10 Absolute NOs! for Freelance Designers
Writer Aniq Rahman has crafted a list of 10 Absolute Nos! for Freelancers. Here’s a sample:
4) Can you copy this site? No.
Now you may think that I answer “No” strictly from a moral standpoint, and although that is true, there are other equally important reasons. First, if they’re copying a site, they have shady ethics themselves and the chances of you getting paid on time and in the full amount are unlikely. Second, doing this type of work reduces you to a monkey, and although some of your work may be like this to pay the bills, why purposely pursue it? Third, if it’s a true copy, the only benefit you may receive is payment – you really won’t get to use it for a portfolio or example work, and furthermore, this type of client is one you do not want work from in the future.
While the article had a good list of things to watch out for, it offers almost nothing in the way of solutions or advice. If someone asks you to work for free, how should you reply to them? What if someone asks for an IM? If someone wrote a follow-up to this article, that would be a great thing.
