With holidays coming up, we are going to take the next 2 weeks off.  Next meeting will be Jan 7th

Got some ideas/guests planned for 2019, but if you have any suggestions hit us up via email, twitter, slack, etc.

Start thinking of 2019 goals.  Our meeting on Jan 7th will be discussing the goals for the new year.

MAIN DISCUSSION:

Thinking of topics and wondering if anyone would like to share what their ideal work week would look like in your freelance business. versus what actually occurs? I'm sure we all strive for an ideal work day, week but how many times are we derailed into working late extra hours, or too many revisions with projects that end up overlapping. I'm trying to find balance where i'm at right now and love the flexibility I get from working remotely as a freelancer, but wonder how everyone else goes about it, like do you guys get projects that are a month or so long, or a few weeks, or do you get stuff done relatively quickly and wait most of the time? Could even break this down to how we structure our days to getting in paid work done along with getting in self marketing, professional development?

 

What is an ideal work day, week?

How do people manage their days to keep up the work life balance? 

How are days structured?

How long are projects? A month long, just a few weeks or days?

Asana

Trello

Jira

Notion

LINKS AND INSPIRATION:

For this meeting, we discuss finding your voice as an artist. The topics was brought up the previous week by motion designer Elizabeth Grigg. The meeting goes deep into what is an artist, finding your voice, and how your "voice" can be used commercially.

This meeting was an open forum with some suggestions from the community. We cover the democratization of technology and education in the motion graphics industry, industry awards, and a lot more.

This meeting was an open forum with some suggestions from the community. We covered everything from building trust with clients and co-workers, workflows internally and with clients, general client woes and so much more!

An instant classic.

This week, the group discusses the topic of branding yourself. Should you brand yourself as your name? As an alias? As a "studio"? This was one of the better discussions we've had. It's packed with a ton of good info and questions from seasoned motion designers to new freelancers.

Guests Brett Morris and Chad Ashley discuss how small studios, such as Ranger and Fox, take on large projects. Throughout the discussion, we focus on project management, Redshift render, and other workflows that Brett and his team at Ranger and Fox use to tackle these large scale projects.

This week, the group discussion is led by Liam Clisham, who shares his financials from the past 3 years of freelancing. A great discussion ensues after with a large Q&A from the community.

Guest, Ryan Summers, talks to the group about career tips in the animation/motion design industry, the industry as a whole, how to find inspiration, and create your own unique voice.

This week, the group discusses different ways of learning. From how to learn to where to learn.

Guest, Hayley Akins, talks to the group about the new Motion Hatch Contract Bundle, making the contracts work for you, and how to protect yourself and your work.