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Is 99designs Even Worth Considering for a Freelance Graphic Designer?
99designs is one of the world’s largest online design marketplace, connecting designers and businesses from all over the world. It also provides designers with an opportunity to earn income and build their portfolios. In fact, 99designs has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars to designers, so you can definitely see the income potential there.…
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Making Money with TeePublic as a Freelance Graphic Designer
If you are looking to sell shirt designs and make money in the process, be sure to check out TeePublic, a curated community of the world’s best designers.
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Hosting Your Portfolio on SiteGround as a Freelance Graphic Designer
Your portfolio site probably won’t need much resources when it comes to web hosting. As such, you can pretty much go with any web host provider that’s half decent and not have any issues. That said, I would highly recommend hosting your portfolio on SiteGround. The site has been around for more than a decade…
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Finding Success on Reddit as a Freelance Graphic Designer
Reddit is one of the biggest and busiest websites. As of 2015, it had 542 million monthly visitors — a vast market for a freelance graphic designer. The site is organized by area of interest called subreddits. There are subreddits for everything, including ones where designers can find and apply for jobs. So how do…
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A Typical Design Process for a Freelance Graphic Designer
After you and the client have agreed on the project specifics and signed the contract, you will finally be able to put your design skills to work. But hold your horses — it’s not as simple as creating nice images right off the bat. Design is about solving problems, and what you create has to fulfill…
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A Quick MyPaint Guide for a Freelance Graphic Designer
MyPaint is an open-source drawing program with a streamlined user experience, making it easy to create sketches without clutter. But don’t be fooled by its lightweight interface — it comes packed with features for all kinds of drawing, whether it’s a rough pencil sketch or digital watercolor painting. Here’s a quick MyPaint guide for you…
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Kickstarting Your Design Process as a Freelance Graphic Designer
A client has checked out your portfolio and is interested in hiring your services. What’s next? Here are some steps to kickstarting your design process as a freelance graphic designer.
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Overcoming Uncertainty as a Freelancer
Being a freelancer is filled with uncertainty. One moment you are earning good income and handling multiple projects, the next you can be in the red due to a lack of clients. However, that doesn’t mean you just accept things as they are. If you can reduce the risks of freelancing and work on overcoming…
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Avoiding Bad Clients as a Freelance Graphic Designer
Most clients are great to work with — but it’s inevitable that you will meet your fair share of bad clients as a freelance graphic designer. Here are some red flags to look out for so you know which ones to stay away from.
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Finding Success on Reddit as a Freelance Graphic Designer
Reddit is one of the biggest and busiest websites. As of 2015, it had 542 million monthly visitors — a vast market for a freelance graphic designer. The site is organized by area of interest called subreddits. There are subreddits for everything, including ones where designers can find and apply for jobs. So how do…