The Aspiring Designer’s Guide to Finding Clients
Part 1, Introduction
June 5, 2009 by Gary Simon
This is the first in a 6 part series that will show you, the aspiring designer, how to find clients in a consistent and successful manner. The biggest question I get asked as a designer is “How can I find clients?”, which has prompted this series of articles.
It has been quite a long time since I first became a designer (over 10 years ago) and I can hardly remember what it was like starting out, and only god knows how much the web has changed since then. Because of this, I have a blog reader who has agreed to become a case study for this series. He currently has no steady flow of clients, and he spends most of his time entering design contests with not much success. He will follow along with this series, and at the very end, we’ll see exactly where he’s at compared to where he was before this series. This way, you get to see all of my advice put to use and the results they provide.
We will take a look at choosing a specific design niche, establishing your precense, building your portfolio, pricing strategies and then the many ways of finding clients.
Look for Part 2 within the coming days.
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Dave
June 5, 2009
Sounds great!