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6. Making Yourself Known in the Marketpl... > Post-presentation Reminders - Pg. 131

Making Yourself Known in the Marketplace 131 Post-presentation Reminders In addition to self-promotional leave-behinds there are many other ways to remind hard-won contacts of your existence. Start by sending them a thank-you note in whatever format you like--they're more likely to read an email once they've met you, particularly if they liked your work. This provides you with a legitimate excuse to send a few more samples of your work. Over time, further opportunities will present themselves: a change of address or new website; winning an award or competition; inclusion in the latest industry annual; a fresh promotional piece; or even a sample from a glut of printer's proofs. A publishing client once presented me with a pile of spare dust jackets, which I sent out as reminders to commissioners who had liked If the thought of designing and building your own website terrifies you, approaching a web design student through a local art college could be a cost-effective and mutually beneficial solution. Failing that, some online hosting companies and specialist software manufacturers provide anyone with little or no experience of designing websites with the means to build one from scratch. In addition, a number of professional bodies and sourcebook publishers enable practitioners to upload images to self-maintained online portfolios on a subscription basis. There are also free or cheap hosting sites, such as Flickr or Photobucket, which allow users to upload and organize limitless images of their work. These boast numerous groups