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FAR TOO MANY DESIGNERS ARE TOLD THEY NEED TO WORK FOR FREE TO BUILD THEIR RESUMES. HERE ARE 10 TIPS FOR GETTING PAID WHAT YOU DESERVE.

The overarching business problem designers will face early in their freelance careers is navigating the waters of how to get paid for things. There are so many potholes, nightmare scenarios, and snake-oil businesspeople vying to get free work that, when combined with the “you must first build your résumé while not getting paid” notion that is wrongfully being accepted as normal practice today, it can seem impossible to understand how to protect yourself. Here are 10 tips:

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