Comments on: Make or Break Your Online Businesses

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:56:41 +0000

So this isn’t a website with Free Photo hosting anymore? Bummer, I liked that site. Watshit.com used to rock.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:24:27 +0000

Nice article. Thanks. Eugene

By: Harry Roberts

Harry Roberts — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:26:46 +0000

Wow, that was an annoying read. You sound like someone who know f*ck all about the web trying to sound they know it all about the web.

Freelancers are untrustworthy? So is your ‘knowledge’ that you are trying to pass on, as is your spelling and grammar.

You persistently use the term Graphic Designer - maybe that’s where your problems are coming from, you’re employing the wrong type of designer. You want a web designer, surely?

Oh, and the 50/50 thing, it’s because of people like you

Harry

By: Shiro

Shiro — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:45:53 +0000

Of course some freelancers can’t be trusted. A lot of the points you bring up are very valid - any kid with a computer and a stolen version of photoshop considers himself a designer.

But the other side of it is that you get guys who have worked for companies for years who quit and go into freelancing so they can work for themselves, or guys who work a full-time job and do freelancing on the side as well. There is no blanket statement you can make about freelancers, because there is no one trait that connects them all.

It sounds like you got burned by someone. That sucks, and its good you mention the points that you do so that others who are looking for freelancers know what kind of things to be weary of. But to take the fact that you got burned by some kid, and in return try to burn all freelancers regardless of their professionalism (or lack of), is irresponsible of you, and doesn’t say much about you as a person.

All the same, I’m sorry to hear you got burned.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:39:26 +0000

I’m a freelancer, and I totally agree with this article

There are lots of good honest designers out there, but then theres probably twice as many kids with photoshop undercharging and producing shoddy work.

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By: Centro

Centro — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:53:13 +0000

spot on, freelancers are a bunch of cunts.

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By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:52:25 +0000

I find this article outrageous! It’s a shame that you have tarnished all freelancers with your ignorant comments.