“Walk with the dreamers
the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Walk with those who have ideals, with zest to help and lift, to create and contribute. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it. Associate with the creative people wherever you find them. Make friends with them, go where they are, talk with them, listen to them, be open and receptive to them, let them inspire you. Catch their attitudes, their way of thinking and living.„ ~ Wiferd A. Peterson
Sharing The Bounty
Here is a list of resources that I have used to further my career and other opportunities. I hope they prove useful to you.
Online Marketing
99% of my clients come in through word of mouth and through my blog. A large and interesting blog is a great way to compete with the larger agencies as it gives Google a lot more to chew through on your site, making you a hefty player. Be sure to keep your portfolio fresh and available on your website. I recently moved mine to the home page to maximise the use of the most prominent page on the site.
Here are some other smaller ways I get leads:
My Tools of the Trade
- Adobe CS4 – Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Freehand, Illustrator, Flash and Fireworks
- CuteFTP
- Google Docs {online document management}
- WordPress {get a free content management system without needing to be a developer}
- WordPress Plugins {powerful, free extensions available everywhere. Just do a Google search}
- Harvest {free online time tracking for your projects}
Design Inspiration
Stock Photography, Video, Audio, Illustrations & Flash
- iStockPhoto {my main resource for cheap, high quality images}
- DreamsTime {Royalty Free stock photography, some free}
- fotolia
- stock.xchng {free stock photography}
- ActiveDen Flash Components {including free files & bargain basement}
- Audio Jungle {royalty free music and stock audio}
- Graphic River {layered Photoshop vectors, icons and addons from $1}
- Video Hive {royalty free videos from $1}
Earn Money Online
- CashCrate {complete free offers and get paid without spending a dime. Sort offers by top payouts and do those.}
- Amazon Mechanical Turk {Human Intelligence Tasks}
Client Testimonial
Designate
“I have worked with Olivia on and off for nearly five years now. Olivia is fantastic to work with. She is quick and bright, and seems to always gets the brief spot on first time. Her designs are reliably usable, accessible and attractive – she is never over protective of them and understands clients’ needs. She is extremely fast and reliable, and will pull out all the stops if she knows I am in trouble with tight deadlines on a project!”
“Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” ~ Desmond Tutu
Help Obama Pass
Immigration Reform
American’s immigration system is broken and desperately needs reform. President Obama said he supports a four-pillared famework for comprehensive immigration reform put forward by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). This bi-partisan plan is the first step toward writing legislation that is truly fair to families, workers and our communities. Please write your lawmakers in Washington and urge them to support the Schumer-Graham plan for immigration reform. »
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