We've all heard excuses like "it'll be great exposure," or, "it'll look great in your design portfolio (opens in new tab)," when clients explain why they don't want to cough up the cash. But it's simple: don't work for free. Whether you're working from home (opens in new tab) or busy sending out letterpress (opens in new tab)business cards (opens in new tab) to get yourself noticed, as an artist you should only work for clients who are willing to pay for your work.
To make it easy enough to understand for even the most short-sighted of clients, this bright and brutal flow chart spells out in simple steps why artists deserve to get paid every single time.
Created by Peppermintmonster (opens in new tab) and Kelley McMorris (opens in new tab), we're sure that lots of artists will be able to relate to this financial struggle. But now you know what to do the next time a client doesn't want to pay you.
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