Comments on: A Sexy Portfolio: The Key to Pulling Clients http://www.freelanceapple.com/a-sexy-portfolio-the-key-to-pulling-clients/ Freelance Articles, News, Resources and Advice Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt Tillema http://www.freelanceapple.com/a-sexy-portfolio-the-key-to-pulling-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-2476 Matt Tillema Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:25:59 +0000 http://www.freelanceapple.com/?p=357#comment-2476 Fantastic blogpost, thanks a lot! Fantastic blogpost, thanks a lot!

]]> By: Tybee Beachfront Real Estate http://www.freelanceapple.com/a-sexy-portfolio-the-key-to-pulling-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-1995 Tybee Beachfront Real Estate Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:24:59 +0000 http://www.freelanceapple.com/?p=357#comment-1995 What's up?. Thanks a bunch for the blog. I've been digging around looking some info up for shool, but i think i'm getting lost!. Google lead me here - good for you i guess! Keep up the good work. I will be coming back over here in a few days to see if there is any more info. What’s up?. Thanks a bunch for the blog. I’ve been digging around looking some info up for shool, but i think i’m getting lost!. Google lead me here – good for you i guess! Keep up the good work. I will be coming back over here in a few days to see if there is any more info.

]]> By: Daquan Wright http://www.freelanceapple.com/a-sexy-portfolio-the-key-to-pulling-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Daquan Wright Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:44:25 +0000 http://www.freelanceapple.com/?p=357#comment-328 Very nice article, a portfolio is important but I personally feel that networking with people and your reputation is usually a step above the portfolio. With a good reputation you'd get work regardless. A good portfolio mixed with a bad reputation might not take you that far. So for me it's more like networking/reputation > portfolio/the technical stuff. But if you haven't networked with a client as stated above, a portfolio is usually desired. I was once asked by someone if "I would buy a bag of mystery meat?" The point was that the person didn't know me, my reputation, and at the time I just didn't have a portfolio. I can definitely agree that a good portfolio is one of the vital keys a freelancer must have, it's what you use to sell yourself and your brand. Of course writing and teaching are other ways to gain respect and also increase your reputation as an expert. Very nice article, a portfolio is important but I personally feel that networking with people and your reputation is usually a step above the portfolio.

With a good reputation you’d get work regardless. A good portfolio mixed with a bad reputation might not take you that far. So for me it’s more like networking/reputation > portfolio/the technical stuff. But if you haven’t networked with a client as stated above, a portfolio is usually desired. I was once asked by someone if “I would buy a bag of mystery meat?” The point was that the person didn’t know me, my reputation, and at the time I just didn’t have a portfolio.

I can definitely agree that a good portfolio is one of the vital keys a freelancer must have, it’s what you use to sell yourself and your brand. Of course writing and teaching are other ways to gain respect and also increase your reputation as an expert.

]]> By: dmk http://www.freelanceapple.com/a-sexy-portfolio-the-key-to-pulling-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-210 dmk Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:04:02 +0000 http://www.freelanceapple.com/?p=357#comment-210 Good article. Thanks. Wrote something similar about portfolios spicifically for product designers. http://duncanmckean.co.uk/blog/5-tips-to-improve-your-product-design-portfolio/ Good article. Thanks. Wrote something similar about portfolios spicifically for product designers.

http://duncanmckean.co.uk/blog/5-tips-to-improve-your-product-design-portfolio/

]]> By: Jason LaRose http://www.freelanceapple.com/a-sexy-portfolio-the-key-to-pulling-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Jason LaRose Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:40 +0000 http://www.freelanceapple.com/?p=357#comment-198 Great tips. I recently posted an article on a similar topic: Selling Yourself: Resumes and Portfolios. It touches on a bunch of the same topic you talked about here, and how it should BE the best work you create, not SHOWCASE your best work. http://jasonlarose.com/blog/selling-yourself-resumes-and-portfolios Great tips. I recently posted an article on a similar topic: Selling Yourself: Resumes and Portfolios. It touches on a bunch of the same topic you talked about here, and how it should BE the best work you create, not SHOWCASE your best work.

http://jasonlarose.com/blog/selling-yourself-resumes-and-portfolios

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