http://freelancingthenet.com/2009/08/03/why-comp-work-hurts-everyone/ How I Started. How You can Start Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:03:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://freelancingthenet.com/2009/08/03/why-comp-work-hurts-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Joe Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:36:19 +0000 http://freelancingthenet.com/?p=257#comment-80 Thanks for you thoughts everyone! If you have a comp work horror story (or good story for that matter), send it along and maybe I can make a mini-series out of this! Thanks for you thoughts everyone! If you have a comp work horror story (or good story for that matter), send it along and maybe I can make a mini-series out of this!

]]> http://freelancingthenet.com/2009/08/03/why-comp-work-hurts-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-78 John Bethel Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:19:24 +0000 http://freelancingthenet.com/?p=257#comment-78 Great article -- and it applies to copywriters as well. Great article — and it applies to copywriters as well.

]]> http://freelancingthenet.com/2009/08/03/why-comp-work-hurts-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Carson Shold Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:29:45 +0000 http://freelancingthenet.com/?p=257#comment-77 So true. I have also written a blog about Spec Work and it's damage to the graphic design industry. If you don't buy it, check out the YouTube clip at the end of my post (click on my name). So true. I have also written a blog about Spec Work and it’s damage to the graphic design industry. If you don’t buy it, check out the YouTube clip at the end of my post (click on my name).

]]> http://freelancingthenet.com/2009/08/03/why-comp-work-hurts-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-76 alexander Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:45:07 +0000 http://freelancingthenet.com/?p=257#comment-76 This is the best argument for why designers should get more deeply involved with the open source community and put some of their work into things like Drupal themes hosted on drupal.org. You get your name attached to something that can get a lot of attention if it stands out, but it's not something that a potential commercial client with branding needs can just use without paying you. This is the best argument for why designers should get more deeply involved with the open source community and put some of their work into things like Drupal themes hosted on drupal.org. You get your name attached to something that can get a lot of attention if it stands out, but it’s not something that a potential commercial client with branding needs can just use without paying you.

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