Comments on: The 3 key skills that determine your income

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:24:00 +0000

Great to hear Ashcat!

By: ashcat

ashcat — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:53:33 +0000

thanks for this guys, i’m setting up a business so this is really helpful

∑:-3

By: O.T

O.T — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:32:05 +0000

Wow

By: Peter Baker

Peter Baker — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:25:02 +0000

That was a great episode, and I’m glad you’re handling this subject. On the Commercial Skills, I would rate myself as a 5. On Expert skills, I would be a 6, and on On-trepeneur skills, I would put myself as a 3.

The business end of graphics/editing is becoming a lot more exciting for me, and I’m tending to shy away from the technical end.

Thanks so much for providing your resources.
Sincerely,
Peter Baker

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:29:58 +0000

Reading your comments Boreale it’s clear you are indeed a passionate person. Good to have you in the Motionworks community.

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By: Boreale

Boreale — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:02:02 +0000

Great discussion, thanks !
I found out what my skills are currently :
technical skills : less than the average,
commercial skills : the average,
on-trepreneurial skills : more than the average.

For the technical skills, no surprise since I’m new in this career, after 10 years spent in sets and sceneries (real 3D ones !).

Maybe I’m not so bad, since people are happy with my work !
But the truth is that I spent each time a few nights before looking for tutorials and trying and learning… to be able to make good works that I would have been unable to make a few days before !!! )
It’s really fun to live like that ! … Well… when it works of course ! But that’s where on-trepreneurial skills come into play : before passionned, being profoundly happy while working on AE, being eager to enter a new career, giving its own enthousiasm to all the people around, and especially to clients and employers… making collegues feeling like working with you…. That’s absolutely critical, not only to get the job but also for everyone -others and yourself- , just to live happier …

By: Ben Hood

Ben Hood — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:24:17 +0000

^ Cameron

Key skill if you want to be in the unemployment line after a few months.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:55:20 +0000

Nice post, but you forgot lying as a key skill.

By: eric hinson

eric hinson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:13:35 +0000

great stuff robin/john! I’ve only realized the importance of knowing the business side when I tried to start freelancing. I could do great work but couldn’t get people interested. I then realized I needed to focus more time on relationships and building confidence with clients – then it all happened.

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By: Ben Hood

Ben Hood — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:52:39 +0000

Hi Robin and John,

Great first discussion… myself rating wise I think would be:

1. Commercial Skills: 5
2. Techincal Skills: in motion graphics 4; design in general a 6
3. On-trepreneurial skill: 5

I think in the design industry in general, with everyday people having access to the programs and higher end machines, it is hard to put across to “some” clients the value of good design and the strategic thinking behind it.

I have had clients say to me why should they pay me $X amount to brand their business when they could get their teenage child to do it at home on their MacBook in PS Elements. It is very hard to not to be offened and say something you will regret. It is all about education and having the skills to communicate the value of your service without sound like a knowitall or belittling the client.. Really looking forward to the next installment.

Thanks again guys
Cheers
Ben

By: Michael Critz

Michael Critz — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:07:16 +0000

I really wish I had heard this when I was first doing freelance. Great knowledge, thanks for sharing.

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:32:47 +0000

Thanks for your considered comments everyone, keep them coming. Tex, we’ll be adding a key points text summary to each post for those who don’t want to watch the full discussion. Also, not all discussions will run this long, we’ll be working to keep them as short as possible.

Denis, starting your own studio is a big step, perhaps getting your feet wet might be a good first step? Feel free to contact me if you’d like to discuss further.

Noelle, you can download any movie on the site by right-clicking on the link and choosing to download.

By: Tex

Tex — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:13:08 +0000

Thanks for posting this guys. I’m curious to hear the info included within, it seems relevant to what I do, but I don’t think the format is quite working for me. I usually don’t have time to sit through 14 minutes of two guys talking. Maybe consider a quick blog entry to go along with the conversation? You can pique my interest with the text and then if I feel there’s something useful within, I could watch the video. Or perhaps cut out the non-relevant bits and get the video down to two or three minutes.

As it stood, you lost me after a couple minutes of chit-chat and I’ve moved on to the next thing.

Maybe others would disagree, but a linear conversation format like this might not be the ideal way to convey the information.

I appreciate the effort none-the-less and like the blog!