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Paid Vacations for Freelance Designers and Developers

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Re: Paid Vacations for Freelance Designers and Developers

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Doesn't seem a great idea. Both the freelancer and the customer have to trust you with the job. And after a couple of weeks/days you will never see them again. As a customer I wouldn't accept that. Besides, wouldn't it be easier for you to score your own assignments?

What do you mean "after a couple of days you will never see them again"? To be completely honest, we're not-so-great at finding new work. Word of mouth is about all we've had any luck with. So we thought this a new and interesting idea on how to drum up contacts and work. Maybe it will be good, maybe not. But we're giving it a try.

It's cool that you're honest with your marketing/sales problem and try it with this idea! I wish you luck, I/We have the same problems with marketing/sales. If you figured out some learnings, would be great to read on your blog!

Re: Paid Vacations for Freelance Designers and Developers

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IMO, there is no user need for this. As a freelancer, putting my client's work in someone else's hands would be more stressful than me doing the work on holiday myself.

If you're problem is that you're weak at finding work, would it not be easier to hire someone that would specialise in that & put them on a commission basis?

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