Archive for the ‘finding work’ Category

May

30

“Budget is a big concern” is not my concern…

By jimdiggitydog

I garner a fair amount of work from online sources, and I’ve found that there are a couple of universal red flags when it comes to bidding on projects or quoting a job. I’ll go into some of the others later, but the big one is “Budget is a concern.”
While I understand that money is [...]

Sep

19

Too Busy Making Money to Make Money

By jimdiggitydog

I’ve found that a lot of freelancers out there (myself included) have fallen into a trap of working too hard to make too little. Some of that goes back panic (read a little on that in an older post) and some of that goes to picking the wrong clients.
But the fact remains that if you [...]

Sep

13

Finding Work Online…

By jimdiggitydog

There are a lot of great services for freelance graphic designers out there - and a lot of junk. I’ve worked with some of the best, and I’ve even dipped my toe into the pool of piranhas. Be careful of the services you align with, as you can spend a lot of dough on something [...]