So i've been trying to think back to what frustrations or pain points I've had recently, and one that popped into my mind was how terrible i found the experience of getting design work done.
I've tried getting work done from behance and freelancing sites, design contests and I even spent a few thousand on getting some branding done at an agency.
And i wasn't really happy with the experience on any occasion, no matter the amount I paid.
I found that browsing and messaging people through portfolio or freelance website was time consuming and often you would not get any responses, or if you did :
"Sorry i'm not taking on any work at the moment"
I found using the design contest site yielded very poor results and I had to spend much of my time giving feedback to designs which looked like they were done on MS paint.
I found using an agency very expensive, with a long turnaround and was left with no-one of cancelling once given the concepts and deciding that this agency wasn't the right fit for me.
Has anyone else experienced this frustration?
Is there room for someone to do it better?
I've tried getting work done from behance and freelancing sites, design contests and I even spent a few thousand on getting some branding done at an agency.
And i wasn't really happy with the experience on any occasion, no matter the amount I paid.
I found that browsing and messaging people through portfolio or freelance website was time consuming and often you would not get any responses, or if you did :
"Sorry i'm not taking on any work at the moment"
I found using the design contest site yielded very poor results and I had to spend much of my time giving feedback to designs which looked like they were done on MS paint.
I found using an agency very expensive, with a long turnaround and was left with no-one of cancelling once given the concepts and deciding that this agency wasn't the right fit for me.
Has anyone else experienced this frustration?
Is there room for someone to do it better?
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