Archive for the ‘tips’ Category

Jun

17

Freelance Design Tips - Don’t Be Too Available…

By jimdiggitydog

Your clients expect you to be available - and you should be. You should answer the phone. You should answer emails. You should pick up on the occasional instant messenger buzz.
But how available should you really be? What does availability do to your productivity? What does that availability do to your life in general? Your [...]

Sep

24

Tips on Getting Started as a Freelance Designer

By jimdiggitydog

I’ve had plenty of folks ask me what it takes to start a freelance design business - and I’ve seen all sorts of tips and pages and responses about that question.
“Get 2 years of salary in the bank before you start.” Yeah. That’s easy to do, right?
“Build your client base before you leave your full [...]