Posts Tagged ‘freelance’

Per hour, dude. Per hour.

Per hour, dude. Per hour.

2 June 2010  | Filed in :  Design  | Tags :  ,
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I do not think it is fair for a client to take advantage of a designer's trust. We may have done several successful jobs together, but it does not mean you can start to go astray and start abusing favors. We need to make a living too you know? Design is...

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Sorry, no go

Sorry, no go

7 March 2010  | Filed in :  Life  | Tags : 
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Been getting some flak from clients, even old ones, on why I'm refusing to take their projects. It's not that I refuse to take your project, it's just that I value my free time much more now, compared to a year ago. Not only that, I've learn not to take...

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No more afterwork work

No more afterwork work

10 August 2009  | Filed in :  Life  | Tags :  ,
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This is the last straw, no more stupid jobs. I'd rather pour 100% of my energy into my day job and spend my free-time learning or pursuing hobbies. Any more work after work and I'll go insane. It's just not fun anymore.New policy is to only take jobs that I...

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Deadlines Again

Deadlines Again

29 June 2009  | Filed in :  Productivity  | Tags :  , ,
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I find freelancing while working full time quite stressful. It's like, no rest! Wake up work, go office work, come home work, sleep, repeat. zomg /die. It's spiraling out of balance again. Maybe i should have waited a bit longer before starting a full time job. I still have freelance...

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Sundays

Sundays

3 May 2009  | Filed in :  Productivity  | Tags :  , ,
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I've actually made it a point to not do ANY client work on Sundays, unless it's my own stuff, like my portfolio or photography website, which has been sitting on the to-do list since, forever. Have to get back into research mode. Lacking ideas for new layouts. I read this...

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