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My experience with Depositphotos

Posted May 21, 2012 in News

I’ve decided to update my website with a new design to boost its functionality (it’s a relatively small website dedicated to outdoor ads). I’d like to make it more colorful, reduce textual content, and add more visual content. Even though I can’t spend a fortune on images, I don’t want to use low-quality graphics as it can scare away prospective clients. While searching for a good deal, I stumbled upon depositphotos.com that offers free images. Depositphotos is  a relatively  small and new image library in  in comparison to microstock giants, but it is rapidly gaining momentum. It offers a free trial subscription that allows bloggers and site owners to download up to five images a day. In turn, you just need to do reviews and use links. The amount of free images depends on the number of your site visitors and its alexa.com rating. In addition, they are always ready to organize a mutual contest and give away free subscriptions.

I contacted them (you can send them an email to promotion@depositphotos.com), sent them a link to my site and received my free subscription in a couple of days. So, I’m currently downloading my free images and thinking about further cooperation with them. Being a new player in the microstock business, Depositphotos’ offers make it a good competitor to Istock, Fotolia, and others.

Win Business Cards from UPrinting.com!

Posted April 20, 2012 in News

Be like a professional and have your own business cards! If you don’t have one yet, here is a great giveaway for all of our readers! Our friends from UPrinting.com are generous enough to give away a set of 250 business cards for one winner!

The will be designing his/her own business cards to his/her own liking. He/she can use UPrinting’s easy-to use online design tool or upload  his/her own design and get it printed. Cool, right? Below are the rest of the details of this great giveaway!

Giveaway Details

Sizes to choose from :

2 x 3.5″ Rounded Corners, 2×2″ Rounded Corners, 1.75×3.5″ Rounded Corners, 2×3.5″ Leaf, 2×3.5

Rounded one corner, 2×3.5″ Half Circle Side, 2×3.5″ Oval, 2.5″ Circle

Paper to choose from :

14pt Cardstock Gloss / Matte / High Gloss (UV), or 13pt Cardstock Uncoated,

6 Business Days Turnaround

Free shipping

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Introducing FreelanceFolder’s New Owner

Posted February 14, 2012 in News

Hi Guys, Mason Hipp here. For those of you who aren’t familiar with my history, my wife Natalie and I have been the owners of FreelanceFolder for the past five years.

Before us was Jon Phillips (the original founder of FreelanceFolder) and now, I’m excited and a bit nostalgic to say, we are handing off the torch yet again to a new owner. The actual transfer happened a bit before January, and I think the new owner is primed and ready to bring some new energy to this site.

It’s a bit sad to be leaving such a thriving community, but I think it is for the best. In the past five years we’ve written and published The Unlimited Freelancer, designed and coded The Client Machine, and spent thousands of hours creating a site where independent workers everywhere can hang out. After all of this, frankly, we’ve become a bit burnt out. It is my hope that our new owner will be able to take things from here and propel FreelanceFolder into 2012 with tremendous success.

As for me, I will be moving to work full-time on our other site MediaLoot.com. If you’re into design, you know I’d be ecstatic to see you on this new site, but it is no FreelanceFolder replacement — and you can bet I’ll still be around here in some format or another.

So. Enjoy the site, keep commenting and submitting articles, and continue to make this the best freelance community on the web. It’s been a great five years, and I want to thank all of you for being a part of our lives.

We will miss you,

– Mason and Natalie

Today Only: MediaLoot One-Day Mega-Sale

Posted December 12, 2011 in News

For today only, MediaLoot is having their biggest sale yet: the MediaLoot One-Day Mega-Sale! You get 100 downloads for $50. That’s less than 50 cents per download! From full webpage templates and iPhone UI kits to artistic Photoshop brushes and textures, each one only uses one download. You’ll be able to grab everything you could possible want this holiday season :)

See details and grab 100 downloads for $50 here: MediaLoot One-Day Mega-Sale →

Holiday Sale Starts Now! Get The Client Machine for Only $39

Posted December 6, 2011 in News

Happy Holidays from your friends at FreelanceFolder! This holiday season we are putting all of our great products on sale. The sale for today is The Client Machine for only $39.

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Happy Thanksgiving to Our Readers!

Posted November 24, 2011 in News

For those of you located in the United States, today is a holiday dedicated to giving thanks. It’s also a time for getting together with friends and family. Here at Freelance Folder we are thankful for you, our readers.

Those of us on the Freelance Folder team who are located in the U.S. are taking today off. We’ll be watching the parades, following some football games, and getting together to spend some quality time with our friends and families. We even hope to get a slice of yummy pumpkin pie. :)

If today is a holiday for you too, then Happy Thanksgiving to you. If you are working today, have a wonderful day as well!

Tomorrow, we’ll be back with our usual posting schedule. In the meantime, we’ll share our favorite Freelance Folder post about saying thank-you–Two Special Words That Will Make Your Clients See You Differently.

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Thank-You to Our November Advertisers

Posted November 12, 2011 in News

The leaves have dropped off the trees. It’s time to light a fire in your fireplace. Are you ready for the cold weather?

Don’t forget to look into the products offered by the great companies who support the Freelance Folder blog. It’s the support of these advertisers that allows us to provide you with great information year-round. We definitely recommend looking into these products and services.

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Thank-You to Our October Advertisers

Posted October 15, 2011 in News

Brr! It’s getting chilly out there. I’m seeing pumpkins and squash in the stores. You can really tell that it’s fall.

Fall is a great time to explore the offerings from the excellent companies supporting the Freelance Folder blog. It’s the support of these advertisers that allows us to provide you with great information year-round. We definitely recommend checking them out.

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Introducing Parallax: A Free Portfolio Theme for WordPress

Posted September 21, 2011 in News

Our sister-site MediaLoot has just released a new free WordPress theme for designers and other creatives. The theme, called Parallax, was designed and coded specifically for the needs of designers, developers, and other freelancers that need an online portfolio. Take a look below, and let us know what you think!

Preview and Download the Parallax Theme →