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    • CommentAuthoradriennee
    • CommentTimeApr 28th 2007 edited
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    I'm a designer and looking for some work, and I believe there's a topic on this already, but how do you, yourself get your freelance work? How do most people get their freelance work?
    If it's mostly through word-of-mouth, how often do you get freelance work?
    Thanks.
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      CommentAuthormringlein
    • CommentTimeApr 28th 2007
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    If you are just starting out then I suggest going where everyone went when they first started out -- your local Craig's List. You'll out grow it quickly, but great place to start!

    You can try elance and putting your information on Creative Hotlist can't hurt.
    • CommentAuthoriDonny
    • CommentTimeMay 2nd 2007
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    Another approach would be to market yourself to an established designer who may be turning down smaller projects because he/she has too much work (yes, that happens - when it rains, it pours). For instance, I specialise in front-end web UI development based on established and approved mocks and wireframes, and I rarely have time to develop Photoshop mocks for approval when I have a client that only has ideas, and no visuals. I therefor request a designer I know to create several mocks for approval before I can code the mocks into a working site or CMS theme in XHTML/CSS and integrate to the backend.

    I assume that you have a good website that showcases your work. Point us to it and if/when there is work to be done, people will think of you. I assume that you have designs to showcase just what you can do.
    • CommentAuthorJmz
    • CommentTimeMay 3rd 2007
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    You could try the advertise your services on sitepoint.com. I used to just post on forums that had marketplace sections, now I find that people get in touch with me through PM's on forums and IM. I never have time for freelance work now so if you've got a good portfolio I can reccomend people to you if they ask me.
    • CommentAuthoradriennee
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2007
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    I've thought about sitepoint.com, although $10 is quite a bit, especially since when I look at the view counts, they don't have many. Do you think people usually get work from advertising on sitepoint.com?

    Jmz - that would be nice, could you recommend me? I'll show you my portfolio if you would like to decide.
    • CommentAuthorDesignRush
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2007
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    Adriennee, send me a link to your portfolio, I have some work that I'd like to farm out: design_rush@hotmail.com
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    posting on forums and also marketing my personal website

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