Re: FN-FORUM: Portfolio

date posted 7th January 2006 01:06

cheers rich, thanks for your opinion!

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From: "Richard Monk" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 1:03 AM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: Portfolio


>
> Spend a month putting together a good page about yourself and some
examples
> of any design / development work you have genuinely built to date.
>
> Call your local charitable organisations / community groups / primary
school
> and ask if they would be interested in a free website and ongoing support,
> and would be happy to help get it done ASAP.
>
> By the end of the month you could have a nice charitable site built, and a
> beautiful fully working portfolio site.
>
> Then apply for a couple of jobs. You will only get out what you put in.
>
> There are lots of people on this list who could probably do with some
> assistance in a multitude of design and development related tasks. So why
> not offer your services for free for a little while?
>
> Ultimately you will need experience and a successful portfolio before you
> can even begin considering earning money. In fact expect the process of
> developing contacts and profitable working methods to take at a year at
the
> very minimum. Yes the industry is very hard to get in to at the moment,
like
> all of the creative industries and much of the IT sector as a whole. It is
> over saturated, to a large extent with amateurs who are not up to the job.
>
> Join up with local designers and developers to see if you can play a role
in
> some of the work they are already doing, allowing you to put your foot in
> the door with regard to prospective clients.
>
> We all make mistakes mate. Good luck for the future. At least a
prospective
> employer didn't spot this?
>
> Best Regards,
> Richard.
>
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