1 00:00:09,050 --> 00:00:09,870 Hi, everyone. 2 00:00:09,890 --> 00:00:11,630 Welcome to today's We Do. 3 00:00:11,730 --> 00:00:17,310 And today I'll be talking about the adoptee's social media websites for graphic designers. 4 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:18,320 So be it. 5 00:00:18,500 --> 00:00:24,890 If you are a budding graphic designer and if you still a student who just graduated from university, 6 00:00:24,890 --> 00:00:32,840 or if you are someone who already has an auto work experience, it works for both these people as well. 7 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:39,640 With these with these people, so surprisingly, it I'm not Instagram. 8 00:00:39,860 --> 00:00:47,510 Even though Instagram is a really good platform to showcase your skills, to showcase your work and 9 00:00:47,510 --> 00:00:50,960 use the appropriate hashtags to attract more clients. 10 00:00:51,410 --> 00:01:00,380 But apart from Instagram, the top three social media websites would be Facebook, Google Plus and LinkedIn. 11 00:01:01,250 --> 00:01:08,090 The reason why I've chosen these three Web sites is because they usually have a smaller business group 12 00:01:08,090 --> 00:01:10,820 was likely to be your future clients. 13 00:01:11,590 --> 00:01:18,090 So if you have so for example, this LinkedIn page, right, of a famous graphic designer geek, more 14 00:01:18,290 --> 00:01:19,010 motos. 15 00:01:19,700 --> 00:01:29,510 So you will if, for example, I see her work up on Instagram and I quite like it like the. 16 00:01:29,660 --> 00:01:30,710 Oh, that she does. 17 00:01:30,740 --> 00:01:32,240 And I looked it up on LinkedIn. 18 00:01:32,900 --> 00:01:42,980 I can see exactly where all she has worked in order her experiences and her education. 19 00:01:43,670 --> 00:01:51,650 And sometimes even if I want to connect with her, I can get a key message on your own LinkedIn. 20 00:01:52,310 --> 00:02:01,470 Or sometimes they even have contact info as well, where you can look at their different websites and 21 00:02:01,490 --> 00:02:02,250 Twitter handle. 22 00:02:03,110 --> 00:02:07,040 And what some graphic design and it also do is that I. 23 00:02:07,130 --> 00:02:09,410 That email idea at the end as well. 24 00:02:10,100 --> 00:02:15,500 So it becomes a lot easier for clients, for future clients to get in touch with them. 25 00:02:16,100 --> 00:02:16,550 And. 26 00:02:18,350 --> 00:02:19,910 Strike a business, deal with them. 27 00:02:19,930 --> 00:02:24,470 Be a full time job or even for freelance work as well. 28 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,080 Similarly over here for Facebook as well. 29 00:02:28,190 --> 00:02:32,450 If I looked it up on Facebook, though, I do not have a Facebook account. 30 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:33,020 So that's. 31 00:02:33,060 --> 00:02:33,380 I like. 32 00:02:33,410 --> 00:02:34,940 Just please ignore this. 33 00:02:36,770 --> 00:02:39,040 You can see that she's added her own. 34 00:02:39,050 --> 00:02:41,380 Rip's her Web site right here 35 00:02:44,410 --> 00:02:49,530 and you can check it out and. 36 00:02:52,500 --> 00:02:53,600 So you can look her up. 37 00:02:53,660 --> 00:02:55,250 Boy, Facebook as well. 38 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,920 And of course, most majority off. 39 00:02:59,690 --> 00:03:06,200 Navigator, graphic designers, they do have an Instagram page as well, where you can diary key DMM 40 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,190 them and get in touch with them as well. 41 00:03:10,050 --> 00:03:19,290 So what happens, especially here in Lincoln, is that you want to, in case you like Udy, want your 42 00:03:19,290 --> 00:03:21,530 clients to contact you. 43 00:03:21,540 --> 00:03:22,030 They want. 44 00:03:22,050 --> 00:03:27,430 You want them to go through your portfolio, go to your profile and see what type of work they do. 45 00:03:27,510 --> 00:03:27,840 Right. 46 00:03:28,290 --> 00:03:30,090 So in order to do that one. 47 00:03:30,270 --> 00:03:39,600 Another way to also grab that attention is that up on LinkedIn such as your you can post content on. 48 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,290 You can post content, different kinds of content. 49 00:03:42,300 --> 00:03:45,000 Like why bad design. 50 00:03:46,420 --> 00:03:50,270 Why, by design, effect a good company or if you won't? 51 00:03:50,620 --> 00:03:59,530 If you design a new logo or if you have a video website or portfolio, you can add the link on your 52 00:03:59,710 --> 00:04:06,880 ad, the link as a post on LinkedIn, which would attract customers to your profile and they will contact 53 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:07,610 you for it. 54 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,730 Job or freelancing work as well. 55 00:04:11,770 --> 00:04:18,280 So graphic design, so graphic designers would often prioritize what they like and how they behave instead 56 00:04:18,280 --> 00:04:23,410 of thinking about where their clines usually are and how to communicate their value to them. 57 00:04:24,310 --> 00:04:29,990 You have to market your sense in a way where your design clients are likely to be so new. 58 00:04:30,190 --> 00:04:36,700 So please don't distract yourself just on Instagram, so highly, highly recommend that you make your 59 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:43,990 own account, your design account, probably up on LinkedIn and so that it becomes a lot easier for 60 00:04:44,410 --> 00:04:49,780 clients to also see where you've studied, what your area is you're really good at. 61 00:04:49,870 --> 00:04:56,830 In case if people have endorsed you in any particular skill and also see where all you have worked in 62 00:04:56,890 --> 00:04:57,640 as well. 63 00:04:58,300 --> 00:05:00,900 So, again, these type of social media. 64 00:05:01,950 --> 00:05:09,590 Does also act as a background check as well, so that the clients will have more but much more better 65 00:05:09,590 --> 00:05:13,630 idea where it all started and where all your work to it, it's extra. 66 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:15,980 So that's about it. 67 00:05:16,230 --> 00:05:23,150 So I hope you liked this review and I hope you found this useful as well. 68 00:05:23,810 --> 00:05:25,590 So thank you for watching, STK.