Comments on: Don’t Be A Whore! http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/whore/ Graphic design tutorials, freebies, & advice by working artists and designers. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:44:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Arizona bankruptcy lawyer http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/whore/comment-page-3/#comment-185162 Arizona bankruptcy lawyer Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:43:52 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=4542#comment-185162 Great title!<br>Great points. I really like #6 because little things always start to add up and you can easily be taken advantage of. Great title!
Great points. I really like #6 because little things always start to add up and you can easily be taken advantage of.

]]> By: cynicdesign http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/whore/comment-page-3/#comment-183696 cynicdesign Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:24:12 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=4542#comment-183696 This is the single best nuts and bolts money article for young designers- ever.<br><br>Never, ever, ever ever ever ever, ever deliver files before you get paid.<br>Thank you. This is the single best nuts and bolts money article for young designers- ever.

Never, ever, ever ever ever ever, ever deliver files before you get paid.
Thank you.

]]> By: Chad http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/whore/comment-page-3/#comment-180806 Chad Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:10:18 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=4542#comment-180806 Shewt, from my experience, if you cave on Job 1, that client will expect the same treatment for every job thereafter. Shewt, from my experience, if you cave on Job 1, that client will expect the same treatment for every job thereafter.

]]> By: Chad http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/whore/comment-page-3/#comment-180555 Chad Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:10:18 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=4542#comment-180555 Shewt, from my experience, if you cave on Job 1, that client will expect the same treatment for every job thereafter. Shewt, from my experience, if you cave on Job 1, that client will expect the same treatment for every job thereafter.

]]> By: nicole http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/whore/comment-page-3/#comment-179847 nicole Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:57:19 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=4542#comment-179847 Amazing! Where has this article been all my life? My freelance life, anyway... I'm spreading the love by spreading this article around to other freelancers. Amazing! Where has this article been all my life? My freelance life, anyway… I'm spreading the love by spreading this article around to other freelancers.

]]> By: nicole http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/whore/comment-page-3/#comment-179538 nicole Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:57:19 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=4542#comment-179538 Amazing! Where has this article been all my life? My freelance life, anyway... I'm spreading the love by spreading this article around to other freelancers. Amazing! Where has this article been all my life? My freelance life, anyway… I'm spreading the love by spreading this article around to other freelancers.

]]> By: Andie http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/whore/comment-page-3/#comment-179063 Andie Tue, 26 May 2009 17:46:47 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=4542#comment-179063 #5- Very Important!<br><br>I've seen a business collapse because the owner was tempted by a very large client. He saw the potential income from this one client and said "Eff our little regulars!" We became their whore and unfortunately found out that the owner didn't know about a little thing called the 90-day billing cycle. The cost of the up-front expenses (he didn't know about rule #9) for this client's projects drained the company in a matter of weeks. #5- Very Important!

I've seen a business collapse because the owner was tempted by a very large client. He saw the potential income from this one client and said “Eff our little regulars!” We became their whore and unfortunately found out that the owner didn't know about a little thing called the 90-day billing cycle. The cost of the up-front expenses (he didn't know about rule #9) for this client's projects drained the company in a matter of weeks.

]]> By: Joni King http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/whore/comment-page-3/#comment-177743 Joni King Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:21:43 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=4542#comment-177743 Do not upload to the FTP servers for print, publish to server for web..etc. Hold the files.<br>JMK Do not upload to the FTP servers for print, publish to server for web..etc. Hold the files.
JMK

]]> By: gaz's website http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/whore/comment-page-2/#comment-177654 gaz's website Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:02:45 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=4542#comment-177654 really great article,<br><br>enjoyed reading and i will be taking your advice twice daily on an empty stomach!<br><br>just one thing for me though, what do you mean by hold their flies? im from the uk!!!<br><br>gaz. really great article,

enjoyed reading and i will be taking your advice twice daily on an empty stomach!

just one thing for me though, what do you mean by hold their flies? im from the uk!!!

gaz.

]]> By: Downloadic http://www.gomediazine.com/design-articles/design-industry-insight/whore/comment-page-2/#comment-177575 Downloadic Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:58:11 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=4542#comment-177575 True and creativity works... True and creativity works…

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