Advice – If you’re Graphic and going Freelance, Read this.
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Here’s some very good advice, if you’re a graphic designer and you’re going freelance for the first time. First self-promote, second, self-promote and the last rule, self-promote – all online. Exhibiting your mad skills for the world to see. And don’t be afraid to give away some work to those that truly need and appreciate it.
Over the past few weeks the stream of resumes filing my in-box has grown significantly. It is a sign of the times that many 9-5′ers have lost their jobs and are now trying their hand at freelance. For those among you who can not find work and have decided to do the freelance gig I have some advice for you. Since your probably so freaked out right now you probably don’t want to read alot here it is in small pieces…
1. Get your portfolio site together and make sure you don’t make the same mistakes I made. First off make sure your site is a fast download, and let the work sell you. Don’t make the “shell” or the interface of the site to hard to navigate. No point in winning design awards and loosing clients! (read this).
2. Download this free ebook I created a long time ago about going freelance. Some of the material is out of date but alot of it is still useful, and hey the book is free so what do you have to loose!
3. Read “Think Like an Entrepreneur! Don’t be a corporate refugee.” by my friend Colin over at ChangingFast.com
We met more extremely talented human beings in the creative industry in the last year then ever before, but I think that we each need to build independent business, that doesn’t depend on one “pay-checker” job for the majority of our financial existence. Anyone got any ideas on this train of thinking or are you just waiting to get run over by the train.
Take care of You,Inc. and build a business one client at a time, for the long haul.
Michael S O’Grady __ It’s Friday and I put in the hours, so I’m having a beer. Enjoy life and enjoy work, then you’ll never regret a moment. Join us, we’ll hear your story. Drop us a line and some sample work at info@stellaspopfactory.com
