Forum: Social networking
Topic: Do you use facebook or twitter?
Poster: Triston Goodwin
Post title: Both!
I'm a big fan of using social media to market myself. There are a few things that you need to keep in mind, though. First of, don't join translator groups if you're looking for work. Occasionally an agency will post something about a project, but all the piranhas attack the post almost instantly ^_^ Instead, look for groups that relate to your industries. I joined all the small business groups that I could find, all video game developer groups, and now I'm looking for web designers. You won't find many agency clients, but you'll find many direct ones.
Most of my larger projects are coming from YouTube, but I've made a fair amount of money from Facebook, less so from Twitter, but I'm not very active there.
Topic: Do you use facebook or twitter?
Poster: Triston Goodwin
Post title: Both!
I'm a big fan of using social media to market myself. There are a few things that you need to keep in mind, though. First of, don't join translator groups if you're looking for work. Occasionally an agency will post something about a project, but all the piranhas attack the post almost instantly ^_^ Instead, look for groups that relate to your industries. I joined all the small business groups that I could find, all video game developer groups, and now I'm looking for web designers. You won't find many agency clients, but you'll find many direct ones.
Most of my larger projects are coming from YouTube, but I've made a fair amount of money from Facebook, less so from Twitter, but I'm not very active there.