would promote myself as a freelance graphic/web designer. My first step will be to look at how I would go about getting my own domain name setup. However due to the fact I don't have home broadband setup at home at this current time this won't be possible. So instead I will research how to setup a domain name for myself for future reference. I will then look at creating my own stationery and merchandise to promote myself as a freelance graphic/web designer.

Setting up a domain name

I went on 123.reg.co.uk to create a domain name for myself. In the domain search box on the home page I typed in chrisdunndesign to see if that name was available for me to use. I was then taken to another page where I could see if that name was available or not for me to use. That domain name was available under chrisdunndesign.co.uk at a price of £5.98 for 2 years usage. I could also have had chrisdunndesign.com or .org but if I was ready to purchase a domain name I would have chose chrisdunndesign.co.uk.

Business Cards & Merchandise

If I did have the domain name I wanted I would then create some business cards, stationery and merchandise to promote myself. I have looked at printing.com in Hull for pricing up the cost of business cards etc because my friend works their. For 1,000 business cards it would cost me £79 and for 1,000 comp slips it would cost £73 and for a 1,000 letterheads £104. If I wanted to promote myself by handing out pens to people with my name and logo on it would cost me £169 for a batch of 500 pens. If I wanted a keyring designing it would cost £201 for 250 keyrings. If I wanted my own polo shirt with my ID on to promote myself it would cost from £49 for 3 shirts. So now I've looked into the costing of promoting myself I've got a good idea of how much it would cost me in the future to get stationery and merchandise printed.