FREELANCING
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- ahmed
hey guys,
im thinking of finally beginning freelancing cuz there's an abundance of clients here in my town. my question is:
how do you get started? do you just sign contracts? or is there other stuff you have to do?
- unknown0
if you've got the clients - get going!
- unknown0
what town has clients?! ;)
- Biofreak0
i dont recommend it man.
just send your clients my way and i will take care of everyhing for you. dont worry about a thing.
*wink*
- k0na_an0k0
yep. Get in contact with them and make sure you have a good contract and get to it. Good luck.
- ahmed0
so i guess my real question is:
are there any other legal procedures to go through except for the contract?
and yea, ill be sure to send some clients your way....
*triple wink squared
- unknown0
yeah and charge 30 bucks per hour
- ahmed0
well hot dog! thanks y'all!
- boyintrnet0
don't give out anything u make till u get paid.
- BonSeff0
ask around and get the word out that yer available, soon you will get a gig or two. buy the graphics arts guild handbook. that will give you a decent idea of pricing. once you get a job or two, kick ass on them and watch the referrals roll in.
go get em
- dequinix0
I enjoy getting arsef0cked by my clients.
- ahmed0
dequinix, why you trippin boy? yous be supposed to reppin da south side. HOLLA~~~~
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- le_freak0
get this book:
"professional Practices In Graphic Design", by the AIGA.
essential.
- ahmed0
i think i should mention that im an 18 yr old poor ass college student who would like to start up without spending excess money
- numero10
well if you are a college student, keep learning whatever you want and get an extra part-time job like all the broke college students
- locolito0
1. always get a signed contract. After alot of searching, I find that the AIGA contract is really good(do a search on NT , you'll find a link). The only problem is that they only provide a .pdf version. I edit mine in Freehand.
2. Most imortant... if you don't know the client, ALWAYS get paid a portion upfront ( a 1/3 or a 1/4 of the total project). This is pretty standard practice; if they are reluctant don't do it.
3. Never hand over final files until you are paid in full.
--good luck
- ahmed0
thank you locolito. you have answered all of my questions. you are my new god.
- neeko0
money up front is huge. when youre starting out and a couple contracts bail on you after youve spent a few days (or weeks) on their project, its a killer.
- locolito0
ahmed..
i forgot #4. if in doubt, act like you know what you are doing!
good luck!! stay with it...
- jking760
study the masters of typography and graphic design.. whom some are Paul Rand, Saul Bass, Adrian Frutiger, Wolfgang Weingart and so on..
- nonakedflame0
also in your terms and conditions state that any source files that you have used to make/develop the project are YOUR property and that you'll only release them for a one of monetary fee (depending on the scale/size/manhours of the project)...