> And was wandering if i should present myself as a freelancer or as an agency when i start. Present yourself as an agency. If you answer to people searching f

> And was wandering if i should present myself as a freelancer or as an agency when i start. Present yourself as an agency. If you answer to people searching for a freelancer, you can easily say, that you are building your own agency, too. > Second, how much is the usual hour price that an agency charges Varies. > Third, How do i go about convincing clients to sign a retainer agreement Offer hosting and be responsive. If you do your work well, you usually do not need a retainer agreement. > Fourth, i'm based in North Africa, but will present myself as an international agency since i don't really do work locally, and most of my clients are from the UK and US. And would my position cause me problems in getting contracts or payments I am based in Germany and had one customer from Africa. He did not pay me. So definitely yes. This business (as most other businesses) is 20% about your actual skills and 80% about communication and all the other stuff. I would definitely tackle this disadvantage. You could for example attend a conference, take some pictures and post them on a blog to show, that you are actually reachable. > Fifth, what is the usual size of an agency's team. I'd think that 4 should be enough? I do not think that this matters at all. It is nice if you can show some teammembers, but customer references are more important. > Sixth, can i run it on my own and alone? Taking on only as much contracts as i could finish, i already am a fullstack developer and designer, plus i learned a bit about marketing and SEO in the last few years Of course you can. Your customers do not really care. Tell them you have a network of experts. > Seventh, how to go about bringing new clients? Educate an audience, whose businesses you can improve and that is able to pay you. > Eighth, how easy is it to establish yourself in the market and start getting clients. Plus how long it would take if your quality of work is good. Since i did a little bit of searching and there are A LOT of agencies out there. Use every client to get the next bigger one.