tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978297190380048600.post7317271839802461610..comments2023-05-25T07:24:48.348-04:00Comments on Julia Minamata Illustration -- the blog: Lots of Links and Reviews Part 3: Hire an IllustratorJulia Minamatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02333093975977215893noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978297190380048600.post-87469010320606204952012-10-26T14:33:30.133-04:002012-10-26T14:33:30.133-04:00Thanks for sharing, Alessandro! I really appreciat...Thanks for sharing, Alessandro! I really appreciate hearing other people's experiences.<br /><br />According to Google Analytics, Hire An Illustrator has gotten me four clicks to my blog and six clicks to my portfolio site so far this month. Not so great.<br /><br />Someone showed me this great stats site that gives info and rankings on any site and Hire An Illustrator seems to do decently (http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hireanillustrator.com) but doesn't really seem to work for me!Julia Minamatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333093975977215893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978297190380048600.post-63597286235600374792012-10-26T10:51:28.628-04:002012-10-26T10:51:28.628-04:00Thanks Julia for reviewing HAI. I'm a member t...Thanks Julia for reviewing HAI. I'm a member too and I have a lot of doubts about his utility for my job.<br />I think the greatest problem of HAI is that if you are not in home page, your profile get lost.<br />It's important to send news, but I feel more comfotrable with other portfolio systems as Altpick that gives you visitor stats and let you appear in home easily.<br />Although, I think Illustrationmundo features only some illustration styles, because there's only an editor that make the featured choice.<br />(I hope my english is understandable)Alessandro Bonaccorsihttp://www.zuppassion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978297190380048600.post-20626523419325395912012-05-06T20:41:36.097-04:002012-05-06T20:41:36.097-04:00Thanks, Wylie! There are so many portfolio sites o...Thanks, Wylie! There are so many portfolio sites out there -- Maybe you'll get some luck with one of the sites I've listed!Julia Minamatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333093975977215893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978297190380048600.post-17796949933540577842012-05-06T20:23:16.736-04:002012-05-06T20:23:16.736-04:00Hi Julia,
Thanks for adding your input on Hire an...Hi Julia,<br /><br />Thanks for adding your input on Hire an Illustrator - I'll admit that after the initial flurry of job offers in the first few weeks, I've gotten only a handful of inquiries, only one or two of which have resulted in jobs. I get a small amount of referral traffic to my site each week from my listing there.<br /><br />It seems that having my profile on the front page (in the New Artists section) for that first week or so directed a lot of attention to my work; now that I've fallen off the front page, it seems that my portfolio is lost among the other artists (and there really are a ton of them on Hire an Illustrator). I have been on the front page a few more times with news items, but these don't seem to generate the same level of interest.<br /><br />Still, the work I have gotten has paid for the listing many times over; so hard as it is to part with the cash up front, I'll probably be buying membership next year as well - all it takes is one client finding me to make the membership worthwhile. <br /><br />I'll probably let my subscription lapse, though, in hopes of getting that front-page exposure when I sign up again.<br /><br />Thanks again for passing along your experience, and thank you for posting your own promo site reviews on your blog - you have some that I haven't run across before, and it's very helpful to hear about another illustrator's experiences.<br /><br />And I love your illustration style, by the way!<br /><br />WylieWylie Elise Beckerthttp://www.wyliebeckert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978297190380048600.post-42784383855927757782012-05-06T02:41:14.031-04:002012-05-06T02:41:14.031-04:00Laura, I forgot to mention! An illustrator colleag...Laura, I forgot to mention! An illustrator colleague of mine did a testimonial for HAI, he's had positive experiences with them: http://alexfine.com/home.htmlJulia Minamatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333093975977215893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978297190380048600.post-32751483417172855742012-05-05T23:37:49.866-04:002012-05-05T23:37:49.866-04:00I'm glad you liked this! What's been worki...I'm glad you liked this! What's been working for you?Julia Minamatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333093975977215893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978297190380048600.post-41036151175046730302012-05-05T22:07:38.571-04:002012-05-05T22:07:38.571-04:00Hi Julia, thanks for sharing this. So far for me h...Hi Julia, thanks for sharing this. So far for me has been EXACTLY the same. I'm not sure if I'm going to stick with HAI any longer, I'll see how the promo mailer goes. I don't think these portfolio websites are really working for me...Laura Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181808936753662777noreply@blogger.com