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Great info!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I’m a 3 year graphic designer, 25 year artist. I’ve been teaching myself and it’s been rough without peer/mentor help but I feel I’m getting. Im finally making a little bit of money. In 2020 I lost my job that I’ve had since 2003 thanks to Covid and my diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis which halted my usual type of work, so I fell back on my art skills to try and pay the bills. Im about to start cold emailing and I’m a tad bit scared but all the way hungry so it has to be done especially since I have more than one mouth to feed under this roof. Im glad to see that I’ve mostly been following the things your touching on in this video. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I’ve felt lost for a bit but now I’ve got some hope. Thank you! Keep it up

Yo Jesse these tips are gas much appreciated

Great work ❤

Good 1 brother 👌

How do you find work? I am really struggling to find clients :(

I'm not sure if you have a family or not, but I always thought it was cool finding friends who also work from home and being roommates with them.

Hi, first time commenting on another video. Thank you for doing what you do. I've heard plenty of designers suggest a savings account but what if you leave a full-time office job to focus on a contract gig that you already have lined up and now you could leave your office job to pursue freelancing and contract work? Would you recommend it?

Thanks for the helpful tips and encouragement Jesse!

What platform/software do you use for your graphic design

Find a cafe to work from
Working can be inconsistent
Personal projects
Find a routine that works best for you
Make time for stuff outside of work
Diversity communication with clients
Be selective on what you put on portfolio
Keep track of finances
50 percent money upfront ask
Rise rates with time
Contrasts and invoices

Thank you very much Jesse, I came across this video and your channel by pure accident and I will treasure these tips very carefully.

It's a really difficult time for me, in the last two months I've cut ties with all my "bad clients" and now I'm starting from scratch to make a change in my career as a Graphic Designer.

Unfortunately it is not easy, given that at the moment, having no work, I am completely confused and weighed down by the situation, especially for my mental health.

But thanks to your advice, a light of hope has come back to me to put myself under it and start growing.

Thank you very much indeed. I will continue to follow you with great pleasure. ❤

How to make sure that client will pay for your work? How does it look like? Have you ever been in a situation where you sent your work and client just vanished?

thank you for this - i resonated with a lot of the points you mentioned!

Very cool content. How old are you if i may ask?

Proud of you g

What do you find to be your most consistent types of clients in design? Specifically, is it print, package design, building websites, social media ads, or something else? My struggle has always been to find the bigger needs in a given market that is continually changing.

how long should someone work on their portfolio? i started recently; is 5-6 months a decent amount of time? i figured id always add on to it too

amazing thanks

Where do you get your glasses and do they help?! I’ve noticed my eyes draining down more and more as I get stay on the computer and looking for tips

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i support you

holly shit ,without ass kissing this is pure gold.thanks jesse! . now it's time to cook

Would it make sense to create two portfolios? One for the big corporate boring jobs that make a lot of money and one for the cooler jobs that might not make so much money.

Have you ever thought about trying to fix the isolation thing by just keeping a few friends close by in case you want to call them or send them images of what you’re working on? I feel like a co-op of freelancers would be really useful

Awesome video! Thanks man

Been freelancing full-time as a designer for a little over 1.5 years now and everything you said is exactly on point. My biggest struggle has been keeping my schedule structured when I have less clients. It always takes a long time to get my schedule back up again after it falls off. Also the loneliness can really suck. I really wish I had coworkers without having a boss.

I have given up on Instagram completely. I can’t keep up with the algorithm, competing with other designers with thousands of followers, and the constant need to post.

I am so happy, I found your channel! So much value! Thank you so much :)

Really interesting video, thanks for sharing your experience Jesse!

Thank you man! This is awesome video!

Solid advice Jesse, I appreciate these types of videos, they're very inspiring and helpful. Once I am through design school I want to freelance as soon as possible, I have wanted to work for myself ever since I started working. Can't wait until that day! Do you think it is best to start out working for a company and then ease into freelancing?

Thanks for the inspiring advice! Honestly one of the difficult things I find myself doing as a designer is narrowing which niche or style I want my work to gravitate too. How did you find your style or narrow down to what kind of work you wanted to do?

what about a 1 time creation, meaning i only created this once and not again.

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enjoyed this one brother 🤝💯

Good to see you crushing it mate 💪

Love your content!!! 🙌🏼 Thank you for sharing the good & the bad with us!

All amazing advice as I’m just starting out, your videos are so helpful! Appreciate you!👏

Thanks for sharing! I'm not a freelancer but I do work from home ever since graduating in 2020. I do agree that is it is an amazing experience to have an home office right after graduation and I love it!! On the flipside the isolation side of it is very real even tho I tend to enjoy it most times haha :D

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience with us :)

This guy!

All great pointers :) and invaluable information. Good guy!

Thanks for the tips, Jesse! This is really useful as someone who's starting to take my freelance career more seriously.

You are a life saver

I'm just starting to ramp up my freelance career and really take it seriously. This video came at the perfect time, thanks!

It will be a few years before I get to your level, but my only concern I have is that a few years down the line, i really want to get into content creation too, but without being exclusively focused on design. I may be thinking a bit too far ahead, but i just don't want to be pigeon holed in my creativity.

self-marketing is so embarrassing for no reason

Thank you for these amazing tips

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