N.C. Winters' art has been included in solo and group exhibitions throughout the New York metro area, including Rock Soup’s Project 001, Forced Future Gallery and LITM in Jersey City and CB313 Gallery and Jacklight Gallery in Manhattan. Winters’ profile as a metro area artist has grown rapidly, both in the gallery world and as a freelance illustrator. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Time Out New York, New York Press, as well as commissioned by private collectors across the US. Winters continues to work diligently after a recent move to sunny San Diego, California.
So, true….
Finally! Now I know what to tell my clients when they ask…
Absolutely spot on! Brilliant strip!
haha.. so true… great stuff man
This sums up the client/consultant relationship perfectly!
So awesome. N.C. Winters… you rock.
hey, I’m going to have to use that line.
So true. Thanks that made my day a little brighter.
Excellent! It is so true.
Thanks N.C. Winters!
haha exactly, except some reason when you tell them your not available 9-5 they expect you to be around 24/7 anyways.
So true. A few companies out there seem to think they can save money by hiring a freelancer for the same amount (or even less) than a regular employee.
Yes! That’s what I feel! Great strip!
I came across with the client who asked could she renew all prices in one catalog by herself because my time would cost too much (e. downturn). Then I asked if she has ever opened InDesign before..(No)..what version of InDesign do you have in your marketing department..(version CS when I made catalog in CS4).
So, in conclusion she let me do it because she calculated that it would take maybe 2 days for her to learn how to do it and despite of her lower hourly rate it would cost 5 times as much when I would take care of it.
The same things sometimes clients do not understand when outsourcing.
Going to remember that line! Perfect! Thanks
yeah! you’re right!
hehe.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
One of the best.
Haha. I really like this one. Outlines a good misconception that clients have about freelancers. Maybe this week on freelance switch will enlighten the world.
Amen!!!
«Deja vu» feeling here!
Some business men think that a freelancer is just a regular employee without benefits. Other business men think that an employee can be as easily dismissed as a freelancer.
Reflexes of an economic crisis…
Yeah, I’ve just been resolving something like this guy…
The best!!!!! Thanks for brightening my day yet again! Keep up the great work NCW!!
OMG! This just happened to me! LOL
Thanks
LOL. It’s true.
So true, even if you tell people your not available 9-5 all they hear is “contact me anytime”. Great job N.C. Winters!
This is just perfect. I’m definitely going to save this comic for I suspect I may need it one day.
This is so true…!
Very, very true.
FFT .. Fine, Funny & True !!
really true!
Exactly. Thank you.
An awesome “question back” to a question like this. Good one!
Perfect!
Thank you.
Absolutely TRUE!!! This is my first feedback comment and it really rocks!
Spot on. Another cost is overhead. Will the client also be paying for your computer, software, electricity, etc. ? I do actually try to be available 9-5 though.
This is a MUST read for all potential clients… he he he…
Folks, this is default client behavior, not an exception. It’s not funny, it’s par for the course and if you have any experience it will wear on you. Your freelance career will be one of educating clients away from mean spirited, derogatory attitudes – and firing the prospects who won’t change.
Clients really *want* to see freelancers or consultants as office temps. Because temp implies someone who had to take a job without benefits for survival reasons whom the boss can push around.
The markets for freelancers and temps are completely different. Many clients (want to) see them as identical.
Basically, you push back a bit, and you just don’t deal with jerks.
Totally agree.
*Vomits*
Thanks glad I know this one, now I will know how to charge my clients
You gotta have your Kicks if you dare to be a Freelancer!