Comments on: When it’s not Freelancing http://manwithnoblog.com/2009/05/10/when-its-not-freelancing/ Gary Barber rants on user experience, and the controlled chaos of the Web Industry Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:19:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gary Barber http://manwithnoblog.com/2009/05/10/when-its-not-freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-10201 Gary Barber Sun, 10 May 2009 12:20:44 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/?p=482#comment-10201 @Myles - True we all do a bit of contracting and even just take on the odd client as a small business. But I also do freelance work as a IA, UX person from time to time. These jobs are in a way refreshing as you operate, as you say as a gun or hire, get it done and leave. Suppose Freelance is more a sexy title now. @Myles – True we all do a bit of contracting and even just take on the odd client as a small business. But I also do freelance work as a IA, UX person from time to time. These jobs are in a way refreshing as you operate, as you say as a gun or hire, get it done and leave. Suppose Freelance is more a sexy title now.

]]> By: Myles Eftos http://manwithnoblog.com/2009/05/10/when-its-not-freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-10200 Myles Eftos Sun, 10 May 2009 10:59:50 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/?p=482#comment-10200 Freelancers should be considered guns for hire - they should come in, do there job and get out. What most of us do isn't freelancing (even then though most of us call it that, perhaps out of habit) - it's contracting or simply a really small business. Freelancers should be considered guns for hire – they should come in, do there job and get out.

What most of us do isn’t freelancing (even then though most of us call it that, perhaps out of habit) – it’s contracting or simply a really small business.

]]> By: Gary Barber http://manwithnoblog.com/2009/05/10/when-its-not-freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-10199 Gary Barber Sun, 10 May 2009 10:27:52 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/?p=482#comment-10199 @kay - Sure, but they are still project managing, the client is still ringing them as the primary, sure they are subbing out roles, but they are the main liaison. What if they take on the project then sub out all the functions and make the subbies liaise with client? What then? @kay – Sure, but they are still project managing, the client is still ringing them as the primary, sure they are subbing out roles, but they are the main liaison. What if they take on the project then sub out all the functions and make the subbies liaise with client? What then?

]]> By: Kay Smoljak http://manwithnoblog.com/2009/05/10/when-its-not-freelancing/comment-page-1/#comment-10198 Kay Smoljak Sun, 10 May 2009 10:04:28 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/?p=482#comment-10198 What about when a single person quotes on and then takes on a whole project - front end, back end, implementation etc? They may get other contractors/freelancers to take on particular roles, but they are taking control of the project until delivery of the final product to the client. I think the term "freelancing" has become trendy and people are using it regardless of whether it applies to them or not. What about when a single person quotes on and then takes on a whole project – front end, back end, implementation etc? They may get other contractors/freelancers to take on particular roles, but they are taking control of the project until delivery of the final product to the client.

I think the term “freelancing” has become trendy and people are using it regardless of whether it applies to them or not.

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