Web Design Carrier Perspective
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- Monk
Do see yourself making the amount of money you desire from web design?
Or do you feel that you have to branch out to Advertising or web development/programming to meet your desire cash goal.
I have been working as web designer for the past 6 years and my goals for making "GOOD" cash from a web design job (8-5) seem bleak with out having to
A. Learn to do some web development
B. Advertising/ Marketing
C. Pick-up some extra cash from freelance workBy the way by "GOOD" cash I mean $60K Plus US.
Anyone have any input or thoughts on this?
- cloned0
design is a vehicle to other endeavors. life should not be what it was yesterday. you need more from tomorrow
like my grandfather says;
"no one gets anywhere sitting on thier ass, happiness is not in a box"
- Monk0
cloned
So what you are saying is that as a designer you will never stop busting your ass to have a "good" life.
- vburo0
the challenge of design itself should be one of the pillars of a good life. if not you have probably chosen the wrong profession.
- mrdobolina0
money isnt everything. be happy that you can make a living by playing around with pixels. you could be mopping up peepshow booths.
- cloned0
monk-
in design and development in any field whether there is a client involved or not to produce something you are proud of will always take time and of course effort.
if this effort is not something you like and are tiring of the monotany, perhaps vorm is right, you are in the wrong profession.
work stops being work the moment you love it
hence why i am awake at 6:17 am
- Monk0
vormburo
As a designer I find designing extremely rewarding, but sometimes I feel that the reward is only personal.
- vburo0
you could be mopping up peepshow booths.
mrdobolina
(Mar 17 05, 06:16)omg... now there's a disgusting job.
- vburo0
Monk,
I hear ya. That part has been bothering me as well. Financially this job is far less rewarding for me then it was in the midst of the "dotcom bubble era". But every now and then you meet an old client again and they tell you your design made a change for them.
It happened to me a few times this year.It really motivates. And i guess that's worth it for me.
- JamesEngage0
happiness is your grandmothers box
- cloned0
if i were my grandfather that would be a true statement, sorta?
- vburo0
lol james.
- CharlesChester0
stop your bloody whining you wage earning bastards! It beats living on the rock and roll, smoking bad weed everyday and living on toast! I tell you what...
ooooohhh...
tet, mfmmffffmmff
aarrrggghh...
tik tik tik
!
- jevad0
If you gots that skillz you can get da billz holmes
- Monk0
jevad
(Mar 17 05, 08:01)I wish that was true all the time!