I recently came across this website that is a fabulous resource for freelancers and creatives looking for high quality, well-paid projects. I’ve done the rounds in the online community and have at one time or another had profiles on various websites to boost the numbers of incoming gigs. But my general experience was that the projects went something like this: “We need someone to design our website, oh, and our logo… and all of our branding … and print collateral. 6 Months work. Budget: $500”

In other words, the quality of work was less than desirable, and the budgets were mostly small or non-existent. Not so with theidealists.com.

I thought I’d post a little something about me so anyone who was interested could get an idea of my training and background. I was born and raised in South Africa. After graduating high school with a focus on fine arts as my choice of studies, I enrolled in a newly emerging multimedia program with MediaTek Training Institute. Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing were the major subjects covered and after completing the program I was hired by a major magazine as junior designer. After being there for a year, and climbing the ranks to senior designer of one of their publications, I left the company and travelled Europe, Asia and the United States for a couple years.

I recently received this little piece of good news. Apparently I’m rated in the top 1% most endorsed for Graphic Design in the United States on Linkedin.

Some web companies build you a website and send you on your way, telling you “Good luck with your new website!” or even worse, they trap you into an monthly retainer payment to update your site’s content. Not us. Our policy is a bit different. Once we launch a site, we’ll provide free training (if the site has a content management system, like WordPress) and we’ll give you 30 days of free support starting on the launch date. This includes updating the site for you, and providing help and maintenance on the existing approved site that we built (i.e. Not building additional unpaid features or functionality) and we’ll help you take control of your new online presence so that you can become your own webmaster.