Going Pro - Your First Paying Client
And Finally .......
The best of luck!
If web design is something for which you have a passion and about which you have a hunger to learn then
it may be job for you. While working at something you enjoy is hard to value in
purely monetary terms, making a change to a new career
is always a move to be taken with care. I hope this
article has been of some use to you as a starting point
for considering the realities involved in entering the
somewhat choppy waters of the freelance world.
Remember that you have one very valuable tool in your bag - you already know that there are people, with a range and depth of knowledge that money could
not buy, ready and willing to help you out at the OutFront Forums.
I did it, I have no regrets, and you
can too. Go for it.
Some
Useful Links
Proposal Kit
Goes beyond just making proposals and is a real project
management tool. Will repay you time and and again in
properly costing your projects.
http://www.proposalkit.com
A List
Apart
A good explanation of how to differentiate between
billable and non billable hours and set fees that take
account of your overheads
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/accounting/
Sample Contracts for Web Designers
Downloadable sample contracts for Web Designers. Very
useful.
http://www.webprosnow.com/html/boilerplatecontracts.html
Sample Contract
A straightforward sample contract. I have obtained
permission form the owners for you to copy and
customize this contract.
http://www.glassbottom.com/contract.html
Freelancing in the Web World
Excellent article which takes a realistic look at the
pros and cons of becoming a freelancer.
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/98/44/index4a.html?tw=jobs
Internet Law
Covers many aspects of Law as it affects cyberspace in
an easy to understand fashion.
Very
Long URL!
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