Just last June, I had blogged about my first uses of Twitter, just dipping my toes in to test the water. It felt awkward at first for sure but I kept trying and looking around and soon I’d felt I was getting the hang of things. But as my affection for other similar sites have dwindled with time, I still have a hard time using my computer for very long without at least logging in to my Twitter account just to see what’s going on, even if I really have nothing to say.
But I honestly believe this is one of the really good addictions and many times I’ve been so thankful for all the people I’ve connected with, resources I’ve found and knowledge I’ve gained.
Being able to follow other web designers and freelancers has been invaluable. I’m always reading other designers blogs, looking for tutorials, checking out how other people do things and view projects and basically – create! I’m so grateful to the designers on Twitter who looked at my work and gave an opinion or sent me a link to a good online book or have created tutorials that have blown me away.
I also follow some pretty cool marketing and inspirational people that have provided so much great information on their sites and blogs on the business side of being freelance.(Self promotion, Time management, Branding, etc)
When I came across this article 10 Great Tips for Using Twitter as a Designer It definitely hit home, I think I agree with each and every point.
Honestly, the list is too long to post all the awesome people I follow so here are just a few of my favorites:
@designthatrocks
@naominiles
@maidenx
@Giovanny
@DiggedyDave
@kreynoldsdesign
@DanielleLaPorte
@IttyBiz
For the whole list or to check out my “tweets” I'm at @AnnasPinup. Click away on some of the people I follow or just browse around, read and see what you find.
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