A freelance web designer professional sooner or later will get the opportunity to work on projects that involve issues and elements with which he or she has never worked before. These issues could even involve some major applications such as the creation of web design for mobile devices or other more sophisticated work.
However, demanding this may be well worth adding to your professional experience, but you should also ask yourself whether or not to be frank with your client and admit this is new for you.
The best way to undertake this new experience is to fully understand what elements are involved and where to find help. Look through books, tutorials, blogs or in any medium that can help you get a general idea about what the work involves. Once you have found out the basics, you can decide whether you are up to the task.
If you decide to take on a new project that involves new concept you had never tackled before, this has to work to your advantage as a professional. Will this new experience open up new possibilities for the future, and more importantly does it interest you? New concepts should be carefully evaluated in the long term.
It takes time and effort to learn new methods and applications, so you have to decide if you have the time and can take on the extra work. You must also consider that any new skill needs to be kept up-to-date constantly, which also takes up time.
You should really consider whether this new skill is coherent to your current work and if it will help you in future projects. There are certain new applications including those for mobile web designing, which have good possibilities for the future and are worth considering. Others which will be obsolete in a few years are certainly not worth spending time and effort on. Basically, if the new skill you are going to learn does not make you professionally marketable then there is no sense wasting your time.
Try and get a clear picture on where this new skill will be leading you to and decide if this is where you want to go. After all, you are the person who will be working and it is important you like what you are doing.
You can also ask for help and contact another freelancer who has experience in the field. He or she can help you and lead you through the initial process. All the advice you can get, is worth the investment, as it will eliminate the stress of not being sure if you are doing things right.
Be honest with your client. If you lack experience, you can simply tell your client that you can accept the project, but that you will need time to work on it to achieve the best possible results. People appreciate honesty and are more likely to award you with the project because they are sure you will be making a big effort to please, which is sure to lead successful results.
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