Let’s face it. Sometimes while freelancing, the jobs coming will just die down. Other times you’re so swamped, that you have to pick and choose; maybe even turn work away. There’s a simple solution to all of the madness! Remember that old saying, “One hand washes the other”?
It’s always good to have a network of friends and colleagues to push work back and forth to/from. Remember – one hand washes the other. When you “pay work forward”, it all comes back around. Whoever is too swamped at the time, or doesn’t want to do a particular job, will push it over someone else that might want it. This type of arrangement is highly recommended with regards to any type of freelancing position. Sometimes you might not want to deal with a certain type of a client. Dealing with the public can be trying, and not all of us handle certain types of people as well as others. This is another perfect scenario of why you might want to shoot the job over to your colleague; not to dump them with a jerk of a client, but maybe you know they really could use the work. “Beggars can’t be choosers”. Wow, two old school expressions in the same blog post *facepalm*.
Great platforms for building your social work network such are twitter, behance, google+, linkedin; anywhere you can interact and connect with like minded creatives. It takes constant effort, though. You’ll need to actually keep in touch with your “creative network” somehow, and make sure you communicate regularly. You’ll want to remember members of your network, and hope they remember you as well. Keep each other updated on how busy everyone is, and who is in need of the most work at that present moment.
Do you already have something like this? Please share your story in the comments section below.
This “Can you find the mistake? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9″ graphic has been floating around the social media websites for a while now. I have no clue where it originated, but it’s very clever. It took me a while to find the the mistake after the initial first glance. I was like, “where the heck is the the mistake?” It’s funny how the human mind is tricked. I think because of the series of numbers all in different colors, you overlook the obvious and try and find an issue way more complicated than it really even is.
They also bolded the word “mistake”, that’s another good point – you know that’s why your eyes jumped straight to it right after you read the first line. This would be a great example for a typography class. Just in case you’re still trying to figure out the mistake, the word “the” is repeated twice. It’s okay, we know you’ve probably had a long day and/or didn’t have your coffee just yet.
Print advertisements really have come a long way over the years. Here are a bunch that I’ve found recently that are very inspirational. Some of these even have an inspirational message, in addition to being visually inspiring.
How true is this? We need to choose our words very wisely when speaking to children; especially our own kids. Sticks and stones break bones, but you can stifle a child with harsh words.
Got fish breath? Then you need some Clorets! This is such a great ad, with lots of copy space. Read the rest of this entry »
Here Bob (“The Miz”) shows us how easy it is with just a few steps to remove color cast issues that might have happened in your images. Make sure to subscribe to our youtube channel for more step-by-step, easy-to-follow Photoshop video tutorials!
This type of arrangement is highly recommended with regards to any type of freelancing position. Sometimes you might not want to deal with a certain type of a client. Dealing with the public can be trying, and not all of us handle certain types of people as well as others. This is another perfect scenario of why you might want to shoot the job over to your colleague; not to dump them with a jerk of a client, but maybe you know they really could use the work. “Beggars can’t be choosers”. Wow, two old school expressions in the same blog post *facepalm*.
Great platforms for building your social work network such are twitter, behance, google+, linkedin; anywhere you can interact and connect with like minded creatives. It takes constant effort, though. You’ll need to actually keep in touch with your “creative network” somehow, and make sure you communicate regularly. You’ll want to remember members of your network, and hope they remember you as well. Keep each other updated on how busy everyone is, and who is in need of the most work at that present moment.
This “Can you find the mistake? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9″ graphic has been floating around the social media websites for a while now. I have no clue where it originated, but it’s very clever. It took me a while to find the the mistake after the initial first glance. I was like, “where the heck is the the mistake?” 
It’s funny how the human mind is tricked. I think because of the series of numbers all in different colors, you overlook the obvious and try and find an issue way more complicated than it really even is.
