One of the best pieces of advice I think I've ever been given is to not under sell myself.
Admittedly, you can't beat the experience you get from interning, and at some point in every creative's career you have to do some work for free, but for the rest of the time, you deserve your rate. When you have a genuine skill, a trade, you deserve to be paid a competitive rate for your time and expertise, and at Fashion Antidote we champion skilled workers getting head in the industry.
For this reason, sites such as Fiverr or Jacks Alive, where people offer services for the flat rate of 5 pound (or dollars) can seem a bad idea, why would you want to sell your skills for such a low rate?
On the contrary, we think these sites are a really innovative way to promote yourself, get practice and earn a bit of cash while you're at it.
The key to this is to offer a simple service, that deserves the low price, but that is a service that people need. There are silly offers, such as "I will film a short video dressed as Jesus Christ for you" or "I will sing a depressing Happy Birthday as a mouse" but amongst that are some great skills.
Why not offer to send a video teaching a basic sewing technique? A quick sketch of a design for a dress they describe?
You can also follow up the service with your information, and this could lead to further work, for example; when sending your quick sketch of a dress for £5, make sure to mention that you could develop the design and more like it, and include your contact details/portfolio/website.
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