text: how to earn money with graphic and web design? short answers please start by contacting small business in your area that don't have a web 'presence'. explain to them the advantages of having a web site, whether simple or complex. offer some samples of your work. start small, work as inexpensively as possible to compete with established web designers. gradually build up a list of clients--your 'portfolio'--that you can use show to other prospects.    soon you'll be tackling bigger and more profitable accounts. good luck!