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Out of motivation
I thought I would have a search to find some other designers out there and try and get somme tips! I have spent every waking hour for the last three months sending out emails and doing small jobs for not much money and am now making almost as much as a part time bar man for working well over a hundred hours a week as all I do is email people and really could use some direction in where I could go to get some more work. I teried Elancer etc.. but find some people are willing to work so cheap and spending a day sending out messages on the off chance you might get a low paying projects not a good use of my time. I must have about three ongoing clients to show for weeks and weeks of sleepless nights messaging! anyway, jsut wanted to give my rant! I really need a solution
Rob
Firefields Design
Rob
Firefields Design
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HerdsofBirds
Messages count : 2Likes count : 0Registration : 13 November 2007Hey Rob
I'm pretty much in the same boat... It seems to be pretty tough getting work at the mo (and getting paid). Have you tried contacting web design companies? I've had a bit of luck with them, as alot of web designers seem to like having a graphic designer to work with. Peaches and cream and all that..
Anyways, dunno if that helps, but good luck!
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glebe digital
Messages count : 105Likes count : 2Registration : 21 December 2006Elancer, PeoplePerHour, all those sites, the jobs that flag-up in my 'sphere of expertise' are just hilarious.......I just keep my accounts there open for the laugh factor, I'm glad I don't rely on them to pay the bills.
One recent one was for urgent 'high quality product visualization' for a new brand of energy drink........they wanted photoreal images of the can, oh & plus all the gfx-design for the branding too.......some loon quoted them £30, including any/all revisions.......no wonder the prospective client bit their hand off!
If you're starting from zero, trying to build up a client-base, yes it is a hard slog......and a lot of hours emailing for prospects........it takes time to establish yourself and for your name to ring out.
The best bits of advice I can give are 'don't be afraid to say no' & 'compete on quality, not price'.........that may sound grim to the uninitiated, but trust me......if you care about your quality of life it's the only way to go.
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Rob
Messages count : 2Likes count : 0Registration : 2 June 2009cheers for your response guys! its been a bit up a down but I am getting there.