Design is a Job by Mike Monteiro
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Mike Monteiro’s book has a spine and by the time you’re done reading it, so will you. That’s Mike’s promise in the introduction to Design is a Job, a practical and meaty treatise on working well with clients.
Quick Overview
Getting work, delivering work, and getting paid can be fraught with pitfalls. No matter whether you freelance, work in a shop or own your own business, you need to work effectively with clients to earn a living. In Design is a Job Mike Monteiro educates you on your responsibilities as a person who earns a living selling things you create in direct, unadorned language. Mike will teach you how to get the right clients, how to charge for your work, about contracts, how to sell your work, manage feedback, and maybe even, a little bit about life in general. This short volume is worth your time.