Freelance Web Designing from Scratch pt.1
Originally published at Rob Layton's Freelance Portfolio v3. Please leave any comments there.
If you’re like most inexperienced, out-of-college web designers, the first step into the freelance field can seem intimidating. There are so many factors that influence how school is radically different from a real job, it would make most people who didn’t work through college feel extremely uneasy. The worst part is that you’re not technically a web designer until you get hired by a company, or you establish a strong set of clients on your own. Hopefully, you’ve got a good portfolio, outside of your school work. As far as web design goes, you’ll find that most of what you develop in class won’t make the cut in the real world. Most schools are designed to teach you concepts and provide you with tools, not to develop practical applications. There’s just no way to prepare a student for every possible scenario. Even so, technology is constantly introducing new and different scenarios. After two years in the field, my personal experience has taught me to always be ready to do something I haven’t done before. Don’t let this intimidate you. As long as you know how to research a problem, you will always find a solution. In part 2 of this segment, I’ll discuss keeping up with technology.
