Recent content by sametomorrow

Tom, I think it's too boxy looking at the moment also I know its under construction but the size is a bit awkward. Try using some more colors or a different way to separate the content, from the top nav to the intro to the recent projects everything looks the same and its hard to differentiate...

I think before making the jump to full time freelance, make sure you have some clients or freelance work lined up, also it would be nice to have a little bit of money saved up incase the beginning or at some point it's slow you will have something to fall back on.

Hourly vs Flat Rate is always a tough choice, from my experience both large and small companies are willing to go either route. Hourly is usually the safe route to go and Flat Rate is normally bitter sweet. If you think a project will take you 40 hrs to complete and you quote the client $$...

I definitely agree that the design industry is not hurting as bad as others, such as the automobile industry or the people on wall street. With that being said, smaller companies are usually better off as well than the larger ones. I know a couple of big design agencies that have had a pretty...

I think a lot of people have been feeling some effects of the recession lately. However, I believe that companies and studios are feeling it just a bit more than freelancers are. If a client needs work done during this time it's obvious that its cheaper to go through a freelancer than it is to...

I agree with mostly everyone and I wouldn't display prices either. You could have a smaller company looking for a site and contacted you for it because of the prices you have displayed and then all of a sudden a huge corporation comes and they have unlimited budget to spend, but if you have a...

Looks really interesting.

Definitely be very careful with contracts and make sure you do use one every time and include everything you are comfortable providing your client with in the details. From experience, I have worked with clients that I did not specify certain things in a contract and some of them will...