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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Conan Trustrum" data-source="post: 1755203" data-attributes="member: 1620">Do you know if Erin has done any freelancing in the industry as yet, or is he jumping in with both legs without first getting his feet wet?If the latter, I'd humbly suggest to Erin that he first get his own name out there in some freelancing gigs. Even small ones should give him a different perspective on why people don't put much stock in the promotion = payment concept. Based on the tone of the posts in this thread, I'm assuming Erin either hasn't done any freelancing or only very little, so while I can commend him for attempting the leap to publishing I can't help but think that lacking such rudimentary experience will not be a good thing in the long run, as a lot of lessons learned by working for other people will not have been gained and thus won't extend to how he deals with his freelancers, no matter how good his intentions. Now, I understand that this is a lot of assuming on my part, but I'd consider them to be informed assumptions based on some of the things he's said here and the manner he's chosen to address certain issues that have arisen.EDIT: To Erin, a small suggestion concerning your web site: the dark lettering on the dark blood splats blends too much. I'd suggest outlining your letters in a lighter color to creat contrast or keep the dark outlining but go with a lighter fill for the same reason. Some of the menu selections are virtually unreadable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steve Conan Trustrum, post: 1755203, member: 1620"] Do you know if Erin has done any freelancing in the industry as yet, or is he jumping in with both legs without first getting his feet wet? If the latter, I'd humbly suggest to Erin that he first get his own name out there in some freelancing gigs. Even small ones should give him a different perspective on why people don't put much stock in the promotion = payment concept. Based on the tone of the posts in this thread, I'm assuming Erin either hasn't done any freelancing or only very little, so while I can commend him for attempting the leap to publishing I can't help but think that lacking such rudimentary experience will not be a good thing in the long run, as a lot of lessons learned by working for other people will not have been gained and thus won't extend to how he deals with his freelancers, no matter how good his intentions. Now, I understand that this is a lot of assuming on my part, but I'd consider them to be informed assumptions based on some of the things he's said here and the manner he's chosen to address certain issues that have arisen. EDIT: To Erin, a small suggestion concerning your web site: the dark lettering on the dark blood splats blends too much. I'd suggest outlining your letters in a lighter color to creat contrast or keep the dark outlining but go with a lighter fill for the same reason. Some of the menu selections are virtually unreadable. [/QUOTE]

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