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Hi all,
I am in need of some urgent help. I have been a freelance designer for the past 5 years with a company paying me a monthly retainer for my services. However, on the 31/03 he told me he no longer needed me!! A great shock and a big headache as I now need to replace him as he accounted for over 50% of my work load. I never wanted so many of my eggs in 1 basket but beggars can't be choosers. Anyway I have started the task of trying to find new work and have applied for a few project etc but I need to get a CV and portfolio sorted. Is this more of a company profile of what I can offer/ have been doing more than a regular CV? Any advice/resources would be very welcome as I am out of the loop. As for the portfolio I have examples of different types of work which showcase different skills is this OK?
I really appreciate your time and effort in helping me out.
Thanks
Mark
I am in need of some urgent help. I have been a freelance designer for the past 5 years with a company paying me a monthly retainer for my services. However, on the 31/03 he told me he no longer needed me!! A great shock and a big headache as I now need to replace him as he accounted for over 50% of my work load. I never wanted so many of my eggs in 1 basket but beggars can't be choosers. Anyway I have started the task of trying to find new work and have applied for a few project etc but I need to get a CV and portfolio sorted. Is this more of a company profile of what I can offer/ have been doing more than a regular CV? Any advice/resources would be very welcome as I am out of the loop. As for the portfolio I have examples of different types of work which showcase different skills is this OK?
I really appreciate your time and effort in helping me out.
Thanks
Mark
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Messages count : 30Likes count : 0Registration : 6 February 2008Hi Mark,
It sounds like the time has come to formalise your business offering a little more! Ideally you need a small website in which you can showcase work samples online, and then you need to contact anyone and everyone who might require your services and direct them to your website for more details.
For more info about the basics, have a look at:
Marketing tools :: Freelance UK
and
Marketing: How to find work :: Freelance UK
I wrote these sections for the marketing area of FreelancUK, but most of the info would be equally valid for a designer.
Hope that helps,
Cheers,
Gill----------------------------------------------------------------- The secret of happiness is to find something you enjoy doing and then to get someone to pay you for doing it!