Pros and cons of freelance work in the field of game development.
The goal of this survey is to examine the positive and negative aspects of being a freelance professional working in game development.
It does not matter whether you explicitly specialize in game dev work or have done only a few contracts, all responses from all sorts of people will be valuable.
What field do you specialize in?
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Which of the following do you find to be the most frustrating aspect of freelance work?
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Have you ever been in a situation where the client did not pay you?
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Do you usually set your intermediate deadlines accurately (you don't run out of time/don't get excess time for a task)?
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Do you prefer working as a freelancer or full-time work?
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How often do you find yourself distracted while working?
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How do you cope with distractions while working? (Enter below)
- music
- set a time
- i watch movies in the meantime.
- no
- i actually work better under pressure and i've found that i enjoy working in a challenging environment.
- motivating myself with deadlines
- just doing something else for a while, then returning to the same work.
- i try to avoid them in the first place; otherwise, i take a coffee break.
- shut myself in a room
- concentrate on my work again.
Did a client ever try to bend the rules of a work contract?
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Which sources help you to acquire the most clients?
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Other option
- freelancer.com
- friends
- freelancer.com
- word of mouth
- cold calling
- streamers
- social media websites.
How do you manage your finances?
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Have you ever agreed to work for equity, reputation or valuable contacts rather than money?
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