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I'd probably suggest getting a job at a firm or taking a contract position where you can make some connections and grow your portfolio or work. ....once you do this for a while, making new clients won't be as difficult.
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Nope. I bought a portfolio book a long time ago, but the ONLY time i have EVER used it was on my initial job hunt after college 6.5 years ago.
If you are looking for a beautiful and memorable book, do check out lostluggage.com. I worked for this company for years and they make great products! -
Coffee! ...In my home office i brew Dunkin Donuts DARK roast ... when i go out around Seattle it's Vita or Stumptown (2 great local roasters!)
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Depends on what market you're in. I am not a flash developer. ..i know a bit of it, but it's not my speciality by any means. That being said, if you do call yourself a Flash developer, you should be versed on all of the most recent standards and have knowledge of upcoming technologies, it's only fair to your clients!
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it depends on your audience. Mailchimp has an awesome option to link up your blogs RSS with your newsletter!
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Just be honest. If you have too much on your plate, tell them you can't accept new projects for another 3 weeks - but you would love to work with them if they'd be willing to delay the start of the project! ....If you just aren't interested in doing the job they have for you, tell them you don't think that the project is the right fit for your skill set or style, but that they should contact you again if they have other projects in the future that the 2 of you could work on together!
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Well, when dealing with any client who is not comfortable with a design choice I have made on their project - I would explain the reason for it framed in the language of business instead of design. Telling a client "this empty space gives balance and order to the layout and allows your eye to rest." makes perfect sense to you and your designer friends, but a client might likely heard "Wah wah wah wah wah," try something like. "This space is important to give your companies logo more dominance, establishing a strong sense of brand and making sure your customer doesn't get lost in too many elements." Try not to let your client focus too strongly on what they like, but pull it always to what the customer needs.
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Don't sweat it. As you work more and more, you get an whiff of these types of people quicker and don't end up wasting as much of your time.
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I never have. Now that I think about it, i guess it is a little surprising, but I haven't.
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A red flag for me goes off when the first correspondence from a prospective client is vague. Emails like "I'd like a quote for a website." Usually, these people either never respond, or they really have no clue what they need or want, but they know they can;t spend much money on it. I have a collection of "canned responses" in my email to respond to emails like this. It explains that I need more info to quote and then gives some wide-range ballpark prices they might expect for different types of sites. This will weed out most of those "tire-kickers," but if they respond with more details on the project, they will already have a general idea of where your quote might fall from the previous email, so take the time to send them a quote!
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the monthly ads I have on my blog thru BuySellAds.com are only priced at $14/month, so I'm not making a living off that by far. It's a nice supplement for all the time i put into the blog each week, and that is really all I intend for my sponsors to do.
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I watch a lot of movies, I'm a bit of a movie nerd. This is a tough one, but I'm going to say "True Romance," It is an action/drama/romantic-comedy with a cast of some amazing actors, directed by Tony Scott. This movie was the very first script ever written by Quentin Tarantino and his audio commentary on the DVD is one of the best commentaries you'll ever listen to.
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Surprisingly I don't get much. I have Askimet set up on all of my blogs, and use Google Mail - both of which catch 99.99%+ of the junk that comes my way.
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You can start out quick with free services like Tumblr or Wordpress.com - getting going right away. The key part is to write about something you love, cause otherwise, you're going to run out of inspiration and steam FAST!
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I try to test on as many different systems and browsers as i can. I offer full support on all the most widely used browsers, and just recently dropped support for IE6. I do test in this browser, but if IE6 bugs are causing major functional issues, additional charges for troubleshooting is required. I do have an Ubuntu machine and routinely check all my sites in that version of Linux.
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I specialize in Wordpress Design and Development. That is what maybe 75% - 80% of the work i do. But, I have a background in branding and print design and lately have been doing a fair amount of that. I love print, i LOVE IT. But, i think I do love web a little more.
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Liz’s Bio
Designer of Print and web, internet nerd and crazy cat lady.
