Comments on: Freelancer Focus 15th February 2008 http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/freelancer-focus-15th-february-2008/ Graphic Design Tutorials, Graphic design news and information by a freelance graphic designer in Northamptonshire UK Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amanda Vlahakis http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/freelancer-focus-15th-february-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3630 Amanda Vlahakis Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:43:42 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/freelancer-focus-15th-february-2008/#comment-3630 Great responses to the questions, and especially useful for anyone wanting to start out. Love your portfolio, absolutely fab work! I agree, that long hours can be necessary in the beginning, but over the years these tend to (or should do really) reduce as your prices go up as you become more experienced as a 'business person' and you build up your client base more and more. So you earn the same but for less hours. I now tend to start work at about 10am, but don't often work much later than 10pm, and I have a 3yr old child with me all day as well, so that's not solid working for 12 hours or anything. It's very much broken up and working on and off all day. I'm five years in, and I probably work about 40hours a week, and around 50 hours during busy times, I don't think I tend to go much beyond this very often. Great responses to the questions, and especially useful for anyone wanting to start out.

Love your portfolio, absolutely fab work!

I agree, that long hours can be necessary in the beginning, but over the years these tend to (or should do really) reduce as your prices go up as you become more experienced as a ‘business person’ and you build up your client base more and more. So you earn the same but for less hours.

I now tend to start work at about 10am, but don’t often work much later than 10pm, and I have a 3yr old child with me all day as well, so that’s not solid working for 12 hours or anything. It’s very much broken up and working on and off all day.

I’m five years in, and I probably work about 40hours a week, and around 50 hours during busy times, I don’t think I tend to go much beyond this very often.

]]> By: Gavalian Web Design Studio http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/freelancer-focus-15th-february-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3629 Gavalian Web Design Studio Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:36:26 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/freelancer-focus-15th-february-2008/#comment-3629 Great staff man !! i like it !! Great staff man !! i like it !!

]]> By: Mali http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/freelancer-focus-15th-february-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3624 Mali Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:30:56 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/freelancer-focus-15th-february-2008/#comment-3624 Great Freelance focus! Michael, I'm trying deeply to make the jump to freelancer and there's allot of great tips here. Thanks thats another confidence boost for me to make the step forwards. Really like the upriseart blog and the tips on making a PC to a MAC :D my imac died last week and need my fix. Cheers Mali Great Freelance focus! Michael, I’m trying deeply to make the jump to freelancer and there’s allot of great tips here. Thanks thats another confidence boost for me to make the step forwards. Really like the upriseart blog and the tips on making a PC to a MAC :D my imac died last week and need my fix.

Cheers
Mali

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