Tag: freelance graphic designer
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Stop Being a Perfectionist as a Freelance Graphic Designer
In freelancing you might feel obliged to overdeliver because there’s so much competition and you don’t want to lose a single clients. Consequently you obsess over each and every little detail just to make absolutely sure that everything is perfect. Yes, such dedication can be beneficial to your success — but it can also affect…
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Making Money on SunFrog as a Freelance Graphic Designer
SunFrog is quite different from sites like Redbubble; it’s not a print-on-demand service per se, but relies on affiliate campaigns to sell designs. You will find the most success on SunFrog if you already have a social following that you can share your campaigns to.
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Making Money on Society6 as a Freelance Graphic Designer
Society6 is probably one of the most popular print-on-demand sites. It’s no wonder that some of the most talented artists such as Andreas Lie and Evie Seo choose to sell their artwork there. In fact, according to their blog, the top sellers are making more than $5,000 in a month, so it’s definitely possible to…
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Providing Good Client Service as a Freelance Graphic Designer
As a freelancer, clients are your lifeblood. You can produce the best work, but it will all be for nothing if your bad attitude and work ethic push clients away. In order to build a long-lasting business and career, you must focus on building good relationships with your clients — and it all starts with…
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Making Money with Threadless as a Freelance Graphic Designer
Threadless was created in 2000 as ‘a way for all the creative minds in the world to make great art.’ It’s great if you are a freelance graphic designer who is interested in creating designs and making money in the process. Since then Threadless has expanded from t-shirts to many other products, while introducing many…
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An Introduction to Inkscape for a Freelance Graphic Designer
Inkscape is an open-source vector graphics editor similar to Adobe Illustrator, with tons of features to help you execute your concepts and turn them into professional-grade designs. As a graphic designer you will likely be using Inkscape for a lot of your work, so it’s best to master what the program has to offer as…
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Embracing a Frugal Lifestyle as a Freelance Graphic Designer
Freelancing as a graphic designer comes with many risks — which is where embracing a frugal lifestyle comes in. You never really know when your next paycheck will come, whether it’s due to a lack of business or a project gone wrong. And with bills to pay the stress will negatively affect your well-being and…
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Making Money with CafePress as a Freelance Graphic Designer
Founded in 1999, CafePress has become one of the biggest online retailer of custom t-shirts, personalized gifts, posters & art, mugs, and much more. If you have created artwork on similar sites such as TeePublic and Design by Humans, CafePress is another place for selling them and making money as a freelance graphic designer.