Where's the freelance??
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- senseg0
its slower here
- arthur0
^ yeah i had one client withold payment for 3 months last year due to lack of funds. Worked with them many times before, but that sucked.
- falcadia0
Interactive: 9 to 5 agency slow. Freelance keeping steady without much effort. I would say even busier than last year. I only pray the client can pay their invoices though...
- robotron3k0
It's time to go on vaca for sure ain't no work happenin'
- linearch0
i'm closing down shop for a month and going to south america. no joke. clients can't pay.
- here that, busy folk?
make sure you get paid.magnificent_ruin
- here that, busy folk?
- magnificent_ruin0
warm, wet and yellow
- marchelo0
I hear there's a lot of freelance opportunities in Adult Entertainment.
- yeah, really famous for good design there. lol.akrokdesign
- certainly freed a lot of 'lances'babaganush
- wordsinyourmouth0
interactive is still flying high...
- arthur0
Jan was my busiest month in years. Haven't had a day off since Dec. Gonna ride this as long as I can because who knows when things will slow down again. Don't want a repeat of last year.
- what happened last year?magnificent_ruin
- last year was my worst in 5 years. worked like a dog, but was lowballed left and right. Worked just as hard for less.arthur
- theredmasque0
was bad around the holidays (but I expected that - always slow for me at that time) but things picked up in January. Knock on wood it stays that way.
- Terminal270
mmm, a meet up group sounds like a good idea...
I've often thought about getting in touch with old friends from college to see where we can help each other out.. just never seem to find the time
- GetRefresh0
Dry as a handi-tard with psoriasis.
- vespa0
so much work i've been passing all the extra jobs on to other freelancers. must be lucky.
- thisispillowhead0
Work has been picking up for me. Feel lucky.
- just checked your portfolio -- lovely stuff! the top few pieces remind me of charles burns, awesomevespa
- very nice work pillowhead - i can see why you're busyarthur
- pillowhead, your "work" link - http://www.pillowhea… - is not working for mearthur
- Point50
swamped, but I still have a regular 9-5 gig right now. I've maybe only done about 10 hours of freelance work last week and probably the same amount this week, but it's about to ramp up again after the weekend and I'll be back in the 20-30 freelance hrs/wk; which is good because things are starting to look real fuckin shady at the office as of the last month.
- Man that a lot of time to put into freelance. I manage 10-15.. but I have kids :)Terminal27
- I have 3 kidsPoint5
- tommyo0
Had three days off in all of January. Busy busy busy. Pretty much all flash work. I was kind of hoping that it'd slow down in February but after reading threads like this ... I guess it would be better to try and keep momentum.
I really hope it picks up for all of you who are feeling the slowdown!
- plash0
Chicago is pretty busy. last time i went to the meet up group; people definitely felt the slow down but still working and have something lined up. good sign in the windy city.
- CyBrain0
Seems to come in streaks. I've had some good opportunities in NY recently.
- Terminal270
I always find it strange how some people struggle to find freelance work, while others are tripping over it...
I guess a lucky break goes a long way...
- its about being a savvy entrepreneur in addition to being a good designer. Some have little of either.monkeyshine