Artist Representants
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- kodap
Ok, I see that a lot of illustrators and digital artists, designers, photographers are represented by some group/person that manages their work schedule and copyrights and payments. (see for example http://altpick.com )
I wonder if anyone around had or has any experience with representants, I want to know if it's worth to give a try on this business field or stay alone trying to fing specific clients and contracts that may give us the chance to do the kind of aesthetic works that we want to.
and I have some questions about this:-How do we get to them/ how do they get to us?
-Are they trusty?
-Is it profitable ?
-Do they work overseas?
....Any input would be nice.
Thx for your time.
- kodap0
* sigh...
no one?
- shellie0
i have a rep but havent started freelancing through her yet.
shes pretty awesome though and will basically go after any client i tell her i want. she'll do the networking, calling, contracts, etc for me.
i would be paid through her company so i dont have to worry about tax issues.
from what ive seen of projects of hers in the past everyone leaves happy.. the designer gets a good amount of money, she makes money, and the client gets a good product.
for the amount of work she has to do to get a project rolling and all smoothed out, its worth giving her the 15 percent
theres a lot of creative placement agencies that place for projects or full time.. but most of them like to be in the same city or state that youre in, though your client may not.
i dont know of any agencies in your area i can tell you about though. but im sure it wouldnt be that hard to find one. it would be better if you found one that is not just an internet service but actually has an office with human beings that you can meet with about projects when they come in.
- shellie0
also.. i would gladly give away 15% of the project if i didnt have to deal with any bullshiz besides doing the work and designing. phone calls contacts scheduals and all that stuff is not fun and i personally dont want to do it ;)
- machito0
wow Shell, I think I like you even more now that you have a rep...
just to get a rep...
- shellie0
man i repeated myself. i hate writing long posts i always end up typing some paragraph twice.
yeah machito.. everyone likes me more now that i have a rep. you'll have to call my people though and set up an apointment if you want to hang out.
- ok_static0
http://www.newstoday.com/docs/sh…
Damn right, shellie.
- kodap0
;) nice to hear that, shellie .
yeah, I'm also looking for that off-line, i'ts always better to approach them by talking personally, but seems to me that in US there are a lot Reps. so it gets easier... while in Europe most of us have to manage ourselves to work directly with the clients...I'm looking online for representants in Europe though.
- machito0
I'll have my rep lunch with your rep and then maybe we can hang....
stick up kid out to get a rep.
- shellie0
kodap: if you find one youre interested in you should ask if theyre a preferred outside vendor anywhere. see where their work is comin from. a lot of companies like to call themselves agencies but dont actually get any good work.. or any work period.
if theyre legit they wont be shy to name drop some companies they work with often and show you examples of product they've delivered. when you interveiw they should be pictching to you and trying pretty hard to impress you to come on board. they need you more than you need them.
- shellie0
kodap check the workbook or resources like that. many agencies in the US im sure have euro offices as well or at least one overseas.
- k0na_an0k0
i use one of my best friends. she was a bartender for a number of years downtown chicago and is not a reputable wine rep. she knows a ton of people and has a lot of contacts. i give her 40% of whatever work she sends my way. sounds like a lot i know but she's very good at what she does and it's incentive for her to send me work. i've never spend a single bill on advertising and i don't even have business cards. all word of mouth and i'm always swamped.
some clients won't take the bait but most do, and most wind up repeat clients.
keep at it.
- ok_static0
two more agency for yr reference.
- kodap0
thanx !
:)
- unknown0
so has anyone here used altpick?
- adriandd0
Altpick? Not exactly a flood of work, no. Pretty good exposure though. I signed up when they had a real cheap deal (100 bucks I think?). I wasn't expecting a whole lot. You get what you pay for.. it's worked well for some though!
The problem is getting people to even find your portfolio. Update as much as possible!
- arthur0
I get about 40% of my work through my 2 reps (US & Europe)and I get the rest through my own marketing.
My advice is to aim high. Lots of services like altpick can be a waste of time. They might bring you a job or two, but not a whole lot. Those sites have so many artists on them that it's impossible for prospective clients to find you.
Go for the big reps, you can find many online. a couple are www.larkworthy.com and unit.nl. There are tons of them. Look at the artists the rep and see if you'll fit in. That's how I found mine and it's worked very well for me.
It usually takes them awhile to get the ball rolling for you so be prepared.
You can get reps all over the world, just as long as you don't overlap their territories. Hell, get a rep in Canada and another in Australia and another in Europe. it's well worth the effort.