The Secret to Getting a Lot of Web Design Work - FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog

23 Nov 12

Each week I get two or three requests for design work. They come sometimes from contacts, but more often than not they come from random people. Sometimes they even come from web-famous people or well-known companies. What is interesting about this though

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" big difference in this area. Cyan likes to tell a story about a photographer she knows who takes cups of coffee with him to photo shoots for his clients, and has noted that a few times this has been the deciding factor in winning him future jobs. A friendly tone in emails, a genuine interest in people, enthu"

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But I read a lot of really good design books on typography, grids, aesthetics, colour, more typography, branding, advertising, even more typography … you get the picture. I went to design events and conferences, talked to designers as much as possible, got a job at a small agency and endlessly talked to the senior web designer there.
First I wrote tutorials, then I started entering competitions (never mind that I never won, or even had anything worth competing most of the time), then I started taking charity jobs, then freelance work and the whole time I would design my own sites and brands over and over and over
they are going to like someone who is nice, friendly, warm, interested in them and interested in their project
A friendly tone in emails, a genuine interest in people, enthusiasm about work, it all helps!
te. Spend the time defining your brand and target market and then create a portfolio that will appeal to them.
If you want to be a designer you have to learn to manage your client, explain why some things are good and others bad, fit their requirements,

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one for my finishing web students - good luck out there in the big wide world folks, and remember, I'm only an email away if you want to boast about your accomplishments :-)

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