Is it a good time to go freelance?
Is it a good time to go freelance?
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It's no better here in the States. I just lost a great but low-paying project to cheap labor. I did a fair bit of work up front in writing print specs and collecting bids, because they only wanted to pay one person for printing and design. I basically would've had to split the very modest budget with a printer. I thought I had it in the bag and was just waiting for them to get organized so I could submit an official proposal and get started, then find out this morning that it's being handled in-house. I know, good riddance from a financial standpoint, but damn it really would've been a nice portfolio piece.
- why are you doing work before you get paid?sauce
- A combination of stupidity and desperation. Also, this client is in one of the niches that I'm actively pursuing.Scotch_Roman
- ...And because I had the distinct impression that I had it sewn up—they really loved my work and I thought we clicked.Scotch_Roman
- Again though, probably more stupidity on my part than anything else.Scotch_Roman