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Freelancing and Consulting in User Experience

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Freelancing Courses User Experience Courses Continuous Learning Courses Personal Branding Courses Career Transition Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn about becoming a successful user experience freelancer. Explore life as a UX freelancer and learn tips and tricks for maintaining a successful independent UX career.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. UX Freelance Careers Defined
  • Common traits of successful freelancers
  • Freelance UX consulting, UX contracting, and UX moonlighting
  • Specializing as a freelancer
2. Transitioning to Freelance Work
  • Setting up a business structure
  • Searching for your first freelance gig
  • Starting life as a UX freelancer when you’re just out of college
  • Transitioning from other freelance work
  • Transitioning from design to freelance research or strategy
3. Life as a Freelancer
  • What is life like as a freelancer?
  • What is life like as a design freelancer?
  • What is life like as a research freelancer?
  • Other UX freelance careers
  • The critical need for continuous learning
4. UX Branding and Networking for Successful Consulting
  • Personal branding
  • Being part of the UX community
  • A UX freelancer's website and portfolio
  • UX thought leadership
  • Social media
  • Career adventure for freelance success
  • Advertising your services
  • What are companies looking for in a UX freelancer?
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Cory Lebson

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