Dribbble is the new hot online hangout for an aspiring designer, but it is closed and you need an invite to get in. This how I got one:
- Make a dribbble account and list as a prospect
- Make sure your portfolio is up to date and looking OK. It doesn`t have to be the best thing ever displayed on the interwebs but get it tidy and passable.
- Go to the twitter search and search for dribbble invite. Login to twitter (if you don`t have a twitter account, get one) and save this search. Now you see people requesting and offering invites.
- When someone offers an invite start by following this person.
- Reply to their tweet with a kind message asking to be considerd for the invite. Include a link to your dribbble profile and your portfolio! Make it easy for the kind soul to glance over your portfolio and invite you straight from your profile.
If you`re lucky you are in. If not go back to step four.
Extra:
- Speed is everything so you have to be quick when someone offers an invite. I found the best way to do this was to install tweetdeck. You can add the saved twitter search from step three into a column to your tweetdeck. If you set the notifications you get a pop-up everytime someone offers an invite and you are able to respond immediately.
- Don`t waste your time with people having contests over invites. They are not worth the hassle. If your portfolio is not convincing enough: start working on it!
It took me about three days and twenty twitter replies to get invited. Good luck and let me know how it went in the comments!