AIGA - Worth it?
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- Miguex0
I never been a member, but I have done work for them in the past, I busted my ass for like 2 months non stop for free (no problem there, since I agree to do it) It was a pretty hard task to even get them to give me a free pass to the conference I did the work for, someone from the board that I knew had to pretty much tell them do it as a courtesy.
I'm sure every chapter is different, but I couldn't connect with anyone there, I felt completely out of place for some reason. So I never took an interest in joining.
In my experience, get free account on BEI-IANCE for freelance leads, and get a pro account on lynda.com for learning.
If you want networking, organize something w the qbn peeps in your city, or reach out to local agencies once you get a solid portfolio, even if they don't have open positions.