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- Amicus0
sounds like Krop is trying to eat the pie from both ends... which means they'll probably end up with steaming hot meat landing in their lap (all puns intended, and they may even enjoy the meat) :)
- gramme0
Somehow I didn't realize until just now that people have to pay to see Krop portfolios. That kinda sucks.
- e-pill0
i got 11 jobs from my krop portfolio..im happy with it, even though not one of my clients is remotely web related.. i use it for my graphic and detail heavy robotic artworks. just to showcase to my clients that i can draw anything..
:)
- joelski0
I use it for my resume..thats all
- rupedixon0
I find it frustrating that I can't browse for people... Obviously I understand the business model, but I'm never going to commit to a subscription given how much time I spend looking for people.
A better model (for me) would be like a dating site where I couldn't contact the person without some kind of subscription, perhaps a short-term or single contact payment. Clearly all contact details and so on would need removing from the resumes/portfolios I looked at.
- ideaist0
KROP = KRAP
- Laurent0
^ or even check "account settings" tab....the info is just there with the last time you have updated your site too.
Can you see it?
- jo0
"You can also check how many people have been on your site when you log in and go to Resume...it will tell you how many people visited your site."
I'm just not seeing that info, which probably means no one has viewed my resume, which means that I need to improve my search tags, which means I need more information on who's searching for what so I can increase my portfolio views.
- I meant the Resume Tab in your editor...it is there, for sure...check againLaurent
- DrBombay0
I see this as being maybe a good solution for print designers who have no skills online. But the job listing board is open to the public: http://www.qbn.com/jobs/ So why not just set up a simple site and send your resume/cover letters to those people directly?
- jo0
It doesn't make sense. A guy on the phone confirmed that only paying clients can search portfolios and that there is NO way of knowing if your portfolio is getting any action unless someone contacts you for a job. They do have google analytics info set to release by the end of this month though. I'll hang in there to find out if this membership is really paying off, otherwise, I can't offer any solid justification for it at this point.
- DrBombay0
Employers have to pay to view your portfolio. So you pay money to limit your potential. How does it make sense?
- GridGirl120
personally, i think some of the other unmentionable portfolio hosting services seem like a better, more attractive deal.
making your own site seems to be the best bet though.
- Laurent0
Yep, got a pro account.
I think it is rather cheap and the layout is clean and neat.
The Sliders are practical too as no need to go back to a previous thumbnail page, as all is there on a page.
$99 a year is a great price...and don't forget the mapping domain name option to personalise it. Ideal!
You can also check how many people have been on your site when you log in and go to Resume...it will tell you how many people visited your site.
- megE0
I used it this past year and it worked just fine. I don't think employers had to pay to see your work, just your contact information. And in most cases I was the one doing the contacting, so they had my information anyways.
There isn't a way to check your views (like with c.o.r.o.f.l.o.t) but I like the display/price a lot more than the alternatives.
- jo0
I have a krop creative pro subscription, so far it hasn't paid off. I didn't expect that I would get people knocking down my door or anything, but the thing I don't like is that there is no way of knowing whether anyone has even glanced at my site. There's not even a way for me to run a test to see if my name would come up in searches, cause as an employer you need an account to do that. So I basically have my work on their site and can only assume that it's coming up in searches. I have no way of confirming that. If I need to improve my tags, it would be nice to have some information to work with. I have my work on the aiga website as well and they have an indicator that lets you know how many people have viewed each individiual peice in your portfolio and I at least get an occasional call to see my book. The work I get from the aiga site has paid for my membership many times over.
- 23kon0
i think employers/clients have to pay to be able to browse folios
http://www.krop.com/employer/
(unless youve specifically sent someone a link to YOUR page)
- 23kon0
The bad thing about krop though is that you are linked whether you like it or not to other illustrators/designers/photograp... etc
So if you send someone your link to see your work to show them what you can do for a potential job, they might end up navigating away from your page and onto another creatives page, losing you a possible client.- i don't see where they're linked, is this a pro account thing or should i be logged in or what?KwesiJ
- KwesiJ0
I was wondering if clents are given access to browse portfolios based on category etc.? Because otherwise it'd be like any other portfolio thats up to you to promote and use for job applications.
- 23kon0
If people are surfing Krop and finding a designer/illustrator/photographe... they like the style of then yes its maybe worthwhile having your own folio site PLUS having a wee krop one too - even a free one and point people towards your main site for more work.
if i was going with one of these quickbuild sites then it'd probably be indexhibit as you can customise it with your own css and still have a stupid easy cms for updates that people who are not coders can update.