tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121325178890561120.post3428662610253994243..comments2023-02-27T09:35:05.702-05:00Comments on NY GRAPHIC ARTS BLOG: How to Prepare an Online PortfolioClovia Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991995999152738128noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121325178890561120.post-17909368672898656742010-02-03T18:56:03.733-05:002010-02-03T18:56:03.733-05:00A note on Blog portfolios, you can also use a blog...A note on Blog portfolios, you can also use a blog page link in an email for a campaign blast to your mailing list. This is a cheaper, faster and easier way of doing PR or marketing. CloviaClovia Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991995999152738128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121325178890561120.post-42482171017208622782010-02-03T17:16:20.930-05:002010-02-03T17:16:20.930-05:00I can recommend and excellent and simple to use we...I can recommend and excellent and simple to use web design application, Freeway from Softpress. It is easy to learn and no programming is required.<br />www.softpress.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421247884647233399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121325178890561120.post-2112733975161689592010-02-03T11:40:18.967-05:002010-02-03T11:40:18.967-05:00One free portfolio website that a lot of graphic d...One free portfolio website that a lot of graphic designers use is Coroflot (http://www.coroflot.com/). <br /><br />However, using Blogger as a portfolio website has a lot of advantages that the other sites do not. Labeling your work in your posts will come up in a google search engine search. You have a greater chance of someone surfing into your blogger area than someone finding you on Coroflot, DesignerID and so on. <br /><br />I've gotten jobs from my blogger portfolio because someone was searching for kendo information. They liked my work. I created 2 websites for this client, business cards, and sell-sheets. They routinely use me. I've never gotten work through my DesignRelated portfolio, however, it is the portfolio site I use when showing potential clients my work.<br /><br />Blogger allows you to upload large images. The preview on the page is smaller and contained, but if you click the image, it will launch into another page with the image quite large. That can be advantageous if you want to show more detail. DesignRelated has limitations on the overall size you can show which can limit impact upon the initial viewing. Of course, putting up large images on Blogger (or any site) can mean someone taking the image and using it elsewhere, without permission of course. That is always a concern of illustration clients of mine when presenting their portfolio.<br /><br />I haven't used my blogger area in a while and I suspect it's time to update it with some recent work. You never know who is surfing and who will find your work which could result in a job! <br /><br />Thanks for the great post!Linda Modicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10647465713833441390noreply@blogger.com