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How to (and how not to) get hired: Marketing fo...

Andi Graham
November 07, 2011

How to (and how not to) get hired: Marketing for web designers

Presented at Future of Web Design, NYC 2011 by Andi Graham.

Andi Graham

November 07, 2011
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  1. How To ( ) Get Hired. Marketing for Web Designers

    & Developers and How Not To Andi Graham @BigSea
  2. Let everyone know you’re too good to do the work

    that needs to be done. [redacted] ugh i hate web design sometimes!! 21 Oct Favorite Retweet Reply [redacted] I hate clients. End of rant and end of tweeting for a while, while I do this pansy job!!! 1 Nov Favorite Retweet Reply [redacted] definitely gonna start recommending @3dcart to my clients since I HATE TO CODE!!! 7 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply [redacted] After banging my head for hours against some code, I remember why I hate php and Wordpress. I want to burn my computer. 2 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply
  3. Make sure your portfolio & website are up to date.

    Lucida Handwriting? Ouch. Yup. Those buttons say “click here.”
  4. Determine your rates and for whom you want to work.

    Agencies Clients Work $$$ Hassle
  5. Agencies Clients ‣ Send out your links. ‣ Attend industry

    events. ‣ Find internships. ‣ Make friends. ‣ Join up. Network. ‣ Read local pubs. ‣ Pro-bono non-profit projects. ‣ Make friends.
  6. Start a blog. And more of the obvious. Attend meet-ups

    and industry events. Follow the people you want to work with and actively engage them.
  7. Make sure people know you’re available. Might be a bit

    extreme. Tasteful, but limited audience. Site nav - yes!