Comments on: Target Low-rider GiftCard http://www.jeffmiracola.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/02/target-low-rider-giftcard/ Official blog of illustrator Jeff Miracola Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:09:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: miracola http://www.jeffmiracola.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/02/target-low-rider-giftcard/#comment-184 miracola Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:34:21 +0000 http://www.jeffmiracola.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/02/target-low-rider-giftcard/#comment-184 I don't currently have an agent. I have considered it at times, but I seem to be doing fairly well on my own at the moment. If that changes, I may look for a rep. Some assignments flow to me through my own hustle via mailings, posting to illustration community sites, and also posting to industry forums. I get a lot of work from people that stumble upon my site either through someone's blog or via search engines. I also get work from clients that have seen my previous work somewhere and look me up. You can never do enough to promote yourself. Mailings should be done at regular intervals throughout the year. It lets potential clients know you aren't just some fly-by-night illustrator, but a professional that is reliable and has experience. The "hustle" is the toughest part of being a freelance illustrator. You have to constantly make your work known to potential clients. It's not always easy or cheap to do, but it can be done in some creative ways. I don’t currently have an agent. I have considered it at times, but I seem to be doing fairly well on my own at the moment. If that changes, I may look for a rep.

Some assignments flow to me through my own hustle via mailings, posting to illustration community sites, and also posting to industry forums.

I get a lot of work from people that stumble upon my site either through someone’s blog or via search engines. I also get work from clients that have seen my previous work somewhere and look me up.

You can never do enough to promote yourself. Mailings should be done at regular intervals throughout the year. It lets potential clients know you aren’t just some fly-by-night illustrator, but a professional that is reliable and has experience. The “hustle” is the toughest part of being a freelance illustrator. You have to constantly make your work known to potential clients. It’s not always easy or cheap to do, but it can be done in some creative ways.

]]> By: Wm. J. Krupinski http://www.jeffmiracola.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/02/target-low-rider-giftcard/#comment-183 Wm. J. Krupinski Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:27:09 +0000 http://www.jeffmiracola.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/02/target-low-rider-giftcard/#comment-183 Jeff, Too Tuff!! I better slide on down to my local Target to see one of these cards in person... Say, as a "fellow" SCBWI illustrator I'm wondering how you access these drawing jobs---through your own hustle or with the added assistance of an agent? I've been trying to find an appropriate rep for a while now with little luck...the rejections are getting more positive, though! Any insights you'd care to share will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Jeff,

Too Tuff!! I better slide on down to my local Target to see one of these cards in person…

Say, as a “fellow” SCBWI illustrator I’m wondering how you access these drawing jobs—through your own hustle or with the added assistance of an agent? I’ve been trying to find an appropriate rep for a while now with little luck…the rejections are getting more positive, though!

Any insights you’d care to share will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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