Stu Denbigh's guest appearances

Stu Denbigh

Being Freelance

Joe Basile

Aaron Draplin

Kari Paavola

Evan MacDonald

Cathy Wassell

Steve Morgan

Kieron Lewis

Cath Ellis

Mariana Morris

Casey Gutteridge

Tom Ross

Paul Jarvis

Jonathan Stark

Rafal Tomal

Ben Adam-Smith

OwlTail

Steve Folland chats to Motion Designer &amp; Creative Editor Stu Denbigh on taking a step back to move forward early on his career, continually improving and learning, how finding two mentors made him stronger creatively and how he deals with the dreaded cash-flow - all part of being freelance for the past 10 years. Don't forget to subscribe via iTunes and the Podcast app for iPhone etc and also via Stitcher who have an Android app, or scroll down and download from here - If you like the podcast, please do leave a review if you get a chance. Here’s some of the key takeaway points:   Sometimes you need to step back in your career to move forwards   The importance of referrals in getting new work   Even though his agreements say he’ll charge interest on fees not paid after 30 days, he’s never done it in case it harms the client relationship   Ask your bank for you a big overdraft to help your cash flow be less painful   How hard it can be fitting in to a company’s culture when you’re working on site as a freelancer   The challenge of re-do loops for designers   The benefit of working with other freelancers and learning from them by seeing how they work   The importance of finding a mentor, someone to pull you up a level   When putting together your portfolio, ditch your oldest work and show the most recent, it forces you to keep improving   More from Stu Stu on LinkedIn Stu's site Useful Links Video CoPilot Film and TV Pro Mandy's Film and TV Production Resources Dazzle Ship "How to be A Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul" by Adrian Shaughnessy

Steve Folland chats to Motion Designer &amp; Creative Editor Stu Denbigh on taking a step back to move forward early on his career, continually improving and learning, how finding two mentors made him stronger creatively and how he deals with the dreaded cash-flow - all part of being freelance for the past 10 years. Don't forget to subscribe via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/being-freelance/id959401077" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and the Podcast app for iPhone etc and also via <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=59449&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> who have an Android app, or scroll down and download from here - If you like the podcast, please do leave a review if you get a chance. Here’s some of the key takeaway points: <ul> <li> Sometimes you need to step back in your career to move forwards </li> <li> The importance of referrals in getting new work </li> <li> Even though his agreements say he’ll charge interest on fees not paid after 30 days, he’s never done it in case it harms the client relationship </li> <li> Ask your bank for you a big overdraft to help your cash flow be less painful </li> <li> How hard it can be fitting in to a company’s culture when you’re working on site as a freelancer </li> <li> The challenge of re-do loops for designers </li> <li> The benefit of working with other freelancers and learning from them by seeing how they work </li> <li> The importance of finding a mentor, someone to pull you up a level </li> <li> When putting together your portfolio, ditch your oldest work and show the most recent, it forces you to keep improving </li> </ul> More from Stu <a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/in/studenbigh/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stu on LinkedIn</a> <a href="http://www.nanometh.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stu's site</a> Useful Links <a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video CoPilot</a> <a href="http://www.filmandtvpro.com/uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Film and TV Pro</a> <a href="http://www.mandy.com/index.cfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mandy's Film and TV Production Resources</a> <a href="http://www.dazzleship.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dazzle Ship</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1856697096/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=1856697096&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=cofcakcra-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"How to be A Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul" by Adrian Shaughnessy</a>

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