Pitch to enough clients of a certain size and eventually you’re going to be asked to sign a standardized contract or NDA. Usually it comes from a large client with a team of lawyers who burry you in page after page of terms which are so one-sided it’s becomes laughable.
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When you refuse to sign
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0 CommentsOften when pricing creative services we tend to forget all the little hidden costs. Suddenly you realize all the cost os all the “free” pens you procured from the supply closet you were so fond of raiding at the office. Last week I wrote about the basics of pricing and I think this article from Freelance Schools does a great job of highlight some of those hidden expenses. I was not being paid the “hidden” costs which the…
The Hidden Costs of Freelancing
0 CommentsIt 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.
Being a freelancer is great—the freedom, the money, the private office. The flip side can be a harsh dose of reality; the paperwork, the accounting, the janitorial duties. In a corporate or studio environment you have staff doing many of these things so you can focus on the task at hand—being a kick-ass designer. But this al goes bye-bye when you strike out on your own.