We created the DirectAccess Program specifically for graphic designers, web designers, marketers and other creative web professionals who need technical help on their clients' website projects. We work collaboratively with you, the creative team, to do website work that exceeds your clients' expectations and succeeds in delivering value. It sounds cliche, but DirectAccess really is a Win-Win. You get to focus on design and client-facing activities like new business development and marketing, while we handle the coding, implementation and technical services. Think of us as your back office team, standing by when you need us.
How You Win With DirectAccess
We help our DirectAccess Members in three ways.
1. We Handle Your Technical Requirements
Members often turn to us to handle a specific technical requirement that they cannot fulfill. With us handling the technical implementation, the DirectAccess Member can deliver more sophisticated work to their client. We are at-the-ready to build out the database to support your client's specs, convert the photoshop file to HTML or simply code the content so you can make your client's deadline.
2. We Increase Your Income Potential
Our DirectAccess Members have a secret weapon. When bidding on new client work, DirectAccess Members can offer a broader range of services than the competition. The Member's Account Manager is available to help with better-defining the client proposal. This means winning more business, increasing income, and better satisfying clients.
3. We Handle Your Overflow Work
Managing the flow of new business is a big challenge in the creative industry. You need to have a steady stream of jobs, but avoid overload. This is where DirectAccess can help. We can work as your overflow back office so you can handle more work while continuing to deliver up-to-your standards and on-time.
How to Apply
All graphic designers, web designers, marketers, and other web professionals, regardless of geography, are invited to apply to our program. Membership is free and the application takes just six minutes of your time.
Once we receive your application, we'll assign you a DirectAccess Account Manager who reviews your information, the two of you have a call where your Account Manager can walk you through our services and answer any of your questions.
When you need assistance we'll be there to help.
DirectAccess Member Benefits
Membership Is Free
There is no cost to apply, or to maintain your Membership.
We encourage you to apply before you have a specific project in mind so we can introduce your DirectAccess Account Manager and review our range of services with you. Then, as soon as you have something that we can help you with, no time is wasted on introductions and setting up your account.
10% Off All Services
We give you business-to-business pricing. You increase your margin while maintaining the flexibility to determine what you'll charge your clients.
DirectAccess Account Manager
You get a dedicated go-to-person so you know who to call any time you have a question or need help.
No-Cost Pitch and Proposal Assistance
Your Account Manager is available to help with client proposals so you can make your pitch more substantive and compelling.
As a Member you can contact us for a free proposal on any project. We can provide suggestions for functional improvements and technical details, we will even help you write the technical services in the proposal, so it is robust, substantive and compelling.
Coming Soon . . . We Refer New Business to You
We are in a unique position to match our DirectAccess Members' design skills with the demand from our small business clients.
Who doesn't want more business? In this program, reserved for DirectAccess Members only, we will promote your work and refer you to our existing and new customers when they need design services.
This part of the membership program is in development and will be launched in 2009.
And Some Nice Extras
DirectAccess Members have access to our latest releases and best practices documents. Apply today and we'll start you off with a copy of our Web Professionals' Demand for Technical Web Services report, which gives insights into today's design services market.
