How does a fledgling Graphic Designer find clients?
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Well if you decide to make it into a business you might want to check out http://www.merchantcircle.com\n\nthey're a new site whose sole purpose is to help small businesses grow. They provide tools to connect with the local community and help target potential customers through newsletters and coupons.\n\ncould be of some help, hope it does :)
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Well, A very cheap idea is to first make it an intercity thing. Sounds weird, huh? Well, just send out some flyers about what your website is about. SHouldn't cost too much for many flyers.\n\nI would also suggest asking your friends to spread the message out, tell their friends how fun it is, then continue to make your website kick-ass so the word will continue to spread from friend to friend. Eventually, you'll have people talking about through the world wide web, and then you're pretty much set.\n\nIf you blog, talk in a forum, in a chatroom, etc., it's pretty easy to post a cool design for your website while you talk, so people will repeatedly see the ad in your signature. They will eventually check it out for kicks.\n\nYour best bet? Start with your friends, and when you have experience with updating your website and continually giving the people new stuff, then you'll want to address it to the people on the internet.
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networking and referrals.\n\nthey start with friends & family.  then they branch out, using their relationships to acquire more clients.
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you are nowhere near ready for such a project.\n\nfirst learn html & css.\n\nthen learn the name of  a good programmer to partner with. Lots of great programmers can't do graphic design. or great layout!
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If you really want to sell your idea thens do the following:\n- Start an Advertising company of your own.\n- Be Materialized your innovative ideas to Market your own company.\n- Approach corporates and offer your theme.\n- Setup a team of professionals around you to implement in the form of client requirement.\n- If you are in a position where you cannot run a company for yourself then try to get a placement in top corporation brand marketers/publishers.\n- Or try to work as a Freelancer or as a consultant where a few medium ranged companies offering the oppourtunites to outsource the talients as what you have.\n- all the best.\n-----------------------
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First, most of the non-profits, churches and schools in your town would probably leap a an offer to help them with a web design. However, designing a web site for the local scout troop, food bank or Methodist church would not get you to meet many people. There you would be, back in the office, toiling away with Dream Weaver.\n\nThe United Way office in your town would be a good place to start. They usually have lists of jobs.
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Go to www.ZIGGS.comm post a profile resume and background info on what you do, and also make this like you own offical billboard for advertising your services. Then you can link ZIGGS with any webpage, mypage, myspace, email, myweb, etc., etc. to this site and that will get you a good start. Especially for free. To do it more on a professional level. Moola, Mucho Deniro, pounds, marks, pesos, dallaas, yens, dollars, you get the message.
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Hey there. I'm an artist myself. I'm not signed or anything but I'm just out there doing my thing. I'm a singer/songwriter/guitarist who plays in the NYC Subway. Yea, it's weird but you gotta start somewhere. I earn some money with donations and also sell my cds when I'm out there playing.\n\nNow, the first thing you want to do is make a business plan. You want to know who your target audience is and how to market yourself. Are you a punk, rock or pop singer? Are you looking to play for teens, 20-25 year olds, etc? Next thing is image. You have to have an image and know what you stand for. Then I suggest you look for an agent or a manager who can book you gigs. If you have a cd, then that's good. If you don't, I suggest you start hitting the recording studios to make a demo. So, basically here are the things you need to know:\n1. Know what kind of music you want to make \n2. Know your audience\n3. Record a demo\n4. Hire an agent or manager to get you gigs\n5. After you get gigs, you gotta have a following. You gotta have people come out and see you.\n6. Radio. If you can get a song submitted to a local radio station, that's good. \n7. Dream big. As cliche as this may sound, if you put your mind into it, you can do anything. \n\nGood luck. If you really want it and have the talent, you should go for it. I'd like to know what kind of artist you are and if you have music online. I'm on www.myspace.com/shosmusic
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Try putting together a detailed (try to be brief) flier or brochure, can even be one page. Put them up around town, also drop by some of your local clubs you might think would benefit from your space and give them the info. Networking in your local area can be a great resource. A small newspaper ad, flyer at your church/temple might get th word out as well. Last but not least, have an open house some day, just a 2 hour event, invite local businesses, civic clubs, church groups to attend, serve a punch or coffee and tea and let them know about your available space.
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Okay, let's get you going.  Start by getting a portfolio together and putting your work on line.  You can get an inexpensive web page and/or  blog and post your photo's.  Get free and or inexpensive business cards on line at a place like VistaPrint.com (your first 250 cards are free).  Then start with friends and family and see if you can start getting some opportunities to work.  Create flyers about your company and what you offer and drop them off at homes in your neighborhood.  See if the local newspaper has a section where they interview new local business'.  Join networking groups.  Hope this helps.  Most important, JUST DO IT!  Good luck.
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Most graphic designers have some sort of track record.  Seems to me they should be able to provide samples of what they have already done.  The $100 homepage may be just as effective and just as creative as the $1500 homepage. \n\nBottom line: You are picking a graphic designer who is making your internet face, your homepage.  You should chose a person who is open to your ideas and is willing to exchange ideas, and hash out problems.  Choose one with whom you are comfortable.  Choose a designer who wants your company to be seen in the best possible light--  Someone you feel will work hard to incorporate your company's ideals through your homepage.  Someone who is willing to spend extra time, and dedicate extra effort to complete his task.\n\nIt sounds like you are worried that you will make an offer by email to a top talent and they will decline or won't respond.  How about instead of sending a low offer, if you send an email that says you are very impressed with their talent, but you not sure if you can afford their $1500 demands.  Then, let them respond with a lower offer. Then after you get their lower offer, you respond by praising their creativity, and expertise.  Explain your predicament of being in a cash bind right now, low liquidity, financial assets tied up, etc...and ask if they could possibly consider doing the homepage for $200.  If they don't have another job lined up ahead of you, they will probably take your offer.\n\nYou should be able to professionally, and respectfully haggle over the price, the same way you should be able to haggle over changes and improvements you may want incorporated into your homepage.\n\n\nBy the way, $200 is low.  How do you expect these poor souls to make a living?  Of course, it is better to have a paying job, than to not have one.
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Yellow pages\n\nDo you have some friends that want something built, do it at cost and use that as advertisement with placecards at the work site.\n\nTarget companies that could use your services, make a deal to get your foot in the door.
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One good way is to print out flyers and take them to potential clients where they work and/or live.  Identify exactly what you have to offer and perhaps even provide a discount for the first cleaning.\n\nIt works for many businesses.
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An agency job is fun and rewarding as long as you like and respect the creative director. Right now agencies are paying top dollar for Flash designers. The best place to start is to contact the creative directors at the large agencies and ask for an interview. They will want to see your portfolio, so building an online portfolio will help.\n\nAlso, agencies love getting new clients, so if any of the customers you freelance for would be willing to use you at your new agency, they will hire you for sure.\n\nIf you live in CT, email me your resume or portfolio link. I am always looking for talent at my agency.\n\ngood luck, joetheadguy@aol.com
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You could try looking at Craigslist for your area. I would recommend looking under the gigs section, or the help wanted for Marketing/Advertising or Creative.\n\nI've provided the links below. Hopefully those help.
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First go to a Photographer, click some good pics of side and full profiles and then approach the advertising agencies. The best would be to scan the pictures and send them in e-mail to the agencies. You can get the agency numbers from yellow pages. Good Luck and All The Best!!!
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first get ur portfolio. get some pixs taken\nthen u can show those pixs to companys who need models\nalso u should get in touch with a modeling agency.