I need some advice from people on this forum. I have been exclusively involved in web application development. And doing that I have developed some pretty good skills in writing nicely structured XHTML/CSS code, apart from database and application programming skills in ASP.net and RubyOnRails. So I am thinking it will be good to use those XHTML/CSS skills and take up some PSD to HTML conversion work. So what i want to know is: a). Is this forum a good place to get some regular work? b). Are their other sources to get such work? I would love to team up with some designers and get some regular work. Any suggestions
I think sitepoint and webhostingtalk are probably better places for those. This website is more towards marketing and make money online. As for coding templates and psd files, I don't think you can make a lot of money because too many people already know how to code. I used to make templates for sale at Webhostingtalk about 4 years ago and back then the templates were pretty cheap with even way cheaper coding. After a while I stopped designing because of all the newbies with photoshop selling their designs for $20! Nowadays you have free templates already coded and ready to go! You need to be a part of a good design team or something to make good money. You could try to write your own scripts and sell them, however.
The demand for high-quality coding is not very big, but it is present. Those companies that need high-quality will pay good money for it. The newbies cannot compete with us, professionals
SitePoint and Google Adwords will be your best bet to target the upmarket customers who want quality work. Unfortunately, DigitalPoint is scarce of these.