Jerome
How do I become a freelance graphic designer?
-How to promote my name?
#Art, #Creative Expression, and #Advertisement #graphic-design #freelance
3 answers
Jasanpreet Kaur Bhatia
Jasanpreet Kaur’s Answer
It is essential to understand how does Freelancing work. Thus, I would suggest you the following things:
1. Complete a course like this: https://www.interaction-design.org/courses/how-to-become-a-freelance-designer or any website you can trust.
2. Create your Behance portfolio, wherein, you can upload your designs.
3. Also, you can share your design on LinkedIn. Don't forget to add that you are looking for Freelancing work and mention your contact details with it.
4. Create your account on Upwork, Freelancing.com, and any Freelancing website. Keep it updated with your latest designs.
Above all, don't forget to take a recommendation from the client for which you worked. It helps in getting the next project.
All the best!
I hope it helps!
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Alice Foster McCallum
Alice Foster’s Answer
Hi, Jerome. When I began my freelance design business, a was making a career move from marketing, so I was going into it (as you may be) with a pretty slim portfolio. I built it up by mocking up designs that no one commissioned me to do and doing some pro bono design work for a couple of nonprofits that I volunteered with who trusted me. I got my first jobs through a talent agency that specialized in creative work, and later found projects through websites that match up designers with businesses that have projects. (I don't want to promote any specific businesses or sites here, but you can find them pretty easily by searching online for "freelance design.") A piece of advice, though: As much as you want to have work to add to your portfolio, beware of projects that require that you submit work on spec, which means that they ask you to do the work with no guarantee that they will purchase it from you after you present it. That may be a risk that you're willing to take in the beginning while you're building your portfolio, but don't make it a practice. It devalues your work to do it for free.
As with any profession, too, networking is key. After a while, I was getting work through word of mouth. You don't indicate where or if you are in school to study design, but I hope that you are. In addition to helping you hone your skills, it is a great place to start building your network, and can offer some valuable internship connections.
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Mary Coronado
Mary’s Answer
Hi Jerome,
If you have access to social media, I would recommend posting your designs on Instagram. I've seen so many artists get commissions to do design work from anything from online shops, album covers, you name it. The possibilities are endless. Take a look around and see what other creatives like yourself are doing and you can get some good tips on how to make it work for you. Best of luck!