In case you don’t know what a contest is, it’s an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport, activity, or particular quality. Are you a graphic designer, or photographer? You can also enter in a contest that you specialize in. You can create what is asked by the client and it’s his or her job if the designer did what they asked. The client gives feedback and direction to the designers to help them improve on their designs through two rounds of competition. Finally, the client picks a winner. The winning designer receives the prize money, and the client gets the design files, and full copyright to the winning design. https://support.99designs.com/hc/en-us/articles/204761045-What-is-a-design-contest-
If you enter in contests, then people could know you more. Here’s a News Link in how designers are helping out right now with the coronavirus: https://www.dezeen.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-covid-19-graphic-design-illustration/
This video can help you make money by entering in a Design Contest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vjvo5CcLcg
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