Re:The Elephant in the Room: Web design work is drying up
by sp332 on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @03:02PM
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If freelancing is so appealing, there's always the alternative of dropping prices to match or beat what in-house teams cost. The article attributed the change to cost savings.
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Re:The Elephant in the Room: Web design work is drying up
by waimbes on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @03:50PM
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In addition to what learc83 said, you can't really feasibly do this. Freelancers end up needing to do more work for the amount of output they provide because they have to pay spin-up costs on every project. This means that they are already disadvantaged, and when you combine that with the fact that they are not guaranteed work, dropping prices becomes pretty unsustainable. It's a big part of the reason that freelancing barely exists in most industries.
Re:The Elephant in the Room: Web design work is drying up
by learc83 on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @03:38PM
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I think it's probably the opposite of the author's hypothesis. Easy VC money has prompted companies to hire full time, in house designers to work that was normally done by short term contractors.
Re:The Elephant in the Room: Web design work is drying up
by porker on Thursday February 25, 2016 @03:54AM
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> Easy VC money has prompted companies to hire full time
Perhaps the most insightful comment of the thread.
The bubble will burst, and while it could be the .com bust all over again, it will mean the freelance market is a) massive and b) popular again.