Over the years I have had many opportunities to join portfolio sites for many different reasons. I joined some simply to get a back link to my site, which increased my Google ranking. I joined others to give me some exposure or some sort and I joined others simply to network and show some love. Well PNW is one site that offers all of these features plus more, I will be reviewing other sites soon also.
One of things that throws me back with many similar sites is the hefty prices they charge for little or no real promotion. I did join viewcreatives.co.uk which did get me some work & exposure for 5 a month, but I did not get much else for my money.
PNW offers a nice easy to use profile interface, with multiple uploads and a cool drag and drop feature which enables you too put your images in order. Needless to say, the subscription fee is way cheaper than the previous sites I used.
The one thing that really took me by surprise was the great services that they offer, which there competitors have not even dreamed of yet. Once your portfolio is set up, the on-line team will actually take the time to send out emails to there large client base on your behalf, with a thumbnail link to your profile. I think this is done periodically, every 3-4 months, so that takes the pressure off a little for me. I have in the past spent hours upon hours sending out emails to companies over the net trying to get myself noticed. However, what really got me the most was the fact that they actually take the time to write articles about you and post them out over the internet to anywhere between 500-1000 article directories. I checked out the results of one of their artists 'Andre Junget' and saw there hand written articles show up 8 times on page one, which means these are serious about promoting there artists!! (all for the price of a Big Mac meal in the UK, 5).
When your email shots get sent out, they are done 3-4 times a year, to approximately 1000 contacts per time. I cannot believe other sites are not offering this, I have paid 325 per year for just 20 images in time past!!.
The thing is, besides the usual features that you would expect from a site of this manner, there area also many more things available. You can add a tab that allows you to publish RSS feeds or Twitter feeds.
If you like to keep people informed about your career or random thoughts, you can post blogs from your profile.
It is ridiculous how many things are available to subscribers for the money,especially after what I paid previously. If you get chosen for the 'blog of the month' award or if you are interviewed, they will send you an Itunes or Amazon gift voucher worth about 10. Other reviews coming soon
One of things that throws me back with many similar sites is the hefty prices they charge for little or no real promotion. I did join viewcreatives.co.uk which did get me some work & exposure for 5 a month, but I did not get much else for my money.
PNW offers a nice easy to use profile interface, with multiple uploads and a cool drag and drop feature which enables you too put your images in order. Needless to say, the subscription fee is way cheaper than the previous sites I used.
The one thing that really took me by surprise was the great services that they offer, which there competitors have not even dreamed of yet. Once your portfolio is set up, the on-line team will actually take the time to send out emails to there large client base on your behalf, with a thumbnail link to your profile. I think this is done periodically, every 3-4 months, so that takes the pressure off a little for me. I have in the past spent hours upon hours sending out emails to companies over the net trying to get myself noticed. However, what really got me the most was the fact that they actually take the time to write articles about you and post them out over the internet to anywhere between 500-1000 article directories. I checked out the results of one of their artists 'Andre Junget' and saw there hand written articles show up 8 times on page one, which means these are serious about promoting there artists!! (all for the price of a Big Mac meal in the UK, 5).
When your email shots get sent out, they are done 3-4 times a year, to approximately 1000 contacts per time. I cannot believe other sites are not offering this, I have paid 325 per year for just 20 images in time past!!.
The thing is, besides the usual features that you would expect from a site of this manner, there area also many more things available. You can add a tab that allows you to publish RSS feeds or Twitter feeds.
If you like to keep people informed about your career or random thoughts, you can post blogs from your profile.
It is ridiculous how many things are available to subscribers for the money,especially after what I paid previously. If you get chosen for the 'blog of the month' award or if you are interviewed, they will send you an Itunes or Amazon gift voucher worth about 10. Other reviews coming soon
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