Freelance project details more…
Freelance project details more…: "
With every relationship/contract you set up you’re going to have to
send them an invoice (or bill) for your work. You’ll have to include
the hourly rate and how many hours you worked if that was part
of the agreement. Otherwise just the total agreed upon cost, once
you have sent them the final product in the format they desire.
For design jobs, almost always they’ll be the ones to handle the
printing so you’ll just send them the final format via email or send
them a secret link on your own website where they can download it.
This is of course after they’ve given it a final approval.
If you want to get things going fulltime remember that most businesses
take 3-5 years to get things really profitable but this of course depends
on your level of commitment, dedication and the time you can put
towards it.
On the business note, make sure that you have this side of things
squared away. That’s what this is all about really…a balance and
optimal running of your creative Photoshop abilities and your ability
to market yourself and handle things professionally like a business.
Make sure you’re always working to provide great service to your
clients, communicate with them and negotiate effectively when
necessary. Have your paperwork, and promotional skills in order
at all times to keep things running smooth.
You could even establish yourself as a full service design agency
and hire other specialists in different fields who you can sub-contract
work out to. You could even start your own multimedia production
agency. But that is another area of study but a possibility for you!
My friend has done it in Madison, WI and it is growing now. They
offer all kinds of services and will often sub-contract work out as
they pull in new clients because they can offer more services.
Graphic design or web design are competitive fields so it would
behoove you to be proactive and get your own thing started.
More to come…
-Orion Williams
Adobe Certified Expert, Photoshop CS
orion@photoshopdesigner.com
TutorialsTraining.com
posted by Mr.Magoo at 7:10 AM
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