Lovey Pale – Graphic & Web Designer

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• Lovey Pale Graphic
• Web Designer

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Lovey Pale Graphic Web Designer

• Cultivate an unquenchable thirst for learning
  and never be ashamed to say you dont know
  something. These are two helpful and honest tips
  from our freelancer of the week Lovey Pale. Since
  he got inspired by a fellow designer over seven
  years ago and decided to become a freelancer
  himself, these guiding words have helped him
  through challenging as well as succesful times...
  

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Lovey Pale

• 1) First off, can you tell us a bit about
  yourself?
• I am Lovey Pale, born and raised in South Africa.
  I am a full-time freelancer, doing mostly
  corporate identity and branding projects for
  small to medium sized companies. I have been
  freelancing for -7 years and despite it being a
  very challenging choice, it has many rewards that
  fit well with my character.

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Lovey Pale

• 2) If you would search for your profile on
  Google, which are the keywords you would type in
  the search bar?
• UX/UI Design, Graphic Design, Web design. My web
  design/development skills include Joomla,
  wordpress HTML5, CSS and javascript. I am more
  enthusiastic to work on visual communications
  projects, whether be it for online or print.

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Lovey Pale

• 3) What was your inspiration and when did you
  actually decide to become a freelancer?
• My inspiration was actually a freelance
  illustrator and photographer name Rob Dobi. His
  work inspired me so much that I decided that
  freelancing was going to be a full time
  occupation for me hence I am a full-time
  freelancer. Before I started freelancing I was
  actually an electronics technician.

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Lovey Pale

• 4) What kind of services have your clients asked
  you to provide?
• My projects are mainly corporate designs,
  corporate identity, website design/Development
  and sometimes some copy righting for online
  articles as a ghost writer. I also provide domain
  registration and hosting services.

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Lovey Pale

• 5) Do you use other freelancers or companies to
  provide skills that you dont possess?
• Yes definitely, you cant be good at everything
  and I sometimes solicit the skills of other
  freelancers when a project exceeds my skill set
  and I have already taken it on. Its not
  something that happens often but something that I
  see as normal. Most of the freelancers I use I
  search of social networks like facebook or local
  directories.

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Lovey Pale

• 6) Now tell us, how do you find new clients that
  are interested in your services?
• Most of my clients I find through referrals from
  clients that liked my work and some through
  advertising on local classifieds and word of
  mouth. I have just recently started using
  freelancing websites.

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Lovey Pale

• 7) What about freelancermap.com? Can you tell us
  a little bit about your experience with our
  IT-network?
• Well freelancermap is a very interesting platform
  for me since it provides international exposure
  for people like me who were otherwise limited to
  very small and saturated local markets. What I
  would like to suggest is for the company to
  actively promote their services specifically in
  emerging economies like those in Africa and Asia.
  Talented individuals like me in African countries
  where freelancing is still frowned upon, face the
  challenge of turning their skills into a reliable
  source of income especially as freelancers.

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Lovey Pale

• 8) How do you set yourself apart from your
  competitors? What makes you special?
• I would say what differentiates me is that I
  strive to build lasting relationships with my
  clients and offer support that goes beyond the
  services they purchased.

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Lovey Pale

• 9) What are the top three books, blogs or
  magazines you read to stay up to date in the
  IT-market?
• I read business insider, use LinkedIn to follow
  companies that are in the same field as I am to
  stay in tune with the latest developments.

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Lovey Pale

• 10) Freestyle! Is there anything you would like
  to tell our readers?
• My tips to other freelancers
• Dont try to be someone youre not.
• Cultivate an unquenchable thirst for learning.
• Know your limits and dont bite off more than you
  can chew.
• NEVER make a promise to a client. Just do what
  you are required to do.

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Lovey Pale

• 10) Freestyle! Is there anything you would like
  to tell our readers? (Contd)
• Always remember that this is your bread and
  butter, as passionate as you might be about your
  trade you need to make a living at the end of the
  day. So never neglect the business side of
  freelancing.
• Some clients are more trouble than theyre worth.
  Know when to cut ties with problematic clients.
• Never be ashamed to say you dont know something.

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