Farming Out Design Work - RD230

<h2>Do you farm out design projects?</h2> <p>Finding yourself overwhelmed with too many design projects is a sure sign that you are not charging enough for your design services. Don’t turn clients away. Instead, raise your prices and start farming out design work.</p> <p class="p1">The following is a post from the <a href= "https://resourcefuldesigner.com/group" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Resourceful Designer Facebook Group</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p class="p1"><strong><em>Hi guys</em></strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong><em>So I'm turning away a lot of work at the moment, as I have my day job, and seem to have very little energy in the evenings and weekends to take on many freelance jobs. Seriously, I'm feeling so burned out, have been for a while now.</em></strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong><em>I do the odd freelance jobs here and there for previous clients that I'm friendly with, but I still get a lot of requests, despite not advertising or putting any vibes out there that I'm available.</em></strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong><em>I usually just recommend one or two other designers, and they really appreciate the work coming their way, but I also sometimes wonder if I'm being too kind? Would this be reciprocated? Could I charge a % from the jobs I recommend? Would outsourcing them take too much energy if I still need to be the person in-between the client and the designer?</em></strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong><em>Has anyone else been in a similar situation?</em></strong></p> </blockquote> <p class="p1">I’m sure the original poster is not the only designer facing this problem. At some point in your design career, you will find yourself burdened with more work than you can handle (trust me, it will happen).</p> <p class="p1">When faced with this situation, the first thing you should do is review your design rates, because chances are you are not charging enough for your services. The same applies to all service-based industries. Too much work coming in is a sure sign that prices are too low.</p>