I recently read an article geared towards the creation of freelance contracts, something that I spend a lot of time researching. A good contract is of utmost importance not only to your success as a freelancer but to the success of each individual project. On thing that struck me in this article was the suggestion …
Freelance Contract Extras – Addressing Delays
Further developing my freelance series, I would like to add a few extra but important points to consider when developing your freelance contracts. As freelancers we are often faced with the situation in which one project may account for two to three months pay. I am talking about the kind of project that does not …
Freelance Series: The Paperwork
Finally, the paperwork. The often times dreaded and often overlooked yet very crucial part of being in business for yourself. It is something that you will definitely come to appreciate when it saves you from losing your rear end two months into working on your own but until then it is more likely to fall …
Design Questionnaire – Paperwork before the Paper Work
Read an article this morning on Freelance Switch concerning client questionnaires. I started to type out a comment and realized half way through that is was becoming a post in itself. Thus the following article that happens to tie in very closely with the Freelance Series. Please see the link to this article below for …
Freelancing Series: It Takes All Kinds, Be Cautious
Midway through putting together an article on “the paperwork” I found myself running down quite a few interesting situations that have come up over the past year, many of them providing the very reasons my contracts, bids, etc undergo constant updates and refreshing. As part of the series I think it is important that I …
Freelancing: Getting Started
We all got our start somewhere, some stories probably a lot more interesting than others but it always fun (for me at least) to hear how other people “got where they are today”. So with that in mind I thought it would be a good place to start this little series. It was a about …
The Pitfalls of Freelancing – A Year in Review
It’s been roughly a year since it all began, give or take a day or two so I thought it high time to share some of my experiences taken from this wonderful world of freelance. Originally my plan was to sit down and crank out a one shot deal, just some quick tips from my …
Some Thoughts on the Business of Freelancing
I don’t often take the time to stop and talk about the business of freelancing itself, but I was inspired to do so this morning after reading an excellent little piece by David Airey, Designing Through a Recession In this article he explores how designers and especially freelancers are fairing the economic downturn the world …
Transitioning to Full Time Freelancer
It is official, I have made the transition from employee to full time freelance web designer. I had been putting a lot of thought into this idea and when the opportunity seem to present itself in the perfect manner I decided that it was time to once again venture off on my own. So Papertree …