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Advice needed : Operate as individual or company?
Hi,
I've been freelancing for quite some time getting the majority of my work through recruitment agencies.
But I'd also like to start branching out on my own as an agency and get work from clients direct however I still would like to be considered by recruiters...
Currently my portfolio site's name is based on design pseudonym instead of 'firstnamesurname.com' but the 'about me' section is in the first person which hasn't seemed to cause any issue so far.
But now I'd quite like to rewrite the text to describe my company more as an agency - so "our company", "we provide" etc etc. Which brings me to this question...
Has anyone found it to be detrimental to their relationships w/recruiters to use their company website for a personal portfolio? Do you find that presenting your portfolio as a company / agency instead of as an individual is seen as off putting for recruiters?
CK
I've been freelancing for quite some time getting the majority of my work through recruitment agencies.
But I'd also like to start branching out on my own as an agency and get work from clients direct however I still would like to be considered by recruiters...
Currently my portfolio site's name is based on design pseudonym instead of 'firstnamesurname.com' but the 'about me' section is in the first person which hasn't seemed to cause any issue so far.
But now I'd quite like to rewrite the text to describe my company more as an agency - so "our company", "we provide" etc etc. Which brings me to this question...
Has anyone found it to be detrimental to their relationships w/recruiters to use their company website for a personal portfolio? Do you find that presenting your portfolio as a company / agency instead of as an individual is seen as off putting for recruiters?
CK
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Messages count : 87Likes count : 3Registration : 4 February 2008I can't see it being an issue. They'll know your situation and many people work in that way.
Be honest though - being a 'one man band' isn't something to be ashamed of. Dealing with the same person throughout will appeal to some. Clients will be put off if you're not what you promise though.
Client A might be taken in by the appearance of you being a big company. When they find out the truth (as they inevitably will) they may go cold, worried that you can't fulfill the job. Meanwhile, Client B may have never made contact, imagining that the work they require would be far too insignificant and would not have sufficient budget for a big agency such as your own.Opus Creative Design Ltd