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Archive for March, 2010

Many part-time and full-time creative arts professionals seek freelancing at some point in their careers. Whether they are laid-off, downsized, or seek a career change, many graphic designers and illustrators choose freelancing rather than working for an employee. Aside from the flexibility and freedom from the chaotic office schedule, freelancing enables you to manage your own time and set your own creative, professional and financial goals.

Illustrating or graphic designing is a growing industry. Even with the recession, freelancing remains abundant in this industry. Most clients arrange graphic design jobs on a per project basis, and many potential clients prefer to hire freelance illustrators or graphic designers instead of hiring regular employees.

Defined as “self-employed, sub-contractors who market their design/art skills by the project to several potential clients,” freelance illustrators or graphic designers also serve as the boss, office manager, secretary, a member of the sales staff, the marketing decision-maker, the maintenance staff and the mailperson — all packaged neatly into one person.

If you are in the field of illustration or graphic design and you are seeking freelance jobs or projects, then you can start building, promoting and marketing yourself with a website and portfolio. According to most freelance illustrators and graphic designers who are into the field of freelancing, a freelance artist of graphic designer should possess a dedicated passion for a demanding job and working with different clients in different industries.

Here are some of my tips if you plan to freelance full-time or part-time as an illustrator or graphic designer:

1. Determine and set your goals. Just like in any job, freelancing as an illustrator or graphic designer will require you to create your goals before you create new ones. Since freelancing can be time-consuming — especially if you’re just starting out — you need to contemplate if you should drop your regular job and if you can handle a variety of meticulous and demanding clients. Determining and setting your goals is asking yourself what you are getting out of the career shift and what made you decide to do this.

2. Assess yourself and your skills. Freelancing means you believe you have enough experience, discipline, knowledge, and expertise in the field you are specializing. Also assess if you have the motivation and ambition to turn your skills into a success.

Also, ask yourself if you have the willingness and the patience to start from scratch. I think it’s important that you have the talent, drive, and motivation so you can generate more income from your potential clients.

3. Check your business acumen. Knowing different business routes and knowing how to run a business will help you become a successful freelance illustrator or graphics designer.

4. Are you a procrastinator or decision-maker? Decision-making is important as a freelancer. Freelancing requires you to make decisions throughout your day regarding projects, clients, marketing, and so on. Since you’ll be making many decisions, you should learn how to decide wisely as soon as possible.

5. Check your overall attitude towards shifting to a new working environment. Before finally jumping into freelancing, ask yourself how you will handle stress, possible rejection, competition, and different clients’ attitudes.

Designer Handbags are one of the most preferred items on the Internet. In fact, the term “Designer Handbags” is more than 40000 searches per month. The entire world wants, but where can you get? How can you be sure that what you buy is authentic? In order to resell these handbags, it must be positive that what you propose is authentic!

If you have an eye for detail, you can earn a lot of money while buying wholesale Designer Handbags for resale. At an auction, it is imperative to carefully read the descriptions, to bid in an appropriate manner. If you plan to sell handbags, it is equally important whether you’re on the faith tender or imitation. This information will be taken advantage and also help you assess a fair price by hand once you put them on sale.

A good source for large east Designer Handbags is designerpurseshop. If the selection of handbags is not always reliable, it is necessary to determine their category wholesale prices for bargains. Once there, click on “women’s accessories” and enter the keyword “hand” or “currency” to search for wholesale Designer Handbags.

If you are looking for wholesale high-end Designer Handbags as Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, Versace, Burberry, Fendi, Christian Dior and wholesale clothing Registry is a good wholesale supplier. Each wholesaler that is to say with precision company name, contact information, address, contact name, and a complete description of the types of products they offer. Purse4less.com also offers high-end handbags Louis Vuitton, Chloe, Mulberry, Hermes, Fendi, and although the site is not affiliated with one of the designers mentioned.

Bags wholesale Shop carries a wide range of handbags directly from the manufacturer and sells at low prices. They specialize in jelly, cigar box, leather, pop art, rhinestone, casual, beads and handbags. Italy wholesale leather handbags manufactures, handmade-leather handbags with exclusive designs. The products are evaluated according to the workmanship invested in each item, and the period covered by specialist craftsmen.

Starting from number 7 and ending at number 1 lets look at the top 7 designer handbags made for the richest, most stuck-up snobs.

Number 7: The Prada Frame Bag

This krucsa colored, structured crocodile bag made by Prada first appeared in 2006 on the runway in Milan. Being the most basic bag on the list, it gets spot number 7. You can own this bag for $15,090

Number 6: The Yves Saint Laurent Muse Bag

This spacious but refined bag is an imitation of a traditional bowling bag. However most bowling bags weren’t made out of crocodile. Although this is a stunning bag, it only gets spot number 6 on our list. You can own this bag for $18,990

Number 5: Marc Jacobs Carolyn Crocodile Bag

This quilted purple crocodile skin bag is an eye catching bag from Marc Jacobs. However it’s still just your basic snob worthy bag so it rests in spot number 5. You can own this bag for $30,000

Number 4: The Black Crocodile Fendi B Bag

This structured bag is one of Fendi Handbag. The Black Crocodile B Bag definitely deserves a spot on the top end of our list. With a hefty price tag of $27,700 you can see that this is only a stuck-up snobs bag.

Number 3: Chanel Crocodile Biarritz

Following with the crocodile skin theme, this Black Chanel bag has a very limited supply with only a few at each store, making spot number 3 on our list, this is a total snobs bag. You can own this bag for $43,150

Number 2: The Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork Bag

Made of 15 different Louis Vuitton patterns cut up and reassembled, the 4 bags that were available in the U.S. are sold out leaving only 20 available in Asia and Europe. Having such a limited quantity gives this bag spot number 2 on our list. It is obviously owned only by rich, stuck-up snobs. You can own this bag for $42,000

Number 1: The Hermes Birkin In Croc Porosus Lisse

The Birkin, named after the 60′s fashion icon Jane Birkin is the sign of ultimate luxury. This Croc Porosus Lisse Tote shines 9-carat diamonds with 1.86-carats of diamonds on the lock itself. This made to order bag is definitely at the top of our list, only the richest, most stuck-up snobs can get their hands on this bag. You can dream of owning it for $148,000