Recent content by mcherryjr

You win some, and you lose some. Clients that expect you to do work for free should try that approach with other service providers (carpet cleaners, dentists, etc.) to see if they'll do THEIR work for free. That might set the client straight.

Second on the AIGA contract. It's available for you to pick apart and put together as you choose. Make sure you include information about payment and file transmission, and it probably wouldn't hurt to have a "kill fee" clause for those clients who decide to drop you mid-design. Also, and this...

My current portfolio has four different sections (corporation, small biz, non-profit, creative) with about 6-10 examples in each. That way, depending on the client, they can not only see what I've done in their particular realm of business, but they can see how my skills could apply in other...

Build your portfolio. When I go to a design site, I'm usually looking for their body of work to see what they've got to offer. With only two sites under your belt (one you made up and this portfolio site), that may be the main problem with attracting new design clients. You've gotta "pay your...

You know what's worse than a client spoiling a beautiful design? One that has a little bit of HTML/CSS/Photoshop knowledge and decides to give a go at it themselves and offer THE DESIGNER suggestions. I haven't has my own business for as long as Berry (a few months out now, actually), but I've...

I use both Photoshop and Dreamweaver, but it depends on the amount of content. If it's low content, I'll layout in Photoshop first then take it over to Dreamweaver. If there's a lot of content, I'll layout in Dreamweaver first, then Photoshop for the design.