Freelancing and Consulting in User Experience
54mBeginner2017-06-06
Authors
Cory Lebson
Leading Educator and Author in UX
Course details
Freelancing provides you with the freedom to choose your clients and UX projects, and—as you enjoy this increased flexibility—it can potentially help you increase your earnings as well. In this course, join Cory Lebson as he takes you through the ins and outs of becoming a successful user experience freelancer. He provides a brief introduction to life as a UX freelancer, and shares tips and tricks for maintaining a successful independent UX career.
Learning objectives
Traits of successful freelancers
Specializing as a freelancer
Transitioning to freelance work
Searching for your first freelance gig
Starting as a UX freelancer when you're just out of college
Finding out what life is like as a freelancer
UX branding and networking for success
Advertising your services
Learning what companies are looking for in a UX freelancer
Learning objectives
Traits of successful freelancers
Specializing as a freelancer
Transitioning to freelance work
Searching for your first freelance gig
Starting as a UX freelancer when you're just out of college
Finding out what life is like as a freelancer
UX branding and networking for success
Advertising your services
Learning what companies are looking for in a UX freelancer
Skills covered
FreelancingSmall Business FinanceUX DesignSmall Business and EntrepreneurshipFinance and AccountingUser ExperienceWeb Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
1. UX Freelance Careers Defined
- 02 - Common traits of successful freelancers
- 03 - Freelance UX consulting, UX contracting, and UX moonlighting
- 04 - Specializing as a freelancer
2. Transitioning to Freelance Work
- 05 - Setting up a business structure
- 06 - Searching for your first freelance gig
- 07 - Starting life as a UX freelancer when you re just out of college
- 08 - Transitioning from other freelance work
- 09 - Transitioning from design to freelance research or strategy
3. Life as a Freelancer
- 10 - What is life like as a freelancer
- 11 - What is life like as a design freelancer
- 12 - What is life like as a research freelancer
- 13 - Other UX freelance careers
- 14 - The critical need for continuous learning
4. UX Branding and Networking for Successful Consulting
- 15 - Personal branding
- 16 - Being part of the UX community
- 17 - A UX freelancer's website and portfolio
- 18 - UX thought leadership
- 19 - Social media
- 20 - Career adventure for freelance success
- 21 - Advertising your services
- 22 - What are companies looking for in a UX freelancer
Conclusion
- 23 - Next steps