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Bobby V. Klein
Digital Marketing Specialist by day, photographer, game developer, and your friendly neighborhood psychopath also by day.
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5 Lessons from first year of freelancing
The title is a bit long, but I felt like sharing the things I’ve learned after freelancing for a year. Since graduating college, I’ve been freelancing on the side, with my full-time job, as a photographer and web developer
Have a Contract
My first couple freelance jobs had no formal contracts, and while i generally got paid, that led to me not getting paid twice after finishing the job. This may be obvious to people, but I was new and stupid (and still am).
Make a Schedule
Like the last one, this should be obvious, but was a step I missed. For web development and other freelance work that are full project (rather than a one time thing like photography), I’ve learned it’s best to have not only a schedule, but a detailed schedule with due dates for every step. This helps keep both you and your client on task. This is especially useful when you need assets, copy, and media from your client in order to finish the project.
To Do list for clients
I didn’t learn this until I finished a couple of projects, but make sure your client understands what they need to provide and by when. This goes hand in hand with a schedule.
A way to pay
This hasn’t been a big issue, but using a service like PayPal or something else is a good thing to have. I’ve gotten bad checks before, which would cost money from my end and I hate receiving a lot of money in cash.
Charge differently for different services
This was my first major lesson. I started a website for a client at an awful $10/hour rate because they needed both photography and web development. I assumed that it would somehow work, but I undercharged greatly, especially when it came to photos. I should have charged them as multiple services so I would have gotten paid what it was worth.
To fix most of these issues, I use https://app.and.co/. It’s a free to use website to keep track and create contracts, invoices, receive payment and more. This wasn’t sponsored in any way, i just love the software.
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The new Homefront Game looks great!
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Business cards designed for my girlfriend
#graphic design#business cards#business card#graphicdesign#adobeillustrator#illustrator#software#software developer#developer#engineer#software engineer
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I have some very strong political beliefs
https://www.redbubble.com/people/bobbyvklein/works/29716615-free-guac-for-all?asc=u&p=sticker
#guacamole#burrito#tacosarelife#tacos#chipotle#neato burrito#taco#guac#free guac#graphic design#sticker#graphicdesign#nacho#nachos#freeguacforall
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Photos from Graffiti Highway in Centralia
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My bad meme for the day
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Some photos from Littlestown Park
#littlestown#photography#photoshop#park#pennsylvania#nature photography#35mm photography#35 mm#50mm#50 mm#35mm
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Some photos from around littlestown Park
#35mm#35mm photography#50mm#photography#park#naturalhair#nature photography#photoshop#canon photography#nature
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Fiverr Game Update: Development done
Hello empty void.
The game developer on fiverr has sent me his version of the game based off of my prototype. It’s not the best thing in the world and it’s missing some features from my document, but for $50 I don’t think it’s bad at all.
https://bobbyvklein.itch.io/top-down-programmer-version
Overall he did a good job with what I gave him and added some things I never thought about.
Here’s the original prototype I made: https://bobbyvklein.itch.io/top-down-programmer-version
Next, I need to find an artist and after that someone to do sound/music.
#game development#fiverr#game dev#indie game development#browser game#html5 games#html5#construct 2#construct 3#development log#dev log#game dev log
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Wake up sheeple!
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Fiverr Game: Update #2
Good news, I have paid the programmer and he is working on making my game work better than it did before...which is not a high bar. Along with that, he’ll be adding mechanics that I was not able to implement on my own.
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Random Game Idea
Random game idea: A tower defense game but you run a carwash.
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Update #1 on Fiverr Game
I went onto Fiverr on my quest to get my game made and after messaging 2 people with no luck, the third got back to me with the offer of taking my Construct 2 file, fixing it up and adding the features I want for $50.
Currently, I’m writing a simple Game Design Document as a guide for the developer. I’m interested to see not only how the final game comes out, but how the developer interprets my documentation/prototype.
Previous Post: https://bobbyvklein.tumblr.com/post/173094436837/game-developed-from-fiverr
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An inspirational message for you all.
https://www.redbubble.com/people/bobbyvklein/works/31412132-everyone-runs-out-of-time?asc=u&p=sticker
#don't huge me i'm scared#dhmis#dhmis clock#inspiration#inspirational quotes#inspirational message#inspire
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Game Developed from Fiverr
https://bobbyvklein.itch.io/top-down-platformer-shooter-test-
So, I made this prototype in 2017 with the goal of getting it made into a game with a group of friends. The game was a challenge on myself to mix both shooter and endless runner mechanics. However, work, school and life got in the way, so it has never left the prototype stage.
I am now in the process of trying to get this game made again, but taking a very different route. I decided to try to find a programmer on fiverr within my budget to develop this game and I might even do the same thing for the game art. I want to see if I can make a game using freelancers/fiverr users and then see how it actually turns out. Updates will be coming as progress is made.
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Some photos I took around Littlestown, PA.
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