Adam Savage's Live Streams: Advice for Freelancers

Опубликовано 15 февраля 2023, 16:41

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00:00 Introduction
04:40 How did you get started doing freelance work?
05:41 How did you manage the conundrum of wanting to work full time as a freelancer versus needing steady employment to pay the bills?
09:35 Do you prefer to know about difficult clients going into a job, or would you rather not know so you can form your own opinion without the preconceived notion from someone else's experience?
12:10 How do you work with the customer to rectify a situation while also taking responsibility for the defect?
21:33 How do you justify a rate increase for an existing client?
23: 36 Have you ever way underbid for a job to the point of making a loss because it was a job you really wanted to do, no matter the money involved?
26:11 How do you price commissioned pieces?
27:58 How do you go about pricing a job that you haven’t done before?
30:34 What’s your approach to drawing the finish line and saying the project is complete?
34:37 Have you ever been stiffed on a job?
39:50 How do you set prices with friends vs regular clients?
42:00 How would you calculate the extra charge for the urgency factor in jobs?
49:15 Did you/do you ever try and preempt what an employer would want to see in your portfolio, for example, studying the company and building something over a weekend that they'd specifically like?
52:29 What advice do you have for hobbyist makers looking to start earning by freelancing, in terms of developing contacts etc?
57:41 How do you know when you are ready to freelance?
58:25 Have you ever reach out to people to find out if they had a project you could work on?
59:20 Where does a creative go for adulting help?

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