Comments on: The joys of working at an agency http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/ my god, it's full of stars Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:13:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Martino Heino http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-44183 Martino Heino Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:53:05 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-44183 <p>when they say it's ove. Martino Heino.</p> when they say it’s ove. Martino Heino.

]]> By: Sven Fischer http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-21139 Sven Fischer Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:18:01 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-21139 <p>Hi Kyle,</p> <p>thank your for the good informations. It´s an interesting article, really!</p> <p>Greetings from Germany Sven Fischer</p> Hi Kyle,

thank your for the good informations. It´s an interesting article, really!

Greetings from Germany
Sven Fischer

]]> By: Zach Hale http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-2142 Zach Hale Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:56:10 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-2142 <p>I strongly agree with what you are saying. I love having a place to go to do my work and then leave at the end of the day. It's nice to go to work and interact with others. It's enjoyable to have a home and personal life completely separated from work. Yes, freelancing can be fun and more flexible at times, but I much rather choose the environment you describe.</p> I strongly agree with what you are saying. I love having a place to go to do my work and then leave at the end of the day. It’s nice to go to work and interact with others. It’s enjoyable to have a home and personal life completely separated from work. Yes, freelancing can be fun and more flexible at times, but I much rather choose the environment you describe.

]]> By: Chris http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-2041 Chris Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:28:28 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-2041 <p>To all those who are asking where he works i belive he works for web associates in San Luis Obispo. It is a very large firm that has offices here. Some of there clites are HP, Visa, and Yahoo.</p> To all those who are asking where he works i belive he works for web associates in San Luis Obispo. It is a very large firm that has offices here. Some of there clites are HP, Visa, and Yahoo.

]]> By: bliss http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-2037 bliss Wed, 05 Jul 2006 13:58:34 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-2037 <p>Yeah! I agree. U get to work for the best of the brands in market. Besides, ;)its the school to learn the business while u get paid. No risk involved. wat say u?</p> Yeah! I agree. U get to work for the best of the brands in market. Besides, ;)its the school to learn the business while u get paid. No risk involved. wat say u?

]]> By: Aaron Kuzemchak http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-2002 Aaron Kuzemchak Mon, 03 Jul 2006 17:16:42 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-2002 <p>Very much agreed! I have worked in-house, freelance, and agency with the latter being the best by a long shot! I work at a small company, and it's wonderful to get a lot of say in the direction of each project, without having to deal with the client directly. And it doesn't get boring like in-house did for me. Good post!</p> Very much agreed! I have worked in-house, freelance, and agency with the latter being the best by a long shot! I work at a small company, and it’s wonderful to get a lot of say in the direction of each project, without having to deal with the client directly. And it doesn’t get boring like in-house did for me. Good post!

]]> By: Ahmed Hashim http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-1986 Ahmed Hashim Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:05:38 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-1986 <p>Haha, that's all well and fun - but i've worked for the design department of my college before, and I did not like a second of it. I'm doing freelance right now on several projects, and prefer that over what i did before (I'm also making more money this way anyway, so it all works out!)</p> <p>PS - Your Hemingway theme is amazing.</p> Haha, that’s all well and fun - but i’ve worked for the design department of my college before, and I did not like a second of it. I’m doing freelance right now on several projects, and prefer that over what i did before (I’m also making more money this way anyway, so it all works out!)

PS - Your Hemingway theme is amazing.

]]> By: R. Kennedy http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-1902 R. Kennedy Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:46:57 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-1902 <p>Kyle,</p> <p>You the man! All good points, I think. I'm not really a web designer, although I always have some design project underway. I have been, however, doing some freelance writing, and I appreciate your perspective completely. It gives me something to think about. Keep up the good work and I like your style on this site -- and the poetry site.</p> <p>Best,</p> <p>R. Kennedy</p> Kyle,

You the man! All good points, I think. I’m not really a web designer, although I always have some design project underway. I have been, however, doing some freelance writing, and I appreciate your perspective completely. It gives me something to think about. Keep up the good work and I like your style on this site — and the poetry site.

Best,

R. Kennedy

]]> By: Joel http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-1862 Joel Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:25:20 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-1862 <p>Can't agree with you enough regarding work and home - mind you that's only because of personal experience with my father.</p> <p>What you need is alot of self discipline. You also need to maintain a separation - both physical and mental - between 'work' areas and 'home' areas otherwise you'll have spill over between them - and that's the slippery slope that one can quite easily go down.</p> Can’t agree with you enough regarding work and home - mind you that’s only because of personal experience with my father.

What you need is alot of self discipline. You also need to maintain a separation - both physical and mental - between ‘work’ areas and ‘home’ areas otherwise you’ll have spill over between them - and that’s the slippery slope that one can quite easily go down.

]]> By: lou http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-1861 lou Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:08:51 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/personal/the-joys-of-working-at-an-agency/#comment-1861 <p>Great article, and I know just what you mean, I spend half my time remoting from home and the other working at the office, so I am doing it both ways.</p> <p>Going freelance is very very difficult, tried it, didn't enjoy it, you spend more time trying to get new clients, than actually getting paid for doing any work.</p> <p>Comment for Rida... I understand your point of view, however, I think if you want to start your own agency one day (which most of us think about), the best way to do it, is to actually work at an agency, not go freelance. There is alot that goes into operating an agency smoothly, alot of politics. Clients can be ruthless at times, and extremely demanding. I am actually learning alot from my boss, in terms of what it takes, you can't be a designer anymore, you have to become a sales person, and that is the trade off at the very end.</p> Great article, and I know just what you mean, I spend half my time remoting from home and the other working at the office, so I am doing it both ways.

Going freelance is very very difficult, tried it, didn’t enjoy it, you spend more time trying to get new clients, than actually getting paid for doing any work.

Comment for Rida… I understand your point of view, however, I think if you want to start your own agency one day (which most of us think about), the best way to do it, is to actually work at an agency, not go freelance. There is alot that goes into operating an agency smoothly, alot of politics. Clients can be ruthless at times, and extremely demanding. I am actually learning alot from my boss, in terms of what it takes, you can’t be a designer anymore, you have to become a sales person, and that is the trade off at the very end.

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