Posts Tagged ‘Freelance’

Factors To Consider When Pricing A Project – Part 2

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Hi all, this is a follow up to a post I made not long ago about factors that we often forget to factor in when we price projects. See that post here: Factors To Consider When Pricing For A Project
Excerpt:
We all remember to bill for the design work we do and the skills required [...]


Long Term Freelancing Success – Part 2 – Marketing

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Welcome to the second installment of this series – Marketing. You can view the other parts here: Long Term Freelancing Success.
Marketing is one of the key elements of any business and as a freelancer it should be a huge part of your strategy towards growth and success. So in this post I’m going to talk [...]


Freelance Contracts

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Hi all,
While surfing forums and the like found a great free contract resource , over at WDF.

This is a contract that I came up with several years ago, with the help of a lawyer [personal friend]. I didn’t want anything too technical or full of legal speak. Just wanted something simple, straightforward, that made sense [...]


Do you need a design degree to freelance?

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How essential is a design degree to a designer?
Having gone through the process of formal education in graphic design and illustration (and paid the accompanying expenses) Many designers have often had to ask themselves the question: ‘was it worth it?’
The simple fact is that, with the evolution of the internet to a level where intellectual [...]


10 Resources For The Starting Freelance Graphic Designer

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1) Register for tax!
Source: CarolineMurphy.co.uk
‘I feel like a broken record when it comes to this subject, but a lot of people are either unaware or chose to ignore the fact that once you are self-employed /freelance in the UK, you must register with HM Revenue and Customs.’
2) Contracts!
Author: Jacci Howard Bear
‘Every design project should start [...]