Do You Have the Time to Do Freelance Design?
(Continued from Page 1)Reading about what it takes to do freelance design is all well and good but to help it sink in, let’s put it in writing and take some action too. Your Assignment Answer these questions and try out some of the exercises. Be realistic when answering questions or making estimates about time or money. Exercise #1: Time Commitment. Estimate how much time you’ll devote to each of these typical daily tasks (let’s assume you already have a few clients and you have some marketing materials distributed already and an ad in the newspaper that’s bringing in clients): • Answering telephone inquiries about “how much do you charge?” Try this: Pick out a few names from the phone book and make some calls as if you were the client seeking design services. See how long the calls take. • Answering email inquiries about “how much do you charge?” Do this: Have a friend send you an email asking you about your services and
