Hi,

 

I am currently employed as a junior web designer but the wage isn't enough tbh. How can I go about getting little projects to do? As in, doing outsourced work for people?

 

Just to bump up my pay packet really!

 

Thanks

You'll have to be careful - as likely you will have a non-copmete clause in your employment contract.

 

It will read something like :

 

Nondisclosure and Noncompetition.

a/ After expiration or termination of this

agreement, [employee name] agrees to respect the confidentiality of [company name]

patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, and not to disclose them to anyone.

 

b/ [Employee name] agrees not to make use of research done in the course of work

done for [company name] while employed by a competitor of [company name]

 

c/ [Employee name] agrees not to set up in business as a direct competitor of

[company name] within a radius of [number] miles of [company name and location] for a

period of [number and measure of time (e.g., “four months” or “10 years”)] following the

expiration or termination of this agreement.

d/ [Employee name] agrees to pay liquidated damages of $[dollar amount] if any

violation of this paragraph is proved or admitted.

 

Point c in theory prevents you from work in that field whilst not under the employment of the company you currently work for although they are generally hard to enforce.

 

As long as you aren't stealing any contacts and they havent trained you up from knowing nothing, you should be ok to start asking around for work. Just don't tread on your employers toes in terms of clients.

 

Im pretty sure none of that is in my contract as my own boss gave me some work awhile back for family a member. Also, I build websites in-house and don't work for a web design company. So no treading on toes there!

 

Im just wondering now how to advertise my services to other web designers who need a helping hand (outsourcing)??

 

Thanks for the advice.

c/ [Employee name] agrees not to set up in business as a direct competitor of

[company name] within a radius of [number] miles of [company name and location] for a

period of [number and measure of time (e.g., “four months” or “10 years”)] following the

expiration or termination of this agreement.

 

**notbanksy has a heart attack

I have always got work from business networking events but that might be difficult if you are working full-time, but have a search there may be evening events. Your local FSB might be worth contacting or try a local new business start up scheme and see if they can put you in contact with new businesses who need websites.

**notbanksy has a heart attack

 

Thought it was quite pertinent.

 

 

 

- In all honesty the best way to get work is to go out and meet people. (and then get reccomended by them) Networking as S3 says is a great way to meet people in startups or that are looking to better their businesses.