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How To ( ) Get Hired. Marketing for Web Designers & Developers and How Not To Andi Graham @BigSea

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How Not to Get Hired

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Make sure we can find you in plenty of compromising photos.

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Don’t worry about misspellings and bad grammar. (Hmmm…)

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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

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How to Get Hired

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Make sure your portfolio & website are up to date. Lucida Handwriting? Ouch. Yup. Those buttons say “click here.”

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Determine your rates and for whom you want to work. Agencies Clients Work $$$ Hassle

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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.

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Use your resources.

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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.

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How to Get Hired Again.

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Business cards like these are FREE! Make it easy for people to refer you.

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Make sure people know you’re available. Might be a bit extreme. Tasteful, but limited audience. Site nav - yes!

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Be your own biggest fan. (If you’re not, who will be?)

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Embrace your weaknesses.

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Become an expert at something. Keep learning.

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Bill hourly and honestly.

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Do good work.

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Thank You!

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Andi Graham @BigSea facebook.com/andikuhn [email protected] www.bigseadesign.com