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Post by Valbroski on Feb 11, 2023 17:36:26 GMT -5
Oh wow. I do graphic design too, but just freelance. Any recommendations for landing some jobs? I work on Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign (haven't done much besides poster layouts/type composition), record videos/photography. I also know how to animate a bit on After Effects, but have to relearn everything. I remember taking some UI and web design back in college, but that was so long ago. I'm thinking about going back to school. I'd say just building a good, professional looking portfolio and sharing your stuff on socials, making connections online is something that's helped me learn a lot. I'm completely self taught as a designer, everything I've learned has been from making graphics for my figure fed haha! But all the techniques I've learned over the years, I've been able to apply to other non-wrestling related projects. I sorta lucked into this job, I had already worked at the company for 2 years in another department when I saw it being advertised internally, I thought what the heck and sent my portfolio and resume and couldn't believe it when I got the interview. This is my first design job, but it's a foot in the door to the graphic design industry and I genuinely really enjoy what I'm doing for the first time in my life. Thanks for the tip Valbroski I'll keep that in mind! Oh yeah, networking is so important too. Especially if you want to keep being able to freelance with how competitive and saturated the market is.
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Post by Scott! on Feb 12, 2023 9:45:13 GMT -5
Had dinner with my family last night and watched the game at my grans, it was a good night!
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Feb 12, 2023 15:59:06 GMT -5
Hung out with my sister & brother-in-law today.
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Post by tmnt316 on Feb 12, 2023 16:20:33 GMT -5
Friends will be here in a few for the Super Bowl and I'm about to start up the Grill.
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Post by williscreg on Feb 13, 2023 5:31:42 GMT -5
There are actually few reasons for that. First of all I received a parcel which was missing for a while now and second one - I finally got in touch with the tj maxx customer service here and got information about my refund. Those are only the material things of course, besides that my daughter smile makes me very happy every time I see it.
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Post by tmnt316 on Feb 13, 2023 12:12:10 GMT -5
$500 extra dollars betting on KC last night.
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Post by The Brain on Feb 13, 2023 16:10:14 GMT -5
$500 extra dollars betting on KC last night.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Feb 13, 2023 17:47:04 GMT -5
$500 extra dollars betting on KC last night. I won my pool for around $400,that and the Eagles fan's tears made me pretty f*cking happy today.
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Post by Scott! on Feb 14, 2023 4:05:06 GMT -5
Did some boring house stuff I've been putting off, all before 9am today. So the rest of the day I can do absolutely nothing, I do need to go to my grans though as she's got someone coming to fix the window in her bedroom and with her being 88 and hard of hearing, it's best someones there.
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Post by The Brain on Feb 14, 2023 13:16:26 GMT -5
My dad is being discharged from the hospital today
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Post by tmnt316 on Feb 14, 2023 14:23:50 GMT -5
My dad is being discharged from the hospital today
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Post by Scott! on Feb 14, 2023 15:02:27 GMT -5
My dad is being discharged from the hospital today That's great news! Hope you, your dad and your family are doing well through a tough time Brain.
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Feb 14, 2023 22:39:01 GMT -5
I'd say just building a good, professional looking portfolio and sharing your stuff on socials, making connections online is something that's helped me learn a lot. I'm completely self taught as a designer, everything I've learned has been from making graphics for my figure fed haha! But all the techniques I've learned over the years, I've been able to apply to other non-wrestling related projects. I sorta lucked into this job, I had already worked at the company for 2 years in another department when I saw it being advertised internally, I thought what the heck and sent my portfolio and resume and couldn't believe it when I got the interview. This is my first design job, but it's a foot in the door to the graphic design industry and I genuinely really enjoy what I'm doing for the first time in my life. Thanks for the tip Valbroski I'll keep that in mind! Oh yeah, networking is so important too. Especially if you want to keep being able to freelance with how competitive and saturated the market is. Thank you bros! I appreciate it. Another question, how do you guys price your work? I hate dealing with cheap clients that don't respect my time, so I take deposits. However, some people do not want to pay what you're looking for. How do you get around that? I have a music album that I'll be releasing so it'll be the perfect opportunity to use as a portfolio piece since I'll be filming the video, creating merch, producing the music and handling the art direction.
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Post by JC Motors on Feb 15, 2023 7:09:30 GMT -5
! got in touch with a good friend of mine who I haven't seen since the Pandemic started
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Post by Valbroski on Feb 15, 2023 14:02:42 GMT -5
Oh yeah, networking is so important too. Especially if you want to keep being able to freelance with how competitive and saturated the market is. Thank you bros! I appreciate it. Another question, how do you guys price your work? I hate dealing with cheap clients that don't respect my time, so I take deposits. However, some people do not want to pay what you're looking for. How do you get around that? I have a music album that I'll be releasing so it'll be the perfect opportunity to use as a portfolio piece since I'll be filming the video, creating merch, producing the music and handling the art direction. Deposits are definitely a smart idea. I'd also charge an hourly rate/set a minimum. If you're charging $50 bucks an hour for example tell your client they are going to be paying at least 2 hours. I only ever really do freelance jobs for people that I know or people they can vouch for so I haven't personally run into issues getting people to pay but they do offer third party services that can send people invoices. I don't know what the legal routes are to hold people accountable to pay you if you were to have them sign a contract but that is also an option if it's not financially more trouble than it's worth to pursue. I've never tried them myself but I'm sure websites like fiver or other freelance job boards have some measure to keep you from getting screwed out of payment.
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Feb 15, 2023 15:47:07 GMT -5
Thank you bros! I appreciate it. Another question, how do you guys price your work? I hate dealing with cheap clients that don't respect my time, so I take deposits. However, some people do not want to pay what you're looking for. How do you get around that? I have a music album that I'll be releasing so it'll be the perfect opportunity to use as a portfolio piece since I'll be filming the video, creating merch, producing the music and handling the art direction. Deposits are definitely a smart idea. I'd also charge an hourly rate/set a minimum. If you're charging $50 bucks an hour for example tell your client they are going to be paying at least 2 hours. I only ever really do freelance jobs for people that I know or people they can vouch for so I haven't personally run into issues getting people to pay but they do offer third party services that can send people invoices. I don't know what the legal routes are to hold people accountable to pay you if you were to have them sign a contract but that is also an option if it's not financially more trouble than it's worth to pursue. I've never tried them myself but I'm sure websites like fiver or other freelance job boards have some measure to keep you from getting screwed out of payment. I appreciate your input. I didn't even think about just working with reputable people who know said clients. Sometimes, I'll run into random people who meet me. I remember once I had a guy threaten me over a project that I wasted my time on. I'll PM you so the thread doesn't clog up.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Feb 15, 2023 17:34:46 GMT -5
It’s a small thing but someone replied with a picture of Tubby Toast to a “Fictional food you want to try” tweet and I don’t know, the random burst of nostalgia just made me smile.
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Post by Valbroski on Feb 15, 2023 19:41:34 GMT -5
Deposits are definitely a smart idea. I'd also charge an hourly rate/set a minimum. If you're charging $50 bucks an hour for example tell your client they are going to be paying at least 2 hours. I only ever really do freelance jobs for people that I know or people they can vouch for so I haven't personally run into issues getting people to pay but they do offer third party services that can send people invoices. I don't know what the legal routes are to hold people accountable to pay you if you were to have them sign a contract but that is also an option if it's not financially more trouble than it's worth to pursue. I've never tried them myself but I'm sure websites like fiver or other freelance job boards have some measure to keep you from getting screwed out of payment. I appreciate your input. I didn't even think about just working with reputable people who know said clients. Sometimes, I'll run into random people who meet me. I remember once I had a guy threaten me over a project that I wasted my time on. I'll PM you so the thread doesn't clog up. Anytime man! It's just my 2 cents so if you find ways that work better for you obviously go with that. I wouldn't mind getting into freelancing myself so if I come across anything helpful resource wise I'll PM it to you.
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Post by K5 on Feb 16, 2023 23:19:54 GMT -5
took the lady friend out for a nice dinner. had a tomahawk steak, fantastic stuff. along with Akkawi’naki, a flaming cheese dish.
good way to spend an evening.
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Post by attidudanalagression on Feb 17, 2023 1:22:10 GMT -5
Watching Goldberg get punk’d
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