23 | IRL Freelance Proposal

In this episode, Amy submits a freelance proposal to James for review. They discuss the terms, value-added, and review a mood board for James's rebrand.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:55 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 2:23 What we've been up to
• 4:06 Recording live from Twitch
• 4:39 Context / Writing Proposals
  • This Proposal
• 7:08 Pricing Structures
  • Episode 6: Freelance - Part 1
  • Episode 7: Freelance - Part 2
  • Episode 18: Amy Gives James a Design Consult
• 9:01 Business progression
  • identifying problems
  • objectives
  • how you'll measure success
  • Google Analytics
  • Fathom
• 11:43 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 12:37 Value to the Organization
  • Scope Creep vs Scope Seep
• 16:40 Benefits of Branding
  • Nathan Barry Show - Episode 41: Jack Butcher – Build Once, Sell Twice: Earn $1M a Year Selling Digital Products
• 18:58 Methodology and Phases
  • What to expect on the project
  • Scheduling
  • Factors that affect completion
• 22:01 Joint Accountabilities
  • Communication
• 24:10 Terms and Conditions
  • Fees
  • Payment Terms
  • Project Scheduling
  • Expiration Date
• 25:53 Sending Estimates
  • Harvest
  • Stripe
  • Freshbooks
• 27:38 Sponsor: Vercel
• 28:51 Reviewing the Mood Board
  • Link to James's Actual Mood Board
  • FigJam
  • Whimsical
  • Pinterest
• 29:41 Reference Images
  • Wes Bos
  • Supabase
  • Amplication
  • Simon Hoiberg on Instagram
  • Ania Kubow
  • Coder Coder
  • Thomas Weibenfalk
  • Jack McDade
  • Jason Lengstorf
  • Josh Comeau
• 31:55 Inspirational Pieces
  • Dribbble
  • Behance
• 35:20 How do you create a custom font?
  • Fontself
  • Font Squirrel
  • Creative Market
• 38:26 Looking at Color and Styles
  • Statamic
• 45:23 Picks and Plugs
• 45:32 James's Pick: Chicago Med
• 47:39 James's Plug: James Q Quick on TikTok
• 47:53 Amy's Pick: Notion.so
  • Marie Poulin
  • August Bradley
  • William Nutt
• 48:50 Amy's Plug: SelfTeach.me on Twitch