Comments on: Freelancing For Agencies: Pros and Cons http://freelancefolder.com/freelancing-only-for-agencies-pros-and-cons/ The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Free Consultation: Pros and Cons | Red Button Reviews http://freelancefolder.com/freelancing-only-for-agencies-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-37866 Free Consultation: Pros and Cons | Red Button Reviews Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:51:31 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=5666#comment-37866 [...] Freelancing For Agencies: Pros and Cons [...] [...] Freelancing For Agencies: Pros and Cons [...]

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]]> By: Kyle Parrish http://freelancefolder.com/freelancing-only-for-agencies-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-34236 Kyle Parrish Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:05:54 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=5666#comment-34236 As a newbie, i try to learn as much as i can about ways others have gotten started and now have a successful business. Thanks for the info and tips! As a newbie, i try to learn as much as i can about ways others have gotten started and now have a successful business. Thanks for the info and tips!

]]> By: Terri Orlowski http://freelancefolder.com/freelancing-only-for-agencies-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-34184 Terri Orlowski Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:12:31 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=5666#comment-34184 This is a great point of view, and one I've recently come to myself. I love the coding part of web design & development, and can happily lose myself for hours in creating a good WordPress theme. The other stuff? Well, that's why I have a Virtual Assistant (even though I am one myself.) This is a great point of view, and one I’ve recently come to myself. I love the coding part of web design & development, and can happily lose myself for hours in creating a good WordPress theme. The other stuff? Well, that’s why I have a Virtual Assistant (even though I am one myself.)

]]> By: dp http://freelancefolder.com/freelancing-only-for-agencies-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-34155 dp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:33:46 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=5666#comment-34155 most of my freelance work comes from larger agencies. They know what they are doing in terms of process. they supply you with comprehensive wireframes, know the strategy and have developers, copywriters, project managers, etc. You can learn a lot from a good creative director. You don't have to see the whole project through, just the design part (yay!) big agencies pay well and on time (most of the time). You get all the good design/pitch work because their full-timers are too busy managing the same accounts they've been on for the past 10 years (uugghh!) Once you leave, the job is over and you don't have to think about it (yay!) If they only want to hire you for emergency/weekend work, TURN THEM DOWN or they will burn you out completely within 3 days time. You can tell them that you are not interested in emergency/band-aid work. Tell them you want them to consider you seriously, as a high-end designer, for important, thoughtful projects. My experience with small business owners/sole proprietors, looking for a website is that they will nickel and dime you to death and know absolutely nothing about what you do. So it goes -dp most of my freelance work comes from larger agencies. They know what they are doing in terms of process. they supply you with comprehensive wireframes, know the strategy and have developers, copywriters, project managers, etc. You can learn a lot from a good creative director. You don’t have to see the whole project through, just the design part (yay!) big agencies pay well and on time (most of the time). You get all the good design/pitch work because their full-timers are too busy managing the same accounts they’ve been on for the past 10 years (uugghh!) Once you leave, the job is over and you don’t have to think about it (yay!)

If they only want to hire you for emergency/weekend work, TURN THEM DOWN or they will burn you out completely within 3 days time. You can tell them that you are not interested in emergency/band-aid work. Tell them you want them to consider you seriously, as a high-end designer, for important, thoughtful projects.

My experience with small business owners/sole proprietors, looking for a website is that they will nickel and dime you to death and know absolutely nothing about what you do.

So it goes -dp

]]> By: Best of the web - week #49 | Mogdesign http://freelancefolder.com/freelancing-only-for-agencies-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-33999 Best of the web - week #49 | Mogdesign Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:43:16 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=5666#comment-33999 [...] Freelancing For Agencies: Pros and Cons [...] [...] Freelancing For Agencies: Pros and Cons [...]

]]> By: Blake Tallos http://freelancefolder.com/freelancing-only-for-agencies-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-33931 Blake Tallos Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:25:15 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=5666#comment-33931 Good article, Amber. You should write an article, about how to acheive a position at a web agency. Good article, Amber. You should write an article, about how to acheive a position at a web agency.

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]]> By: Harry - GoalsOnTrack http://freelancefolder.com/freelancing-only-for-agencies-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-33799 Harry - GoalsOnTrack Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:24:17 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=5666#comment-33799 John, I am not sure about other resources for agencies, but for backend web developers, you may find such opportunities with local web design or online advertising/marketing shops, who sometimes post ads looking for programmers to help with their workload, and usally if it works out well for you, you can continuously get steady work from such companies. Check craigslist, or similar local job boards where you see such companies post ads. John, I am not sure about other resources for agencies, but for backend web developers, you may find such opportunities with local web design or online advertising/marketing shops, who sometimes post ads looking for programmers to help with their workload, and usally if it works out well for you, you can continuously get steady work from such companies. Check craigslist, or similar local job boards where you see such companies post ads.

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