Introduction

date posted 1st March 2000 13:07

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Hi all

I'm a freelance web designer just setting up shop. I've been a =
subscriber to the (what was) webmonster (now topica) webdesign list for =
about a year now and I've found it extremely useful on a technical =
level, but I really do welcome this chance to participate in a UK-based =
forum for freelancers as an opportunity to exchange ideas, share =
knowledge and make contact with others in the same field.

Re: winuser's initial post - I'm in the same boat - i.e. setting up as a =
new freelancer and casting around for my first commissions. I have a few =
projects in hand at the moment obtained through personal contacts and =
while working on these I'm looking at my marketing strategy - there's =
only so much work I can get through existing contacts, after all! I'd be =
interested to hear other freelancers' ideas on good (and not so good) =
ways to promote yourself when starting out in this business.=20

Also I'm hoping to make contact with UK freelancers with skills in =
e-commerce and database technologies to whom I could subcontract or pass =
on work. The more I learn, the more I realise that I can't possibly =
hope to know it all - my interest lies in front end (especially Flash) =
rather than back end stuff. There's plenty of work out there for us all =
and I'm a great believer in the power of networking!

Let's get this forum rolling.

Mel
i n g r e d i e n t w e b d e s i g n

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Hi all
 
I'm a freelance web designer just =
setting up=20
shop. I've been a subscriber to the (what was) webmonster (now topica) =
webdesign=20
list for about a year now and I've found it extremely useful on a =
technical=20
level, but I really do welcome this chance to participate in a UK-based =
forum=20
for freelancers as an opportunity to exchange ideas, share knowledge and =
make=20
contact with others in the same field.
 
Re: winuser's initial post - I'm in =
the same=20
boat - i.e. setting up as a new freelancer and casting around for my =
first=20
commissions. I have a few projects in hand at the moment obtained =
through=20
personal contacts and while working on these I'm looking at my marketing =

strategy - there's only so much work I can get through existing =
contacts, after=20
all! I'd be interested to hear other freelancers' ideas on good (and not =
so=20
good) ways to promote yourself when starting out in this business. =

 
Also I'm hoping to make contact with =
UK=20
freelancers with skills in e-commerce and database technologies to whom =
I could=20
subcontract or pass on work.  The more I learn, the more I realise =
that I=20
can't possibly hope to know it all - my interest lies in front end =
(especially=20
Flash) rather than back end stuff. There's plenty of work out there for =
us all=20
and I'm a great believer in the power of networking!
 
Let's get this forum =
rolling.
 
Mel
i n g r e d i e n t  w e =
b  d e s i g=20
n

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