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Freelance Web Design as a Career
- 1. (FREELANCE) WEB DESIGN AS A CAREER Career Fair at Chatelech Secondary March 30, 2011 Tzaddi Gordon - ThriveWire.ca
- 2. WHAT I DO • Design & build websites • Online marketing strategy & support • Run my own business
- 4. HOW I GOT HERE • Art school (fine arts major) • Clerical & customer service jobs • Internet studies: UBC, workshops, reading books & websites • On-the-job: programming, design, business & management • Mentors & peers
- 5. WHO MAKES A GOOD WEB DESIGNER? • Curious & empathetic • Attention to detail • Problem solver • Creative • Technically inclined
- 6. WHAT DOES FREELANCING TAKE? • Solid skills in your field • Business savvy - customer service, sales, project management... • Interpersonal skills - networking, relationships • Marketing • Self-discipline
- 7. HOW TO BEGIN Pro-bono Work • Learn the basics • Buildwebsites - for yourself, friends, volunteer • Internships or junior level jobs • Supportive mentors & peers • Work & study your butt off
- 8. WHAT TO STUDY • Design: typography, colour theory, layout, graphics tools • Coding& tech: HTML, CSS, FTP (minimum). Basic programming in PHP or other web language. • Usability / interaction design • Internet Marketing • Social Media • Business
- 9. FREELANCE WEB DESIGN: THINGS TO KNOW • Need to be both a generalist & a specialist • You must always be learning • Design is only a fraction of the job • Time-management & holidays – important & challenging • Health concerns from extensive sitting & computer use
- 10. ? • Blog post: http://thrivewire.ca/?p=1031 • Email: tag@thrivewire.ca • Twitter: @tzaddi
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