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By: nathan powell

nathan powell — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:46:16 +0000

Great stuff!
The “Don’t Undersell Yourself” is a very hard one to try and live up to. You really have to believe a bit…If you don’t why should they?

By: Bryce Wisekal

Bryce Wisekal — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:16:19 +0000

Fantastic article. I found this to be a very beneficial read. Thanks!

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By: imran

imran — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:53:09 +0000

it’s a nice article……..keep it up.

By: web designer

web designer — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:23:33 +0000

This site is an amazing reference for graphic designers like myself who were not formally trained and as i am doing my own freelance designer online work. It gives access to the best education you can get which is personal experience and wisdom from those who have already walked the path. Thank you.

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You are now listed on FAQPAL — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:00:09 +0000

40 Tips for brand-new freelance designers…

Here are a few tips I picked up as a freelance designer that I wish I had known when just starting out….

By: Lisa Raymond

Lisa Raymond — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:38:20 +0000

Well written! Lots of great thoughts here, and I echo many of them. I wish something like this had been written when I first started years ago, would have saved on the headaches.

It’s not so easy still with so much design software around, as well as many business owners still content to try and do their marketing on their own. I continue with my networking groups and am trying to pick up more on my social media to educate my clients on the importance of saving them time and frustration by outsourcing.

Thanks for the well-written article!

By: Jay Kaushal

Jay Kaushal — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:37:51 +0000

A very well written and properly segmented article covering every single aspect of freelancing business.

They say freelancer is like a mercenary and anybody can hire him. I will disagree in the sense that we should choose our clients rather than clients choosing us. Being working as a full time freelancer for the last 6 years I can see how I reaped the fruits by proper scrutiny of my clients and not just to grab everything coming my way just for money. My motto is Run after work and money will follow.

So my advice to newcomers go for quality and quantity will follow itself. Once again my sincere thanks for writing such a great article. Keep it up

By: Ian B

Ian B — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:46:37 +0000

One thing I’ve learned about dealing with clients is to not let them push you into making a design that is very similar to something else. I had someone who pulled up another design and literally said “make it basically like this”. In other words, don’t be pressured into copying designs.

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:20:19 +0000

Good post, though I would add a word of caution for “Go the extra mile for clients” – be cautious on this front. Certainly, do a sterling job – exceed expectations and be a total professional. Circumspection and prudence are wise bedfellows; there are people out there who have no compunction about taking complete advantage of you if they think they can get away with it.

About preparing to start the design process — I always insist on getting all the content for the site before I even put a pencil to paper to draw a concept. A good design should be centered around the content, not the content around the design.

By: Maura McDonald

Maura McDonald — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:57:59 +0000

Awesome post for new and old freelancers. Thanks for including my tweet advice!

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By: Aaron Kilcoyne

Aaron Kilcoyne — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:25:39 +0000

Awesome article. I’m a new freelance graphic designer and all of this information is very useful. Thank you!

By: Nicole Foster

Nicole Foster — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:53:52 +0000

@mece, I’m glad you enjoyed my article. Becoming a freelancer designer is hard, so I hoped I armed everyone with as most knowledge as I could (:

By: Amber Weinberg

Amber Weinberg — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:38:31 +0000

Thanks for including my advice

By: mece

mece — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:25:05 +0000

What a great article for the new freelancers! Keep up the good work

By: Rachel Goettl

Rachel Goettl — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:25:56 +0000

Great article for new and old freelancers alike. This is good bookmarking material for everyone to reference back to, just in case you’re one to forget things such as, “don’t undersell yourself!”.
I’m loving GDB’s articles, keep it up!

By: Carlin Scuderi

Carlin Scuderi — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:32:18 +0000

This is great. Useful info here!

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