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If you can remember how well the web designers did back in the 1990s Internet boom market, you are no doubt aware that a lot of people who would not have otherwise chosen this as a profession ended up doing so on account of the vast profits to be made from it. After all, being able to make bank by doing a fairly easy job that grants you a lot of individual time to work (on your own schedule) is a very enjoyable concept. And considering that for a long time there were few certifications to get, and not a lot of formal training was even considered by most potential employers and clients, just having the skills and demonstrating them was all it could take.
However, times have gotten a little bit leaner for the web design crowd. For one thing, the term “crowd” definitely fits in this day and age. A lot of people worked hard to learn how to create great websites, and the main thing that they have to show for it is a lot of free time. The bad thing about being a self employed freelancer is that, unless your services are highly sought after, “self employed” can often translate into “not often employed.” Without a steady paycheck to fall back on, life can be hard.
The good news is, there will always be places where your skills are respected and desired and also we do have online colleges if you need to study ahead while working. If you have never tried sites such as elance and odesk, you do not know what you are missing. While the pay might not be incredibly good, you can still make enough to support yourself through hustling up clients. And when things ultimately come back around (as they always do), you will have a whopping resume of work to show off to the people who will hire you when the economy “bounces back.” In the mean time, it is time to get to work — your clients are waiting.
