Another plus is that other designers may get in contact with you. Then you become part of a network, a miniature community that helps each other with ideas, access to jobs, and constructive criticism to help you improve your skills. Of course this is true with just about all industries today, example of a graphic designer is only a good one because their work is often hard to duplicate. This means that normally they can only see one employer at a time. On Internet you can get a list of all graphic design companies with your search engine (Eg: Google), and send them all your web site address at once.

Having your personal portfolio on Web will definitely save you a lot of money that would have otherwise gone to transportation and telephone costs. If you’re already an established designer, architect, or freelance writer you can exhibit your work and receive briefs on future jobs without ever leaving your office. Designers can send drafts of work on PDF files, which are then read and directly commented on using Acrobat reader. What a time saver in creative process!

However, for those who are still convinced of old fashioned need for a business card, what would be more simple and straightforward than a card with just your name and one link to your web site. As long as you’re keeping yourself in ‘sight’ of industry executives, better chance you’ll be in their minds when it comes to making a choice for job.

By Jesse S. Somer M6.Net http://www.m6.net Jesse S. Somer is an average person working to show other normal people massive possibilities that integrating Internet into our lives can offer humanity.

There are even sites that help you find out information about your own ancestors. You can get more insight into why you are way you are after reading newspaper articles centuries old about exploits of your bloodlines. Maybe you’ll come across name in a family tree of a relative you didn’t even know existed. They might even live just around corner!

Just hit ‘finding people’ on your search engine and quest begins. You can search your own name through Detective type agencies and see just how much information about yourself is out there. These agencies pride themselves on finding hard information like your ‘silent’ phone number! I guess these guys could be going a little too far. For example, one site invites you to search out background information on person you’re just about to start dating. What ever happened to judging someone on his or her actions? How about innocent until proven guilty? Sounds like there might be a little too much paranoia going around.

If used for positive means I believe these ‘people finders’ can be a great help to humanity. I just think we have to be careful about getting a bit to intrusive on our neighbors. It’s none of my business if they’ve been divorced or been to jail.