Illustrator Jessica Morgan - Starting Out And Standing Up For Yourself | Being Freelance

Illustrator Jessica Morgan - Starting Out And Standing Up For Yourself

This time, what it’s like being freelance for Cardiff based illustrator Jessica Morgan.

How she dipped her toe, or pencil, in the freelance waters while employed full time and grew her reputation and her business to become a limited company. She may be freelance but she still has her 9-5. And her dog.

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Here’s some of the key takeaway points:

Use freelance websites to build up your confidence, client base, reputation and portfolio
Be realistic with your first pricing, you need to build up a reputation first to deserve it
Make sure you stay in touch with clients and chase follow up work
When trying to win a client, be selective with your portfolio, you don’t have to show everything
If you’re owed money have confidence in what you’ve delivered; be persistent and forceful
Set out your payment terms at the beginning (works best with smaller clients)
Note how many hours you do on each task in each project so you can refer back to it in the future when quoting
Set office hours, you need downtime - and definitely tell clients you’re out of contact on holiday