Graphic design self promotion is always a tricky thing so anything that helps is always welcome. I was recently given a copy of a new ebook called 10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives written by Alex Mathers. I have to admit I was a bit sceptical about this, as a year or two ago I was given another book on the same subject which was very basic and declined to review it. Fortunately though this book is excellent and exceeded my expectations.
I have been doing a lot of reading up on social networking (I have pile of books) and to be honest I could have thrown them away and just read this one. What is good about this book is it is targeted directly at a creative person and so tells you the things you really need to know.
The book walks you through many different ways of doing graphic design self promotion online – including creating online graphic design portfolios, setting up your designer’s twitter step by step (I need to do this myself), creating your designer’s facebook and fan page. The book however does go far beyond this with methods you may not have even considered and should have ideas for both the novice and more experienced designer.
There are so many ideas in this book you could gradually implement an idea or two a week and soon build up both your credibility and list of potential graphic and web design clients.
The book will be released on 10th March, but Alex is currently also given away some free tips on creative and graphic self promotion if you join his mailing list.
I actually had a go at creating a little Youtube video animation for the book, to try out Photoshop CS3 animation timeline its my first attempt and I had a few problems with quality but here it is…
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Thanks for sharing this review. Alex sure knows his stuff. I can’t wait until this ebook is released!
It’s a good book I was surprised how indepth it went.
There are so many creative ways of communicating your work.
I’ll definitely pick up a copy. I’m sure to find neat ideas.
I currently use b2bfiles to send my work to existing or prospective clients. It’s neat because I receive an email notification when they see my work.
Targeting clients individually is key as you can tailor your work to what their needs are.
This was a really good review. Thanks for sharing! I really like this blog a lot.
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Just found this via Twitter! I will definitely give it a read. I think a bunch of my friends might be interested as well.
It’s hard doing a job and then tooting your our horn at the same time. Maybe this will help =)
Hi David
Its well worth a read I am just setting up my twitter because of it, something I have been meaning to do for a long time!
Very good book and worthwhile for everyone seeking a job as a web designer.
Looks like a good book and certainly worth a read . Thanks for sharing the review.
great post, this looks like it would be a really valuable read!
Thanks for sharing.
Great review Tara, definitely going to be added to my ever growing to-read list!
Thanks Tara, just joined his mailing list now, I’m new in the field but eager to learn
I am just setting up my twitter because of it
Great review. It would be a good book for those who looking for web design jobs.
Fantastic. I must say I do have some fundamental concerns that are raised indirectly within this article. That is the fact that people like me, are attempting to do all of the aspects of marketing and promoting their web business this includes artistic creativity, academic and technical . I see some real flaws here and wonder how the graphic designers, the IT workers and the educators feel, when they read articles or pick up web pages that clearly have been designed by amateurs.
yup, setting up twitter too.