A Guide to Creating Your Own Projects
Client work is great, but it’s not always the kind of work you really enjoy. While you can pick and choose your clients and projects, client projects are never really as exciting as creating your own.
There are several benefits to doing your own projects:
- Make some extra money
- Create something awesome for your portfolio that a client hasn’t butchered
- Learn some new techniques or skills
- Stay interested in and motivated in what you do everyday
The best benefit of all of these is the potential to make money. While additional income is not guaranteed, side projects can bring in much needed residual income during slow periods.
So how do you get started with making your own projects?
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About the author
Amber Weinberg specializes in clean and semantic XHTML, CSS and WordPress development. She has over 10 years of coding experience and is pretty cool to work with. Amber is available for freelance work, so why not hire her for your next project?
Just wanted to comment I’ve just seen the post on the other blog, now I realized it’s your article
I have made several projects in my life, this is actually how I started freelancing. Now I have my own network that allows me to earn a decent buck from advertising and really showcase my talent.
What kind of projects are you working on?
“Create something awesome for your portfolio that a client hasn’t butchered”
So true. Reminds me of this: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell
Sometimes it’s impossible to build decent portfolios without personal projects. Especially for new designers/developers (they’ll find the lamest clients because they’ve got no portfolio proving their skills).
Also it’s the only way you can actually learn something new without risking too much (embracing new projects without the required skills is the other way; sometimes it works but it’s not recommended).