Another good read on the current devaluation of creative services—this time from the perspective of a Copywriter. If you’re Web or Graphic Designer who has had the privilege of working with a good copywriter than you know they are more than a glorified spell check, and how much easier they can make your job. I’ve about had my fill of the cheap copy debate. In truth, there isn’t one. If you’ve got a complaint about copywriters charging too much, you’ve…
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Is the bad client a fact of business or a crutch when things go awry? If you have direct contact with clients at some point your going to get yourself into a working relationship, which doesn’t. It’s one of those unavoidable things in life—like death and taxes. Few subjects for freelancers generate more discussions than how to work with less-than-ideal clients. It’s simply a fact of doing business not every relationship is going to gel.
The “bad” client. Fact or fiction?
0 CommentsWhy do Designers and Developers have a seemingly adversarial relationship? If you’re a Designer you can design the most beautiful, useable, revolutionary web site but without a Developer to assemble the nuts and bolts no one will ever get to see it. As a Developer you can have the cleanest, strictest code connecting the most amazing services and doing the most amazing things. But without a Designer presenting it with an equally great UI no one will ever want to use it.…
Designer vs Developers
0 CommentsNever start a project without a contract. It doesn’t matter if you are best friends with client, have done projects in the past, or even if it is pro-bono—create a contract. Period.
It always happens when a designer approaches me to ask how do they make the leap to independent contractor the first question is, ”how much do I charge per hour?” I guess the answer to this depends on how far down the rabbit hole you are prepared to go. The short of it is you should be quoting your rate on a project basis but tracking, and thinking of it, as hourly. First rule of pricing; don’t lowball yourself…