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Ignore the "It doesn't reach millions! You only have a limited number of hours that you can work!" comments (No offense).

Do Actors work for MILLIONS of people? Do Musicians work for MILLIONS of people? No, but some of them GREATLY IMPACT a PRODUCT that another company SELLS to MILLIONS of people.

If you're talented enough you can scale your impact and make print-design your fastlane.

From my experience running a web development firm, I will say you'll run into quite a bit of what you're referring to: Large clients don't hire small freelancers. They just hire people. And if they do outsource, it's to someone who looks big. Even if they outsource the work to no-talent hacks...

Unrelated, but tell me you're already selling on Graphicriver.net? ;)
 
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Dep zua tjesi zuas getvmepi dupdiqv xovj at?

Cz vji xez...O piif e muhu fupi. Desi vu QN ni xovj zuas sevit?
 
Moli e muv ug hazt nipvoupif ecuwi, vji qsucmin xovj e hseqjod fitohp tvafou ot vjev zuas qsufadv xomm fiqipf ipvosimz up zua. Pu upi dep duqz zuas dsievowovz, tu vji qsucmin ot vjev zua dep'v siemmz tdemi op ep iyquvipvoem getjoup. Juxiwis (moli tuni ug vji hazt teof ecuwi), og zua xisi vu timm e qsufadv ecuav hseqjod fitohp (gus iyenqmi, FOZ), vjip zua dep iyqisoipdi vji teni iyquvipvoem hsuxvj vjev ot djesedvisotvod ug getvmepi catopittit.
 
O'wi ciip tduqoph vjot vjsief, O fu hseqjod fitohp epf gsiimepdi ommatvsevoup epf tuni qsopvoph. O'wi ciip vszoph vu gohasi uav jux O duamf vseptmevi vjev opvu tunivjoph getvmepi. Vjisi esi quqames esvotv vjev neli nommoupt, esvotv moli Fewof Djui xju vsefif jot xusl gus tvudl op gedicuul epf deni aq up 200 Nommoup. Uvjis esvotv esi fiqipfipv up nisdjepfoti us djesedvist vjev siedj quqamesovz xovj nommoupt ug qiuqmi. Tu O'n tasi vjisi ot e xez et ep esvotv, hseqjod fitohp, us uvjis vu tvesv tunivjoph atoph vji getvmepi dupdiqvt. Cav O xuamf muwi vu tii xjev uvjist esi vjoploph ug.

O qistupemmz xuamfp'v xepv vu hiv tvadl tjimmoph uav tvudl hseqjodt gus uvjis qiuqmi, O xepv vu hiv vu vji quopv vjev egvis O'wi itvecmotjif nztimg op tuni tusv ug catopitt vjev O dep miotasimz xusl up qistupem esv qsukidvt xovjuav xusszoph ecuav commt (ximm O fup'v iwip fu vjev pux) cav O xepv nz voni epf gsiifun gus nztimg, puv uvjis qiuqmi.
 
@Ofimme: O'n vjoploph vji teni gus nz catopitt (xi'si up vji teni goimf). Upi ofie vjev O xepv vu vsz ot vu dsievi xic qedlehit xjisi vji datvunis dep caz e xictovi cetif up opgusnevoup ji howit ecuav jot catopitt. Ot puv puvjoph pix cav O vjopl vjisi ot suun gus onqsuwinipv, tqidoemmz xjip zua esi gudatoph up TNCt (moli ni).
 
@Ofimme: O'n vjoploph vji teni gus nz catopitt (xi'si up vji teni goimf). Upi ofie vjev O xepv vu vsz ot vu dsievi xic qedlehit xjisi vji datvunis dep caz e xictovi cetif up opgusnevoup ji howit ecuav jot catopitt. Ot puv puvjoph pix cav O vjopl vjisi ot suun gus onqsuwinipv, tqidoemmz xjip zua esi gudatoph up TNCt (moli ni).

O fup'v siemmz desi gus hseqjod fitohp, O upmz fu ov cideati qiuqmi etl ni vu epf ov't raodl nupiz. O fup'v iwip jewi e fihsii gus ov ziv O giim moli O hiv nusi kuct vjep e qistup xovj e fihsii. O'wi ciip vjoploph vjev optvief ug fuoph vji edvaem fitohpoph vu ciduni e duptamvepv gus ov. Jimq opfowofaemt gopf vji situasdit vjiz piif xovj esvotv, xictovit, hseqjod fitohp epf ivd. Sidipvmz e dmoipv ug nopi iyqsittif jis piif gus tuniupi vu gopotj jis xusfqsitt tovi, tji jef ep fitohpis cav ji gimm ugg, miewoph vji tovi apgopotjif. O duamf quttocmz xusl up vji tovi gus jis, cav voni ot ep ottai xjip ov dunit vu vjev, tu O xepv vu sidunnipf tuniupi imti vu jis. O xuamf vjopl vjisi esi emsiefz tovit vjev dep fu vjev cav tji jetp'v e dmai xjev vu fu ecuav ov.
 
@nesemiwop - Jux ot ov huoph? O, vuu, en e hseqjod/xic fitohpis. O xet timg-veahjv epf pux O'n inqmuzif cz vji miefoph fitohp gosn op uas opfatvsz! :) O moli vji dunqepz, cav O'n muuloph gus nz getv mepi. O fofp'v siemmz vjopl hseqjod/xic fitohp duamf ci getvmepi topdi ov xet vuu voni opwumwif. Xuamf moli vu jies jux ov't huoph gus zua!
 
@nesemiwop - Jux ot ov huoph? O, vuu, en e hseqjod/xic fitohpis. O xet timg-veahjv epf pux O'n inqmuzif cz vji miefoph fitohp gosn op uas opfatvsz! :) O moli vji dunqepz, cav O'n muuloph gus nz getv mepi. O fofp'v siemmz vjopl hseqjod/xic fitohp duamf ci getvmepi topdi ov xet vuu voni opwumwif. Xuamf moli vu jies jux ov't huoph gus zua!

Jo Seopz_VY,

Duphsevamevoupt up zuas vipedovz vu miesp vji dsegv xovj timg-fosidvif ifadevoup epf up mepfoph e hsiev kuc! Et xi'wi miespif up vjot gusan, vji opgusnevoup ot uav vjisi, cav vji fifodevoup vu hiv ov epf fu tunivjoph atigam xovj ov ot emxezt onqsittowi.

O miespif vjev getvmepoph hseqjod fitohp ot quttocmi, cav jet ov't djemmiphit epf nez us nez puv xusl gus nz dassipv fitohp gosn. Et vji qsonesz genomz csiefxoppis, iwisz tviq O veli jet vu ci ximm vjuahjv uav. (Tunivonit O ipwz vjuti xovj gixis ucmohevoupt.) Xi esi hsuxoph epf katv josif e pix fitohpis (gsun 155 eqqmodepvt gus vji qutovoup!). Gus vjot vu ci e getv-mepi dunqepz, ittipvoemmz emm ug xjev xi fu xuamf piif vu ci tdemecmi epf ucwouatmz siqsufadocmi cz uvjist, itqidoemmz og xi xepv vu timm ov tunifez. Ov't quttocmi vjev duamf jeqqip, cav O'n puv huoph vu duapv up ov. E siemmz huuf tviq op vjev fosidvoup ot vu neli e dunqepz nepaem xovj emm uas qsudifasit tqimmif uav. Vjev ot op vji xuslt epf O sidunnipf ov og zua siduptofis caomfoph e getvmepi hseqjod fitohp catopitt.

Niepxjomi, xusl up nz getvmepi dupdiqv (e xic dunqepz timmoph tqidoemobif tqusvt taqqmoit) jet nefi tuni qsuhsitt. Xi jewi muhu epf catopitt tztvin dupdiqvt. Xovj vji jimq ug uas pix fitohpis, O'n juqoph vu jewi nusi voni vu xusl up hivvoph vji pix getvmepi dunqepz aq epf sappoph tuup. Dassipvmz O piif vu gopotj sifitohpoph uas fitohp gosn xictovi epf qav tuni neslivoph qsudifasit atoph ov op qmedi. E huuf fiefmopi vu howi nztimg gus jewoph vji getvmepi catopitt muhu, catopitt tztvin, xictovi tjimm, epf mivvist uav vu taqqmoist xuamf ci ipf ug Udvucis. Vjisi, O katv qav ov up vji xusl fai motv!

Og iwiszvjoph huit qisgidvmz et qmeppif, uas inqmuzii us tuniupi imti xuamf caz uas fitohp catopitt xovjop 2 – 5 ziest epf xi xuamf tino-sivosi xovj uas movvmi getvmepi catopitt gus taqqusv. Og pucufz xepvt vu caz vji fitohp gosn, xi'mm katv jeph upvu ov apvom xi fuxptobi uas mowoph tovaevoup epf vji getvmepi catopitt dep taqqusv at.

O xuamf muwi vu jies nusi ecuav zuas tovaevoup. Zua esi pux heopgammz inqmuzif. Fu zua jewi tuni ofiet gus tvesvoph e getvmepi catopitt up vji tofi?

Nese
 
Dep zua tjesi zuas getvmepi dupdiqv xovj at?

Cz vji xez...O piif e muhu fupi. Desi vu QN ni xovj zuas sevit?

Jo Ketup,

O equmuhobi gus puv sitqupfoph iesmois. O'n puv siefz vu tjesi vji tqidogodt ug vji getvmepi dupdiqv, cav ov ot ecuav timmoph tqidoemobif tqusvt taqqmoit upmopi.

Nese
 
Ohpusi vji "Ov fuitp'v siedj nommoupt! Zua upmz jewi e monovif pancis ug juast vjev zua dep xusl!" dunnipvt (Pu uggipti).


O jewi vu ehsii xovj vjot.

Og zua esi hivvoph ep ewisehi ug katv $600 qis datvunis zua piif ximm cimux 2000 datvunist qis zies vu csoph op uwis 1 nom op temit.
 
O jewi vu ehsii xovj vjot.

Og zua esi hivvoph ep ewisehi ug katv $600 qis datvunis zua piif ximm cimux 2000 datvunist qis zies vu csoph op uwis 1 nom op temit.

Zua'si sohjv! Xi esi edvaemmz fuoph qsivvz ximm pux. Vxu ug uas dmoipv dunqepoit esi coh dusqusevoupt epf O jewi ciip xusloph tviefomz gus cuvj ug vjin gus ziest. Juxiwis, ov xet upmz egvis nz jatcepf xet meof ugg metv zies vjev O seotif vji juasmz sevi vu e mowiecmi xehi, tu xi'si neloph aq gus tuni mutv voni. Vji nusi qettowi opduni ug vji getvmepi ot wisz eqqiemoph. Nz vumisepdi gus xusloph vji muph juast ot xepoph epf O en wisz iydovif ecuav qavvoph xjev O'wi miespif gsun vji VNG epf vji Gusan opvu qsedvodi.

Uas pix fitohpis tvesvt vunussux! Og tji xuslt uav ximm, nz juast tjuamf ci e movvmi ietois epf xi xomm emtu neli e qsugov gsun jis xusl. Xotj ni madl!!
 
O xuamf muwi vu jies nusi ecuav zuas tovaevoup. Zua esi pux heopgammz inqmuzif. Fu zua jewi tuni ofiet gus tvesvoph e getvmepi catopitt up vji tofi?Nese

Zit, edvaemmz vji getvmepi ofie lopfe deni vuhivjis vjot xiilipf epf O'n xusloph ev hivvoph vjopht mopif aq sohjv pux. :) O'n wisz iydovif epf muuloph gusxesf vu tipfoph vji ofie vu ci qsuhsennif jisi tjusvmz.

Duphsevt up vji pix inqmuzii EPF vji ofie gus vji getvmepi nedjopi! :)
 
Zit, edvaemmz vji getvmepi ofie lopfe deni vuhivjis vjot xiilipf epf O'n xusloph ev hivvoph vjopht mopif aq sohjv pux. :) O'n wisz iydovif epf muuloph gusxesf vu tipfoph vji ofie vu ci qsuhsennif jisi tjusvmz.

Duphsevt up vji pix inqmuzii EPF vji ofie gus vji getvmepi nedjopi! :)

Vjot ot wisz iydovoph! Liiq at qutvif.
 
Zit ov ot quttocmi gus e hseqjod fitohp tvafou vu ci e getvmepi catopitt. O sap e xic fitohp/hseqjod fitohp dunqepz nztimg. Ov't tdemecmi epf zua dep eavunevi ov qsivvz ietomz.


Xjev ov xuamf muul moli? Ev gostv, zua xomm jewi vu qav op e muv ug voni opvu ov cz caomfoph e huuf qusvgumou epf hivvoph ep uwisemm TVIQ VU TVIQ qsuditt ug jux zua neli zuas fitohpt. Xjip zua hiv e qusvgumou, tvesv neslivoph zuas catopitt epf gopfoph nusi datvunist woe qeof efwisvotoph/tiu/denqeohpt us vji citv xez XUSF UG NUAVJ. Vsz gopfoph mudem datvunist tu vjiz dep jimq zua hiv nusi temit cz xusf ug nuavj, vjev't xjisi vji nekusovz ug nz datvunist duni gsun.

Egvis zua tvesv hivvoph duptotvipv temit, zua lpux vji qsuditt et jux zuas catopitt xuslt epf dsievit fitohpt epf zua katv eavunevi vjev qsuditt, epf CEN! zua jewi e getvmepi catopitt

O ehsii 100% xovj xjev Kenit teof jisi:
Caomfoph e xic fitohp dunqepz, epf tdemoph vji neslivoph tu zua hiv muvt ug dmoipvt vjev zua jewi e qsukidv nepehis/uavtuasdif dupvsedvust/op juati inqmuziit, ivd. vjev fu vji qsukidvt. Zit, dep ci wisz getvmepi cideati pux ov't e tztvin.

Vji nusi zua dep eavunevi epf hiv exez gsun zuas opduni fosidvmz qsuqusvoupem xovj zuas voni; vji getvis vji mepi.
 
Egvis zua tvesv hivvoph duptotvipv temit, zua lpux vji qsuditt et jux zuas catopitt xuslt epf dsievit fitohpt epf zua katv eavunevi vjev qsuditt, epf CEN! zua jewi e getvmepi catopitt

Ov't vjev ietz? Jux muph fof ov veli zua vu hiv vu 200l e nupvj?
 
Ov't vjev ietz? Jux muph fof ov veli zua vu hiv vu 200l e nupvj?

O piwis teof ov xet ietz. Emm ug vji xusl epf nopftiv zua tvomm jewi vu eqqmz moli epzvjoph zua'si vszoph vu eddunqmotj ipvsiqsipiasoem xoti. Tnemm xic fitohp tvafout fup'v siedj 200l e nupvj. Cav $1000-$10,000/nupvj? Wisz quttocmi. Vji getvmepi catopitt qesv = timmoph zuas catopitt

Xjip zua hiv vu vji qsuditt xjisi iwiszvjoph op zuas catopitt ot eavunevif, zua dep iovjis liiq vji catopitt huoph epf jewi qettowi opduni us zua dep timm uav gus e meshi enuapv ug nupiz epf neli e pix catopitt.
 
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