I freelanced designing and building websites in the '00s before gradually migrating into in-house creative direction and product design. After getting burned out doing that, I've tried to start a little solo web and brand shop again, which sounds fun on paper, but I can't find a market for it. People just want inexpensive Squarespace editors. They look to Fiverr, Upwork, etc.
It reminds me of the Wordpress-only shops that drove me to in-house/product design in the first place, but with even less custom work being done.
It's a loss for web as a creative platform, and has left me unsure of how to proceed professionally.
I freelanced designing and building websites in the '00s before gradually migrating into in-house creative direction and product design. After getting burned out doing that, I've tried to start a little solo web and brand shop again, which sounds fun on paper, but I can't find a market for it. People just want inexpensive Squarespace editors. They look to Fiverr, Upwork, etc.
It reminds me of the Wordpress-only shops that drove me to in-house/product design in the first place, but with even less custom work being done.
It's a loss for web as a creative platform, and has left me unsure of how to proceed professionally.