Get yourself an online presence

by Mark on February 4, 2009

These days it’s more important than ever to be seen online as a freelancer. Being active online and showing that you are professional and have good skills makes a huge difference if someone is ‘checking you out’ or searching for a freelancer. They also need to be able to find information on you quickly.

Some of the best ways you can do this are:

Create a personal website or blog
This option gives you total control, but takes time and a bit of money to set up and maintain.

Get a free online portfolio
There are some excellent places on the web where you can easily display your work and a profile, and with some you can also interact with other members.

Make a LinkedIn profile
More important for non-creatives who don’t have a work portfolio – this site is like Facebook for business.

To help you get started on any of these the following articles should help:
(The titles will become active links when I publish each article in the coming weeks)