How to freelance?
Hello I am a multifaceted designer/maker looking to break into freelancing. I mainly design for stage but also illustrated, graphic design and cosutme desing/make which I gained expereince in my last digtial marketing job.
Does anyone have any advice, where to look for work and how to market myself for jobs.
Thank you
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- My experience on freelance marketplaces sees 3 main problems of what websites I would avoid. They’re not for everyone.1) Race to the bottom. People from other countries undercutting the £GBP/$USD, where $100 is a lot of money, where the website lists publicly how much each bid or the average bid is. (eg. People Per Hour, Freelancer.co.uk, Guru)2) Lowest common denominator, the ones where you pay for nids or are locked out if you fail to find work in 7 months, prioritise mainstream skills over niche skills (eg. Upwork)
- This is a big ol' question! My top pieces of advice would be:• Have a clear idea of who your ideal clients and projects are, and aim for those• Stay on top of and make an effort to understand your finances• Join a community of freelancers for support – the most invaluable resource!Happy to chat about stuff like this, so please feel free to reach out if you want a chinwag :]
- Great question @Emily Louise Munt, I've just sent you a DM!
- @Isaiah Isaacs thank you , I do have a fiverr account but should probaly be a lot more active on it :)
- @Vikki Ross Thank you so much , I'll have a read :)
- @Vikki Ross thats amazing! Thank you for sharing!
- Definitely use a site like Fiverr or similar as there is a lot of demand at the moment for good graphic designers. I've done some myself, but not throiugh fiverr, although I've heard a lot of great things about it.
- Some advice in here might help (it's mostly aimed at copywriters but a lot of it applies to all creatives):https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/work-get-vikki-ross/?trackingId=RUDmE146RS%2BvDlqiKNIIbQ%3D%3D
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