Category Archives: Freelancing
Upcoming eBook: Online Self Promotion for Creatives
Posted on 05'10 Mar
I recently got hold of Alex Mather’s new eBook ‘10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives*’ (review copy) and although I didn’t have time to read it front to back, I thoroughly enjoyed looking through each of the [..]
How to sell the value of design: An email conversation
Posted on 10'10 Feb
As a designer it’s not always easy to stand up for yourself… clients often have demanding requests, tight budgets and due to one reason or another, designers will succumb to taking on labour heavy jobs at heavily discounted rates. This [..]
A Recession Guide For Designers
Posted on 29'09 Nov
This is a guest article by Ana Paula Rodrigues*. In difficult times people get creative — and creative people must find new ways to use resources wisely. Whether you work as an in-house designer at a large company, own your [..]
Does being a starving graphic artist suck?
Posted on 06'09 Oct
Does being a starving artist suck? Even if you are not starving, you should get yourself familiar with the books & resources of Jeremy Tuber, a designer & author based in Arizona, USA. Jeremy and myself have been in contact [..]
Pay The Creator
Posted on 23'09 Aug
Image courtesy of Shutterstock “Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” ~ Alexander Hamilton Getting paid the fair amount is something that a lot of creatives have to stand up for and in some cases, fight for. Doug Cloud, [..]
Online Project Management Review: Liquid Planner
Posted on 19'09 Mar
In this guest article Kris Rowlands gives a non-paid review based on her first hand personal experiences of using the free (now requires membership) online project management software, Liquid Planner. Kris Rowlands is the author and creator of Fresh Focus:On [..]
How much to charge for design work?
Posted on 26'09 Feb
Often I get asked this question via email, facebook or twitter about how to price yourself as a designer. The usual phrase goes something along the lines of “how much should I charge for” … web design, graphic design, [..]