How To Hire Your First Creative Freelancer or Employee

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Grow Your Business Beyond One Person. How to scale your business? How to grow from being a freelancer or solopreneur? When is the right time to hire other people to help? Too many creative entrepreneurs get stuck doing all the work themselves and suffer from burnout, slow growth and then one day realize they don't have much in terms of savings and their career trajectory is taking a turn for the worse. How do you avoid this?
Get over the fear of hiring others. We tell you how.
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@lukebutler7828 5 лет назад

Thank you Chris and Matthew and everyone at The Futur for this webinar. Informative, educational and inspiring.

@Soulofjazzman 5 лет назад

Thank you, Chris. This webinar was absolutely amazing to hear. I loved that you touched on motivation coach tactics such as Gary V.’s ‘work hard’ approach. Awesome content!

@rmargallo_ Год назад

I'm so glad I saw this vid. Thank you, The Futur team and Chris for sharing this.

@robertmazurowski5974 Год назад

I am overtired and burned out, and I can have more Business but I was afraid to hire someone. Thank you for this.

@tvmorgan 2 года назад

This video was a much needed intervention for me. I am the freelancer with too much work making over $100/hr and lying to myself about how no one can do it like I can. I’ve tried hiring, I’ve been somewhat successful with a couple of solid subcontractors but have struggled to expand past that. But now I’m beyond burnt out. Listening to you I’m realizing I probably don’t need to be working IN this business at all anymore and need to raise those rates, while good, even more to build in uh oh money for myself. I guess the only thing that still confuses me a bit with some of these aspirational hourly being thrown out - ($400 an hour) when you said earlier in the video that the most you’d really expect to pay would be closer to $100/hr (and I’m talking effective hourlys obviously I realize hourly isn’t really the ideal way to charge) but I suppose that’s more of a production designer rate. In summary most hands on production designers would charge at max $100-$150:hr and agency owners would charge $400. I guess that’s the difference?

@JoshuaEliGilley 3 года назад

This is a FANTASTIC!!!

@austinryder4089 3 года назад

This helps so much, thanks guys

@bnext1webconsulting683 5 лет назад

Thank's for sharing Chris. :)

@jadedarmawangsa 5 лет назад

This is exactly what I needed

@JoshRomeroFilms 2 года назад

This is great! I'm highly considering taking the Tony Robbins Business Mastery course once I get to that level of cash-flow. Your course seems like a great resource as well, and perhaps can come right after Tony! Thanks for this excellent webinar 🌟

@YTAldoaz 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@sherryhorowitz4523 2 года назад

Thanks!

@brunoharari6454 5 лет назад

Perfect!!!

@qikteam5319 3 года назад

There's some real golden nuggets in this video. Thanks for making this !

@thefutur 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@angelvelazquez1792 5 лет назад

Really enjoyed this live webinar. Thank you Chris and everyone at The Futur

@thefutur 5 лет назад

Thank you.

@Nazreen 5 лет назад

Hey Chris! you guys are doing a fantastic job, thanks for the wonderful contents over the youtube, twitter and other platforms which helps a lot, and Chris can you talk about the "social proof in the design business" on the upcoming episode.. Thanks. Nazreen exe.

@thefutur 5 лет назад

Good suggestion.

@ArchieDeZ 5 лет назад

to the futur... and beyond..

@jamescooney8562 Год назад

your imput is one of the most valuveable content that I've come across in developing!!!

@thefutur Год назад

Thank you

@krakatoom 5 лет назад

Hi @thefutur, I am going to negotiate my first big project doing identity design or even branding for a startup. Should I go for prices like other businesses which are well known for their work and prizes as a newbie?

@frandyb.830 5 лет назад

Great insight! I want to enroll into the training. Last time, I check I couldn't afford it.

@thefutur 5 лет назад

One day.

@justin78517 5 лет назад

this guy is gold

@thefutur 5 лет назад

Thank you.

@geminusdesign8738 5 лет назад

Another fab video, I really enjoy them and learn a lot, thanks. Sorry I’m a tech geek I also love your headphones, what make are they?

@thefutur 5 лет назад

Aiaiai

@sonoftroy8572 2 года назад

He guys! I do have a similar question, how does the process of paying your first worker work and keeping track of the finances, also is this something I need to manage starting off or should I hire someone to manage the finances right away.... there is just so much stuff I don’t know

@AlternateGM 5 лет назад

Was signed up for this webinar, but was 6am Saturday morning here is NZ and needed the sleep after an exhausting week! So pleased you recorded and posted this! Thanks guys - Jason

@thefutur 5 лет назад

You’re very welcome.

@AlternateGM 5 лет назад

The Futur thank you for the reply. Have been consuming your content (video, podcast, website) over past two weeks since having the Money video series referred to me. Just came out of being burnt out with my design, marketing print business. Now waiting to implement your advice and systems in my current design consulting job, so I can prepare myself for when I re-enter my own business again in a few years.

@UniquedesignzNetHMKGroup 5 лет назад

Great insight in this video! I struggled with a lot of these key points when I was building my practice and quickly got through it by hiring someone to help me build the infrastructure and process which helped me scale faster. Ps - that spider behind Matthew is Creepsville! Lol

@gaschneidr 5 лет назад

I loved how Chris gave an opportunity to Alain in the end. Hope it works out for both of you :)

@thefutur 5 лет назад

Let’s see where this leads.

@gaschneidr 5 лет назад

@@thefutur is just getting started

@RenataJensen 5 лет назад

Thank you

@thefutur 5 лет назад

You're welcome

@thefutur 5 лет назад

You are very welcome!

@fillet-o-fishchamp 5 лет назад

Chris, can you do a sped up, step by step version of you designing a website / poster / brand identity merch from scratch? Showing us the wireframes, thought process, development and polishing it till the outcome.

@thefutur 5 лет назад

Yeah. Sure. What should I tackle first?

@fillet-o-fishchamp 5 лет назад

The Futur Perhaps a rebrand of a small business(could be real or imaginary), inclusive of props such as posters, name cards, collectibles etc. I believe themes such as aquatic life, commercial food would be easy to execute. The process I would love to see are the sketches of the web design and logos, how it draws inspiration from the elements the brand has, the feelings it’s intended to communicate to its consumers, how to make graphic aesthetics pop and have a flow, more intuitive for human eyes and impactful (choice of words used?) All of these are some factors I could think of that I apply in my school work, I hope that it makes sense if you choose to do a video on it!

@thefutur 5 лет назад

you should consider taking the logo design course we have. we go over the entire creative process from start to finish for an imaginary project: create a sub-brand for an airline. we started this on the Adobe live-stream but redid the whole thing and finished it. academy.thefutur.com

@fillet-o-fishchamp 5 лет назад

The Futur sure I’ll check it out!

@melissaramdin9274 5 лет назад

Hi guys. I am a freelancer and would like your advise on price rates in a small developing country. I want to increase my price rate as well, but where I live, the average income of a graphic designer is sadly 4000$-5000$ yearly. For example people think that the average price for a website should be around $1300 usd, if you go beyond $2000 you are above the market price. I want to make the cut by increasing my price rate, but how to afront clients who expect lower prices (if i increase my price rate will i lose all my clients and potential new clients, since there will be cheaper alternatives).

@dotails 5 лет назад

Are you concerned with hiring remote freelancers in other countries, how do you protect your IP before even interviewing? I've interviewed people but felt like I needed to reveal to many details to determine if they are right for the job but they could turn around and flip my idea for themselves.

@thefutur 5 лет назад

We haven’t had any issues with remote workers.

@Fitness_For_Men_and_Women 5 месяцев назад

😍

@repiano 5 лет назад

Chris Do is Chuck Norris of design business.

@thefutur 5 лет назад

Haha. I don’t even know what that means but thank you?

@repiano 5 лет назад

Yes, that's a compliment. Now I'm feel old. :|

@joshcollins9125 2 года назад

You mean Chris “what can’t he” Do?

@benjaminleavitt3666 5 лет назад

Could you please do a conversation with role play about how to negotiate salary when interviewing for a job?

@BrantK147 2 года назад

Oh no, he really was tired at the end haha he completely misunderstood Alain's question. Alain meant "How do I talk about my ideas for the project to the client, without giving too much away in case they decide to go with someone else. I won't want to take my idea with them".

@nazar2383 3 года назад

on 40:15 Chris tells on how to price a job for a client and I am a bit confused because I watched almost each of your videos and in video about pricing Chris said to add a profit margin of 10-25% on top of production cost whilst here he recommends to multiply it 2-3 times... Where the truth lays ?

@thefutur 3 года назад

Watch the video again. I explained how.

@arpitjain8131 5 лет назад

Please recommend some books for budding Graphic and Logo Designers.

@thefutur 5 лет назад

Check our book list on the Futur blog.

@HenryDaggett 5 лет назад

Loved it, but I gotta know where Chris' headphones are from!

@thefutur 5 лет назад

aiaiai.com

@xtralargefries 5 лет назад

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@sainaag1141 5 лет назад

I don't quite understand how he came up with the estimation formula... Why charge 2-3 times more than the hard cost? Would it be wrong/unethical if I hired a freelancer to do a logo for $200 and sold it for $1800? (8x-9x) Does a limit exist on how much more you can charge?

@thefutur 5 лет назад

it's not wrong. it's arbitrage. buy low sell high. there is no limit. when you realize the value to someone is greater than what it costs to make, you are entering into value based pricing.

@abrahamurias5753 5 лет назад

Hi @thefutur I just wrote this comment to have a reply from you 😀😀

@thefutur 5 лет назад

hello

@whateverman2734 3 года назад

MY BIGGEST QUESTION: First of a designer, a copywriter. not the best or a master, but I had about two years of in ad agencies. I want to open my own digital marketing agency offering Branding, Copywriting, Web, Graphic design by hiring others. I do know a lot about strategy and creating ideas. Now... Do I need to become an expert first in order my agency to hire someone ?

@lessemo 3 года назад

Not really. There are many leaders that are not the best at making the stuff that sells, but they are good at other things, like orchestrating the elements for everything to work.

@sainaag1141 5 лет назад

Should you still hire someone to do the job once you have the first client ready to close a deal even if you don't have any reserve fund?

@thefutur 5 лет назад

It means you bid too low. Next time bid higher and the. Hire some one.

@konradlanga 5 лет назад

I will be trying the point about pricing again :) But a question is - let's say the going rate in your business is 150 per piece. What you are saying is - charge at least 375, getting in a freelancer and doing art direction. But the going rate is 150 in the field. So ... I probably don't understand something.

@thefutur 5 лет назад

There is no such thing as a going rate. I charge over $1000 an hour.

@konradlanga 5 лет назад

The Futur yes, I understand - the design space has much more value behind what it creates. I also remember on one of last years streams you had an illustrator, she was charging you per day, what in my nieche would be consider a good income after at least 5 illustrations of 15+ hours. it depends on the field of work and the nieche, I think.

@relaxinggospelmusic2421 5 месяцев назад

😘

@mau3020 5 лет назад

Any advice on how to scale in a business ecosystem where all companies pay after 30 days of getting the work delivered (even up to 90 days)? Asking for 50% upfront has been always a no.

@thefutur 5 лет назад

Find new clients or accept the situation.

@theyounglawyerph 10 месяцев назад

Is Matthew a Filipino?

@MichalCzerlikowski 5 лет назад

Chris you look so young on zoom :)

@thefutur 5 лет назад

It’s the lighting. ;)

@helmet212 5 лет назад

NOOO! Chris we know it's the makeup! LOL.

@momenzaqout1399 5 лет назад

@Helmet hahaha LOL

@t.t.cooperphd5389 5 лет назад

I realize this an old video, so I hope someone sees this.... What is the most effective way to hire/manage a remote free-lancer artist?

@cnburbridge 5 лет назад

In explaining why you'd justify charging 2-3x what you'd pay the contractor, you left out several important points. 1) you yourself have made a wonderful video about how to price far beyond just the hourly rate anyway-in which case, that is a way that you (as the business) are going to make that profit. 2) You HAVE to charge more-otherwise, what are you doing-just being NICE, by giving someone the work? Bottom line: You DO have to be that level of capitalist if you want to get beyond scraping by, eventually, right? And I can tell you don't have any problem about this, but I was surprised you did not mention it here.

@thefutur 5 лет назад

chris, you are absolutely right. I felt that we covered this thoroughly elsewhere. this was more about helping people to get into the mindset of being an entrepreneur. so it's an introduction (small step) before getting into the other video.

@cnburbridge 5 лет назад

+1 for the response! That makes sense-I was just *waiting* for that one point, amidst a much longer discussion, and so filtered accordingly ;-)