Where to people tend to hang out these days? I use to follow Smashing Mag and Freelance switch with a passion but lately they do not seem as good as they used to! So where does everyone hang out? Any sites I've missed in my 2 year gap?

These tend to be good sites...

 

http://net.tutsplus.com/

 

http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/

I like speckyboy!

 

love the weekly news article with lots of free tutorials, resources etc. No forum, so not a hang out place as such, but good stuff and daily articles.

net.tutsplus.com is a good website...

Hey Pandadoodle,

 

Just wanted to commend you on this thread, I think it's very nice idea, and very helpful for newcomers to the forum (such as myself!)

 

I'd like to recommend, if it was fine with the rest of you guys, two websites that may be of interest to any freelancers looking to stay ahead with current business trends, how to market one's self and so on.

 

http://www.entrepreneur.com/ - This website contains information on anything from starting up a home business from scratch to the latest advancements with social media and in-demand marketing/technological practices.

 

http://sprouter.com/ - Another business based community, Sprouter can be a very helpful networking tool and a source of tons of useful information about business practice, e-commerce and the working world in general. The accomplished business owners here possess a lot of insight and it can be inspiring to hear first hand how they went from rags to riches!

 

Hoping to find you all well,

 

Sincerely,

 

J