Overview
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Learn about becoming a successful user experience freelancer. Explore life as a UX freelancer and learn tips and tricks for maintaining a successful independent UX career.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Common traits of successful freelancers
- Freelance UX consulting, UX contracting, and UX moonlighting
- Specializing as a freelancer
- Setting up a business structure
- Searching for your first freelance gig
- Starting life as a UX freelancer when you’re just out of college
- Transitioning from other freelance work
- Transitioning from design to freelance research or strategy
- What is life like as a freelancer?
- What is life like as a design freelancer?
- What is life like as a research freelancer?
- Other UX freelance careers
- The critical need for continuous learning
- Personal branding
- Being part of the UX community
- A UX freelancer's website and portfolio
- UX thought leadership
- Social media
- Career adventure for freelance success
- Advertising your services
- What are companies looking for in a UX freelancer?
- Next steps
