Often times as a freelance designer you might be asked to do something that you can not complete or you might be overwhelmed with one project that you might not be able to complete another. Well that is when you outsource to another designer although you and other freelance designers are in competition with each other, it's still important to know that you have help when needed. Here are a few tips of why outsourcing isn't that bad:
1. Outsourcing 'grunt work' makes business sense.
If you're going to be a successful designer you need to be a business-owner first, and a designer second. I know that may sounds crazy but as a freelancer you need to think like a CEO, you need to focus on building your business by designing. Hiring a couple of outside designers to work for you isn't bad at all because at the end of the day they are working for you because you hired them.
2. You can't run a business if you're run by fear.
Fear makes you inelastic and less responsive to change. It makes you focus on the threats and it stops you from seeing the opportunities. And, in the business world, if you can't adapt you're history. For example, think about the silent movie stars of yesteryear when "walkie talkies" were invented. Those who accepted and adapted to the new technology thrived, and those who didn't quickly became a memory. Who do you want to be?
3. Outsourcing makes your life easier (sometimes).
It's usually this fun stuff that is more high-value and will add more to your bottom line so create a list of what you love doing and delegate the res. By outsourcing selected tasks you can choose your projects, and you can focus on what you enjoy. Once you've found your outsourced worker, the whole process is easy to manage with online project management software like Wrike, Basecamp, or TeamworkPM.
Source: http://www.graphicdesignblender.com/6-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-fear-design-outsourcing
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