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Dealing with the Pitfalls of the Design World

Are you a freelance designer? Perhaps we should rephrase that: Do you fluctuate between starving to death and working your butt off to make the bills? If so, Design Contest understand your pain. Freelance designing can be one of the most challenging occupations on the planet, and without the...

What You Should be Charging for Design Work

If we’re asked any question above all else, it’s this: What should I charge for this project? In fact, we’ve been asked the question so many times that we’re now prepared to write an article about it. Don’t take us the wrong way, though. We understand completely the confusion...

How to Pitch a Logo Design to a Client

We’ll be honest with you guys: Logo design is one of the hardest things any graphic designer has to deal with on a regular basis. There’s just nothing simple about managing the concepts and visions a web master has for their company with your own skills and imagination. However,...

Best Way to Identify a Difficult Client

We’ve all been there: You’re stuck in a design related working relationship with a difficult client. This sort of customer is likely to drive you up the wall before they actually give you any sort of usable feedback. It’s a negative cycle that could make you question your career,...

How to Keep Clients Coming Back And Begging for More

If you’re running a freelance design company, we’re guessing we know your pains fairly well: You’re always in need of work, and when you do land a project, you’re constantly concerned about the longevity of that connection. In fact, we imagine you spend a lot more time pondering how...

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