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12-20-2007, 06:54 PM
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 5 Common Reasons You Can't Get Hired
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12-20-2007, 07:32 PM
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Nice article. I'll digg it soon.
Just to point out, you refer to 'designers' instead of 'freelancers' throughout some of it, when it's fairly obvious you meant freelancers 
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12-20-2007, 07:54 PM
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12-20-2007, 10:08 PM
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Indy: Those sort of typos really irritate me as well. Instant turn-off.
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12-20-2007, 11:16 PM
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Very educational article. I'll be sure to read it through and use it as my advantage. 
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12-21-2007, 01:47 AM
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Thanks for the comments guys.
As for the comments in remark to the simple typo - sorry, it happens. Thanks for pointing it out, it's been fixed.
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12-21-2007, 02:01 AM
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To be specific:
If you aren’t a member of any forums, I suggest you take a look at Talkfreelance. It’s a fairly friendly design community that I’m a part of, and there are some really great designers there who know their stuff. It’s got an active marketplace where you can post ads as well as selling some of your old work.
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Just because you’ve got your portfolio online doesn’t mean that people will start coming to you. This isn’t like fishing where you can have a piece of bait and hope you get a bite. You need to be proactive. Sometimes it may seem that some designers don’t have to do ANY work and STILL get plenty of projects. However, the opposite is quite true. Freelancers who are at that level continuously post ads, complete projects, update their portfolio, and write a blog (if they have one). All of this contributes to being proactive.
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If you don’t update your portfolio consistently, people will stop visiting it, and you’ll stop being noticed. If you don’t post any ads, how do you expect to get found? You need to go ahead and look around forums and bid for jobs. There are plenty of programmers or entrepreneurs who are just dieing to find the right designer with the best prices. Don’t be afraid to answer an ad … writing a Private Message can take you about 5-10 minutes, but could mean hundreds of dollars in the end.
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I do love the site though. Very envious I must say.
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12-21-2007, 02:38 AM
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Hiya Seb,
Thanks for pointing them out specifically. The reasons is that the site is geared towards Freelance Designers so I can use the two and it still makes sense. So when I refer to Freelancers, I also mean designers, and vice versa.
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12-21-2007, 05:57 AM
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Bryan Lee, I love your website. Can I donate?
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12-21-2007, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Gatt 
Bryan Lee, I love your website. Can I donate?
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Thanks!
Sure you can! I've added donation links to the bottom of every post (right above the comments area). Click it to donate
Let me know if you have any questions!
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