As promised in my last post, here’s some links to get you going as a freelance designer and hopefully earn some extra cash, please do read the relevant post if you have not done so already.
Software
Photoshop - An excellent piece of kit for beginners and professionals alike to create stunning graphics, available at most online software retailers and shops. Can be expensive but is really recommended.
Paint Shop Pro - Again suitable for beginners and experienced designers. Available online and in stores.
GIMP - Free and open source. A great free substitute to the two above. Available for instant download.
Tutorials
Tutorialized - Literally thousands of tutorials and how-to resources to brush up on your design skills, highly recommended.
Good-Tutorials - Browse and search thousands of design tutorials.
PSD Tuts - An excellent resource for Photoshop designers.
Paint Shop Pro Tutorials - As the title says.
GIMP Tutorials - A wide variety of tutorials for GIMP users.
Finding Clients
Elance - Designers can bid for projects, some can be very well paid here.
Scriptlance - Another bidding site, not as well paid as Elance, but fees are much lower and work is in abundance.
Get a Freelancer - Very similar to Scriptlance
Digital Point Forums - A massive forum with many jobs available, here you can open up your own threads to promote your services.
Rent-a-Coder - Bid for coding, design and programming work.
Your own Website - Serious designers are encouraged to create their own website for a web presence and get the word out there, make sure you have a portfolio section to showcase your skills.
People Per Hour - Bid on projects per fixed fee or for an hourly rate, designed for UK freelancers, jobs are easily searchable and has some nice features, although sometimes a large fee will be applicable.
Craigslist - Brows by city or country and find some design work on this massive classifieds listing website, some real gems can be found here.
Getting Paid
Paypal - Arguably the most widely used online payment merchant out there, send recieve and upload money to your account in an instant, small fees will be included.
MoneyBookers - Again, widely used and easy to set-up.
Google Checkout - Increasing in popularity from a huge name in the online world.
Other Useful Resources
Google Calendar - Manage your time online.
Thunderbird - Free email client to check your messages quickly from your desktop. Reliable and created by the same people who brought Firefox to the world.
Kontact - A free program which allows you to check your diary, schedule, calendar, emails and create to-do lists in one simple environment
Invoice Template - A handy template for Excel which allows you to create bills for your clients.
I hope you have enjoyed this post and find the links very useful. If I think of something it will be added to the list. Please leave a comment if you have any suggestions or comments
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