Sample proposals web designers can use.

The web is a powerful force. The web is the future. We, web designers see this and fully understand the potential of what a website can do for an organisation. The question is how do we convice companies that a website will make a difference to their business. Is there any marketing methods. Proposal writing perhaps? We would like to learn and perfect the methods here. Anybody out there with a sample outline which we can use as a proposal?

Becoming a web designer.

What skills are required in order for someone to start a carrier in web designing. Would learning all the skills like XHTML, CSS and other skills of the book, adequate? How does a web designer kick start a carrier? Does he/she have to do a page about themselves? What kind of salary's can fresh designers expect? These are the issues i hope many of you experienced web designers can share with us your thoughts.