With around 232,000 designers in the UK, I can only imagine this figure will continue to grow and competition will continue to be tough. The majority of designers start off as a freelance designer, at an average hourly rate of £18 in the UK.
Starting off I was always super cautious of how much I
charged for a job as I was wary that clients want value for money. I do now believe
after reading the article, that I charge a reasonable price for my work.
In the past I have worked on particular projects for free, however I have only
taken on these types of projects knowing how beneficial it will be for me, what
I will gain, and put into account how much I will enjoy working on the project.
I have never worked on a project for free in order to do somebody a ‘favour’
and I never will…
Yes, I have turned projects down before that has required a
lot of my time and efforts, however are most definitely not offering to pay
enough for the work involved. This being mainly because I could have been using
my time to work on something else, however in this sense I do believe it is important
to value your time and not work on projects for free if you have no real desire
to gain anything from it.
I used to take on every project I could because I feared missing an opportunity; however in time I have learnt I was not really gaining much or improving my development in doing so. The article really got me thinking, and it was a reminder of how important it is to value yourself.
I used to take on every project I could because I feared missing an opportunity; however in time I have learnt I was not really gaining much or improving my development in doing so. The article really got me thinking, and it was a reminder of how important it is to value yourself.
Overall though, a good read, I would definitely recommend
buying this month’s issue.