Too much work
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- gevitron
I have a business type question:
I freelance and have too much work. I have to turn down clients, I don't want to hire someone because the quality of the work goes down. At the meantime I don't want to say no to clients because I want their money.
Have any of you been in a similar situation?
- iCanHazQBN0
i think it's called greed.
- JSK0
Yes and I hired it out. Its all about how you manage the out sourced work
- utopian0
I generally send the extra work to my friends or peers that will do a nice job for them.
- JSK0
Trust is hard to come by. I have always told my ADs, "you have make me trust you so we can do good work"
- i bet they make fun of your grammar behind your back.iCanHazQBN
- Sure I haz it.JSK
- I can haz workDrBombay
- Yes, we have no work.iCanHazQBN
- JSK0
Its very tough when you are a perfectionist. I admit, I dont show any work that I have out sourced. But you have to accept that, its not your work and you must let it go.
Even if you designed the same thing, in your eyes, it will be flawed.
- DrBombay0
maybe it is time to think of yourself as a creative director. this is how agency's start.
- utopian0
Greed is Good
- Salarrue0
There is a moment where too much work can affect the quality of what you are doing. And then the whole process is torture.
I agree the key is a good management system.
- gevitron0
Have you guys ever used production artists to save you time?
- JSK0
^ Yes. I say its trial and error
- johngrif0
start a small agency...it seems like it is time and you have the chance to make more money
- JSK0
If you are going to try someone out, do it on a project thats less time sensitive.
- JSK0
Freelance it out first. When you feel that you have more then 3 freelancers, hire someone to work in your basement with you
- JSK0
Also, another thing you can do is partner with someone, who has same eye as you, either to work together or to do the management. You review work and sign off. The other person pure management.
- JSK0
Keep at it. Make sure you manage your money right. Always keep on tabs on how much time they are spending.
Manage creative, manage income / profit, manage time, manage clients, manage quality.
- JSK0
Always hire someone better then you are. And you take the credit.
- that would be nice.gevitron
- the best part is when they go out on their own and take all your clientsmagnificent_ruin
- gevitron0
Well thanks a lot guys!
- bekannt0
yeah , why not hire someone else, what makes you think no one can do it as good as you.