The Pros and Cons of doing ‘Trade’ work
Posted 07 Dec 2009 - One gratefully received comment
Recently I got thinking about the pros and cons of ‘Trade’ work, probably because I have done a lot of it – both personally working with other designers and within various companies I have worked for.
So what am I talking about when I say ‘Trade’ work?
I am not talking about working for brick layers, carpenters or electricians, I am referring to work within ‘our’ trade – design, illustration, photography, web development and print. This is work commissioned by another design/print/web company (or individual) who will then invoice their client in the same way they would have had they completed the work themselves ‘inhouse’.
I guess the other kind of work we do could be called ‘Direct’ work. You have your own clients which you usually meet through marketing or word of mouth. You will speak to them on the phone, travel to meetings with them, take briefs, provide quotations for print, advise on hosting and either produce all the work yourself or put elements of the job out to others.
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Who's Ken?
I'm a freelance graphic designer living and working in Suffolk.
I've been using Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign & Quark Xpress since 1999 but I've been using pens, pencils, paper and most importantly my imagination for a lot longer. I'm always looking for new clients to work with and interesting projects to work on.
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