Hi, I am a graphic design graduate. Instead of looking for work within studios I am taking out six months or more to help care for my ill grandmother. I would like to find freelance work in the meantime but i'm finding the experience difficult and really need your advice on where to start.
First of all, where do you find your clients? Where should I be looking? When you say 'get out there!' what do you mean? Contacting local studios? Contacting local businesses? What kind of businesses? How do I approach this? Do I look around for badly branded companies and contact them? Do I post on forums or job boards?
I tried online freelancing sites like Elance and PeoplePerHour and have found the experience extremely frustrating with zero results.
Any tips? Thank you
First of all, where do you find your clients? Where should I be looking? When you say 'get out there!' what do you mean? Contacting local studios? Contacting local businesses? What kind of businesses? How do I approach this? Do I look around for badly branded companies and contact them? Do I post on forums or job boards?
I tried online freelancing sites like Elance and PeoplePerHour and have found the experience extremely frustrating with zero results.
Any tips? Thank you