Networking tools and resources

The Wednesday Link List tradition has begun. To continue the theme from the last post. Here are some tools and links on the subject of networking from people much smarter than me.

Tools

Dribble: Twitter for Designers
You can't actually sign up yet. The web site just came out of private beta over the weekend and is still limited to invite only. However the concept seems really sound and its something to keep an eye on.
If you would like to try for an invite you can post your portfolio to featural.com.

Facebook - Yeah. Most everyone has one but more and more often Facebook is being used by clients and employers to find out more about the people they are hiring.

Linked In - If you don't have a LinkedIn account you should get one. Keep an up to date list of your work. Recruiters often use LinkedIn to find people with the exact skill set they are looking for to fill a new position.

Twitter - I have mixed feeling on twitter. It can be used as an amazing networking tool but it can also be very very annoying. Some of the following articles discussing social media networking using twitter.

Articles

Clients

Identifying and Dealing With Different Types of Clients

Secret to Landing Clients nearly 100% of the time

3 Simple Ways to Create Client Loyalty

Resumes

7 Ways to Spice Up Your Resume

Funniest Resume Mistakes

Professionalism

Common Questions about design professionalism

7 Ways to Build Trust on a Portfolio Site

Social Media

25 Ways to Engage Contacts in Social Media

Using Twitter for Business

General Networking Tips

10 Game-changing Tips from the World’s Top Freelancers

5 Things I'd Tell my 21 Year Old Entrepreneurial Self

5 Reasons to Network in a Touch Economy

Avoid These 10 Networking Blunders


and finally 10 Ways to get myself into the studio and working. My favorite, #10 - Have a chocolate chip cookie waiting on my work desk