This resources section is a work in progress. If you’d like to suggest a resource, site, tool, blog, etc. please email me or simply post it in a comment and I’ll get it added. To start things off, here are a few selected resources. There will be plenty more to come.
Client Questionnaire (from page 64 of the book)
Powerpoint Presentations
Starting Your Career As A Freelance Web Designer
If you haven’t bought the book or attended one of Neil’s presentations, the presentation Powerpoint is the next best thing. It contains highlights from the book and a copy of Neil’s Rate Calculator.
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Business Books for Every Freelance Web Designer’s Library
A Designer’s Research Manual: Succeed in Design by Knowing Your Clients and What They Really Need
by Jennifer Visocky O’Grady and Ken O’Grady (Rockport Publishers, Minneapolis, MN)
Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers
by Tad Crawford and Eva Dorman Bruck (Allworth Press, New York, NY)
Handbook: Pricing and Ethical Guidelines
by The Graphic Artists Guild (Graphic Artists Guild, New York, NY)
The Creative Professional’s Guide To Money: How to think about it. How to talk about it. How to manage it
by Ilise Benun (HOW Books, Cincinnati, OH)
The Designer’s Guide to Marketing and Pricing
by Ilise Benun and Peleg Top (HOW Books, Cincinnati, OH)
Websites
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Starting Your Career As A Freelance Web Designer is now available at online and offline booksellers.
The book Powerpoint presentation is also available. Learn what it takes to be a full time freelancer and get a copy of Neil's rate calculator, bundled with the Powerpoint.