Comments on: What is the best way for a freelance web developer/graphic designer to pick up work in NYC? http://usbappz.com/2009/12/what-is-the-best-way-for-a-freelance-web-developergraphic-designer-to-pick-up-work-in-nyc/ put it on a USB Flash Drive Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:02:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jragon http://usbappz.com/2009/12/what-is-the-best-way-for-a-freelance-web-developergraphic-designer-to-pick-up-work-in-nyc/comment-page-1/#comment-84101 Jragon Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:27:14 +0000 http://usbappz.com/2009/12/what-is-the-best-way-for-a-freelance-web-developergraphic-designer-to-pick-up-work-in-nyc/#comment-84101 Create a portfolio of projects that you've worked on, or if you haven't worked on anything you're proud of yet, create 5 sample html mockups. This gives you a base so when someone finds your site, they see you didn't just start html 1 week ago. Make your site as good as possible, but don't be so cutting edge you scare off 90% of your clients. Go to k10k.net and click the matchmaker in the middle of the page. This is a place where artists get together to work on each other's projects. Get well-known there and you'll start pulling referrals. There are a ton of websites that are looking for free or cheap web work, especially for non-profits. Do work for them and you'll be surprised how quickly someone sees your work and contacts you for a real gig. There's no way to press a button and pick up work, but you can work on making yourself as desirable as possible, then spreading your name around through projects. Good luck! http://k10k.net/ Create a portfolio of projects that you’ve worked on, or if you haven’t worked on anything you’re proud of yet, create 5 sample html mockups. This gives you a base so when someone finds your site, they see you didn’t just start html 1 week ago. Make your site as good as possible, but don’t be so cutting edge you scare off 90% of your clients.

Go to k10k.net and click the matchmaker in the middle of the page. This is a place where artists get together to work on each other’s projects. Get well-known there and you’ll start pulling referrals.

There are a ton of websites that are looking for free or cheap web work, especially for non-profits. Do work for them and you’ll be surprised how quickly someone sees your work and contacts you for a real gig.

There’s no way to press a button and pick up work, but you can work on making yourself as desirable as possible, then spreading your name around through projects. Good luck!

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