Whether it’s from the basement, a gorgeous home office, a crowd filled coffee house or at the beach, we all have a unique setup that works perfectly for us. It might be messy, but as long as we can get our work done, the mess is ours and it doesn’t really affect anyone else. (By the way, that minimalist office above is not really my home office. More on that later…)

Anyway, the other day we asked our Facebook fan page members if they would like to share their home office with the rest of us. The response was positive. They were all up for it. So, here at Freelance Folder we decided to provide freelancers with the opportunity to share their workspace.

The What?

All we are asking is that you share your home office with us. Just take a picture and send it to us.

The How?

Through Twitter and Facebook, of course.

Sending via Twitter

If you are sending your home office image via Twitter, please tag it #freelancefolder. You don’t have to send an @ message to us. This way allows other freelancers to see your home office. Your message is not directed just towards us.

You can use any picture sharing platforms to get the picture to us. Some examples include: twitpic, yfrog, flickr, etc. It’s your choice. Just snap a picture and tweet it with the hashtag #freelancefolder.

Sending via Facebook

You probably want your Facebook friends to see your home office as well and not just the FreelanceFolder fan page members. For this reason, you can upload the image on your profile and just tag it @Freelancefolder in the box where you update.

Remember, Facebook doesn’t allow you to tag fan pages directly on an image as you would with people. For that reason you will have to tag us through your update.

You can update anything you want, just make sure you tag @freelancefolder so it shows on our fan page as well for other freelancers to see. The image below shows how to tag and upload on your profile:

Note: To be able to tag us, you have to be a member of our fan page. If you are a member type @Freelance. You should see a few options to choose from (just like in the image below). One of those options should be FreelanceFolder. Click on that option and you are good to go.

To upload the image click on the image button under the update box.

If you wish, drop the link in the comments section. We are inviting you to show your home office not just to us, but to other freelancers on Facebook or Twitter who are your friends or are following you. Help us by sharing your home office with the rest of us. It would be fun to see how other freelancers have it set up.

To get this started I will post my home office image right here on this post. You can see that it’s messy and cluttered. (I didn’t even move the Hoover resting against the wall!) However, I don’t care because it works for me. I just wanted to share my little space with you. So, if your home office is messy, cluttered, don’t clean it up…just snap a picture and send it over.

Next week we will compile all the images and post them right here on Freelance Folder. It will be fun to see other freelancers’ office setups and home offices.

Your Turn

I’ve shared mine, now it’s your turn. Go ahead, share your home office.

Top image by mkosut

Let’s take a look at the list:

#10. Yahoo

After going through a number of big redesigns over the years, Yahoo has found itself in one of the most difficult positions it has ever faced. This new redesign represents a serious effort to help stem the long, slow slide into obscurity.

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#9. Amazon

Amazon is one of those companies that redesigns on a daily basis, so it’s sometimes difficult to even tell when they’ve made a big design change. That said, there was a really big step a few years ago when Amazon made the move from flat buttons to the new rounded interface we are used to today.

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#8. LinkedIn

Always a foundational website in the social media world, representing professionals and business, LinkedIn has never really found the same growth as the more personal and interactive websites. This redesign represents a few small steps in that direction — toward interactivity — along with a number of important usability enhancements.

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#7. Facebook

This redesign is here not because it is visually dramatic, but because Facebook is the second highest trafficked website in the world, and even layout changes like this are enormous when you consider how many users they effect. Not to mention, it seems every time Facebook redesigns something there is an enormous outcry from users, both positive and negative.

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#6. Ebay

Even though they are well past their gloried-times, Ebay is still a major player on the internet. Over the past several years they have been tweaking and adjusting their homepage for maximum impact and usability. I think it is actually getting better.

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#5. Whitepages.com

Much less popular than many of the pages in this list, Whitepages.com is still fairly large compared to most sites. Combine that with a substantial (and expensive) redesign, and they come in at number five.

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#4. MySpace

Despite losing to Facebook in the website battle of the century, MySpace has shown that they are still capable of growth and improvement. This redesign is an example of them flexing some design muscle.

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#3. WordPress.org

In a list about redesigns it would be practically criminal to leave out the web platform that designers love most. The homepage of WordPress.org hasn’t changed much over the years, but their last redesign seriously improved the looks of the site and helped bring them inline with modern styles.

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#2. Twitter.com

From a company that seems only capable of angering its users with change, this was actually one major redesign that everyone seemed to love. Not only is this a visually impressive change, it also represents a fundamental shift in focus of the company towards search.

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#1. Whitehouse.gov

Nevermind the cultural and other changes that are associated with this site, from a purely visual standpoint this is a striking redesign of one of the world’s most heavily trafficked websites.

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More Web Design Resources from FreelanceFolder

If you like this list of website redesigns, you might also enjoy these other web design posts from FreelanceFolder:

• 15 Key Elements All Top Web Sites Should Have
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• 15 Incredible WordPress Theme Customizations
• 10 Essential Plugins Every Modern WordPress Site Should Have

What do you think?

Did we miss any major redesigns? Do you disagree with any of the choices showcased here?

Let us know in the comments!