Making the Most of Your Design Business (
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The reality of any design business, or service business in general, is
that you must pay as much attention to the business end of your efforts
as you do to the service end. Failure to do so exposes you to liability
issues, profit loss, headaches, dry mouth, wasted projects and more.
While you may be a creative design god, a visionary, genius-it doesn't
mean you are running your business as effectively as you can. If you've
ever watched a profitable project slip away because the edits just
wouldn't end; if you've ever let a client push you around and make you
feel uncomfortable; if you've ever found yourself wishing you had more
legal protection for the work that you do, then this article is for you.It is the best of times and the worst of times. Life as a web or graphic arts
freelancer can be both rewarding and tough. On one hand is the indescribable
pleasure of be able to charge what your worth; on the other is the often
frustrating task of getting paid what you're owed.
Your time is money.
That is why you went into this business in the first place. Learn it. Live it.
Love it. This is the Golden Rule and you should chant it like a mantra because
we'll be coming back to it in this article; I promise.
The reality of any
design business, or service business in general, is that you must pay as much
attention to the business end of your efforts as you do to the service end.
Failure to do so exposes you to liability issues, profit loss, headaches, dry
mouth, wasted projects and more. While you may be a creative design god, a
visionary, genius-it doesn't mean you are running your business as effectively
as you can. If you've ever watched a profitable project slip away because the
edits just wouldn't end; if you've ever let a client push you around and make
you feel uncomfortable; if you've ever found yourself wishing you had more legal
protection for the work that you do, then this article is for
you.
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