Advice: How much would a start-up Software/Web-design company roughly expect to make in a year?

I'm currently a freelance software and web developer thinking of setting up my own company. At present I'm making a decent enough profit but not nearly as much as I would in a full time job.





I've been thinking of taking a few more developers under my wing so enable me to take on much larger contracts but I'm worried that this still might not make me as much as working full time.





Does anyone have any rough statistics or profit info that could calm my nerves? :)Advice: How much would a start-up Software/Web-design company roughly expect to make in a year?
It doesn't mean that you would earn more profit if you had a full time job than you would make with your own company. Full time job would offer you fixed salary and you could get some bonuses now and then, but that is all.





On the other hand if you are working as freelance web designer, you dictate how much you will earn. If you have a team of web designers, you can accept larger projects and even more of them at the same time and earn much more money than you would working for a fixed salary.





You may have some problems in the beginning, but as your clients grow in numbers, they will recommend you to others and for a very short time you could have a very nice income.





I believe that you already have some satisfied clients. The great place to find some more is GetAFreelancer (if you are already not familiar with them):





http://www.nettrafficsecrets.com/res/GAF





There are many web design and software design jobs posted constantly and they will always accept new designer. Opening account is free. Write a good profile, include some examples of your previous work and bid for as many projects as you can. You may also find there employers that may hire you to work full time for them.





When you get some positive feedbacks, they will help you find even more work.





Hope this helps! Good luck!





Best regards,Advice: How much would a start-up Software/Web-design company roughly expect to make in a year?
You need to develop a valid business plan. Go to http://www.sba.gov , http://www.score.org or http://www.bplan.com for instructions on how to write a business plan and sample business plans.





Then, go to http://www.score.org/index.html and in the upper left hand corner, enter your zip code. On the next screen, you will get information on the nearest SCORE chapter. Call them and arrange for a free meeting with a SCORE counselor to review your business plan.





SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).





SCORE has 389 chapters in locations throughout the United States and its territories, with 10,500 volunteers nationwide. Both working and retired executives and business owners donate time and expertise as business counselors.
to calm your nerves i guess you need a partner or marketing arm to do online marketing stuff like promoting your work to the people who need web designing ..





if yo beat the competition in online then you dont have to worry about income in a year ..