5 Reasons You Didn’t Get That Freelance Graphic Design Job

March 19th, 2008 by Jacob Gube | 2 Comments | Stumble It! del.icio.us

I posted an article today on You the Designer, “a graphic design blog dedicated to providing quality graphic design tips, graphic design resources, graphic design news and much more!”

Here’s an except of my post over at YtD.

“We’ve all been there… you’ve just pitched an (at least in your mind) amazing design that will revolutionize the client’s company, and you even submitted a few mock-ups and a 20-page (single-spaced of course) design proposal that you did free of charge to try and win them over. Now you’re just waiting for that phone call that will tell you what you already know — that your proposal rocked the house, and now they want to pay you the big bucks.“

If you’re interested to hear my thoughts on the subject, hop on over to You the Designer, here’s the direct link to the article:

5 Reasons You Didn’t Get That Freelance Graphic Design Job

I talk about some of the reasons I felt I didn’t get a freelance gig (back in the days when I was still doing graphics design work) when I thought that the deal was sealed. Let me know what you think by leaving a comment over there, here, or shooting me a message using the form on the contact page.