Market yourself through freelancing

Market yourself through freelancing: "

Websites like www.elance.com and www.guru.com help provide

payment protection for both parties that are looking for each other

(contractor and designer) so I recommend getting going with one or

both of those websites or the other advice I have in my article so

that you boost your chances greatly of getting work.

People write me all the time if I know of work for them, so my

advice is to read my articles and get out there and just start doing

things that will (beyond just getting better at your work in Photoshop)

that will help you get noticed and secure work.

You can also sign up with http://www.aquent.com

With these resources you can bid for jobs (how much you would

work for either per hour or for the project itself) that contractors

would want done. Then they can look at your portfolio, experience,

etc. and decide who they want to do their project from the potential

list of bidders.

If you’re just starting out, develop a portfolio fast and focus on that;

but you’ll want to maybe put in lower bids (but not too low) just so

you can start getting work and build a work history.

Until you really become ‘in demand’ on your own, you will probably

be working on projects part time. Although it’s still a good idea to

have your own thing going on (your own website where you can

display your talents) even if you use resources like that to find work.

If and when you go to industry events or conferences, network

yourself with other people and even vendors…get yourself out there.

Make sure you ready my Freelancing posts for a lot more

techniques on how to increase your marketability.

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(Via Tutorials Training for Photoshop.)