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- graphicdefine
I posted a link to a form I give my Business of Studio students at the beginning of the semester. The form basically has a series of questions which helps you determine if you are ready or not. So I'd like to know how many designers are planning to open their own shops or do more freelance in 2007 and if these questions help you.
- e-pill0
maybe posting the link so we can figure what you are pointing to.
- e-pill0
http://www.graphicdefine.org/are…
ok i see it.
i am a product designer. i am working freelance for a few clients that i have been working with over the course of many years. eventually i do want to start and open my own design studio.
currtently i am learning as much as i possibly can on someone else's dollar and i am also trying to make mistkes so i can grow from them.
not sure if that helps your survey or not.
happy holidays!!!
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- ********0
I have the feeling that, even though I 've had my own studio for 15 years, I would be deemed not ready
- e-pill0
RaND brings up a very swtrong point, and i think to ask your students whom have zero experience in any real work environment with years of trial aand error, that to ask if they are eready to open their own studio is a little pre-mature.
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- OSFA0
damn e-pill, listen to you....
* smiles proudly
- tkmeister0
i think there is a huge difference between a freelance and having your own studio.
also, i believe that it'll be very helpful to have a good mentor in the first years of your career instead of striking their own right away. i see more and more young people wanting to skip the basics and jump on bigger things but i think building a solid foundation should be the top priority for having a long successful career.
lastly, no matter how ready you think, you'll never be totally ready.
- graphicdefine0
Terrific responses...that is exactly what I was looking for. My main point of giving them this worksheet is so they can think a bit deeper about why they want to do it and how they will do it.
I disagree that you can never be "ready" to start your own business, but I do agree that you have to have an understanding that you must constantly be adapting and overcoming the obstacles that get placed in your way. Proper planning such as this allows you to outline a semblance of the measures you can follow to get around those obstacles.
- nocomply0
I think the worksheet is helpful, but you didn't bring up a whole lot about the bottom line: how you will actually make money/profit.
Also...totally agree with what others have said...you will have way greater chances of success opening your own studio/going freelance with a couple years experience working for other people first.
you can't skip right to the big leagues unless you are superstar...which most of us aren't. everyone has to spend some time in the minors.
- era4O40
Great list, man.