Freelance

[Self Destruction]

I know that many designers and developers sometimes opt to freelance, and I was wondering if anyone here did that too?

I plan to start freelancing within the next months, so I'll see how that goes. If anyone has any tips, I'd like to hear what you have to say.

[ohio_webmaster]

I do a good amount of freelance work and here are a few tips:

#1 - Have some kind of a contract that they have to sign and ask for a percentage of the total price upfront and if they are willing to give it to you then they are a serious customer and not someone who will bow out right in the middle of the project.

#2 - Get as much information up front as possible. Have them show you a few sites that are similar to what they want so that you both are on the same track.

#3 - Let them be able to see your progress often

[Brandon]

Self Destruction, If your going to start freelancing, I suggest you create a homepage for your projects, to show future clients your previous projects. If you dont have a hosting package I can give you a free sub domain , just look under the request free hosting forum in Dn Lodge!

Good luck with this once you start! And dont get yourself into bigger projects than you can handle.