Marketing and self promotion today is pretty straight forward. Think about what you do in your everyday life when its time to make an informed decision. Personally if I want to find the best deal on computer hardware, I do a Google Search. If I need a plumber or painter, I ask friends for recommendations and I still do a Google Search on the people they suggest.

I then go to their website and try to find information on their services, rates and what people are saying about them.

This is how most people qualify their buying decisions in the technology age. And hiring and investing in you “is a buying decision” and you need to think of it that way to market yourself effectively in 2012.

As some of you know Google is finally has created a social media Frankinstien in the form of Google Buzz.

As we all know twitter is the current craze of the internet, we can’t escape, we can’t deny it, and we can’t help but use it! Unfortunately this also holds true for people who want to flood the web with spam, scams, and useless marketing ploys. However if you are a Graphic Designer, Digital Artist or Web Designer/Developer, twitter can be one of your greatest assets if you really know how to use it!

Search Engine Optimization is a huge cornerstone in web design and web development today, and with good reason. Search engines have become a big part of our lives. People utilize these for everything to research, event planning, shopping, or even finding perspective employees for their businesses.