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Tag Archives: crowdsourcing
Crowdfunding and taxes
Should you fund your project through crowdfunding? And if so, what are the tax implications. June Walker explains. Continue reading
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Crowdsourcing site crowdsources its homepage
The crowdsourcing debate rages on, with persepectives from Patrick Llewellyn and Debbie Millman. Continue reading
Crowdsourcing: what's your client's perspective?
What is your client's perspective on crowdsourcing? Have they heard the word? Do they know what it means? Have they tried it and liked it? Have they tried it and run away screaming? Share your stories for an upcoming HOW article. Continue reading
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Open Letter To Companies Considering Crowdsourcing
So let’s get this straight: hundreds of people do the same job, one person gets paid below market value, and all of them get stripped of the ability to promote what they did. Is this how we want to treat people who do free work for us? Continue reading
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Crowdsourcing Podcast with Laurel Black
The basics of crowdsourcing -- what it is, who's upset about it and what you can do about it -- with creative freelancer and designer, Laurel Black. Continue reading
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Crowdsourcing: Are Clients Getting Ripped Off?
Not only do some clients assume that $100 graphic doodads are equal in value to professional, strategic designs, they assume that those doodads will deliver the same results. If we professionals don't tell them the difference, how will they know? Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelancers Union, Freelancing Tagged crowdsourcing 20 Comments
"A Rising Global Army of Freelancers"
Freelancers are in the news a lot lately, which means to me that freelancing is becoming a more and more viable option as a way to make a living. Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Featured, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelancers Union, Freelancing Tagged crowdsourcing, freelancing 5 Comments
Is crowdsourcing good for some?
Laurel Black continues the conversation about crowdsourcing when a company's crowdsourced design is found to have been stolen! Continue reading
Crowdsourcing in My Face
A client who had hired me to create a logo stumbled onto a crowdsourcing site and sent me a very unhappy email. She appeared to think that I had way overcharged her. I responded with an explanation of crowdsourcing and was able to move it to a good outcome (after a lot of heartburn). Continue reading
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CFC: How are you responding to crowdsourcing?
Crowdsourcing was a popular topic of conversation at CFC. Design educator, David Oldham, recaps a discussion with 6 freelancers on how they're dealing with it. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Money, Pricing, Speakers Tagged client relations, crowdsourcing 14 Comments
