The Edit Gallery page allows you to upload up to 20 original images of your own design work. The first image in your portfolio will be used as your display image in search results and directory listings. Click on a blank image to go to the image upload page or click on an existing image to edit the image properties. Thumbnails are automatically created for each uploaded image.

Your Display Name is the name that other PostBidWin users will be able to see. Until you have filled in your display name, your sign-in user name is used instead. If you are a design company, this is usually your company name. If you are a solo designer, this is usually your personal name or artist name.

This is your main email contact address. Please double check to ensure its accuracy. This email address will be used for all contact with PostBidWin and other users, including buyers.

Your profile is where you can use a little creativity to captivate prospective buyers with words. Provide information on yourself, your work, or your experience. Express your design beliefs, your work ethic or your promise to fulfilling the buyers needs. The first few sentences of your profile will appear in search listings and directories, so make them count!

Here you can include your full resume written in your own words. Note that only Gold members resumes can be seen in the View Portfolio page.

Depending on your expertise, this field can be quite different. If you only work with website graphics, you may list your prefered image editing software like Adobe Photoshop. If you are a t-shirt printer maybe you have a fabric press. Any aids to your designs can be listed here.

Here you get a chance to list any awards or special recognitions that you may have received.

List any professional associations or workers unions that your are currently part of.

Your Porftolio Address is a personalized web address that can be used by anyone to quickly access your portfolio. This is not your personal website! All addresses automatically start with the "http://www.PostBidWin.com/" prefix and must conform to web standards for URL naming conventions (no spaces or special characters). Once your have created your Address, use it to promote your proftolio. Put the address on business cards, emails, and other promotional materials; people will be able to directly locate and bookmark your portfolio.

Check this box if you would like to be emailed each time a project is posted under your expertise. If you do not check this box, you will have to check PostBidWin.com regularly for new project postings.

Check off your specific areas of expertise. If you don't see you expertise listed, feel free to contact us with your suggested listing. Each account has a maximum number of categories that you can choose. Upgrade your account to access more areas of expertise.

Fill in your address information so that you can be located in searches for designers within a specific region. It will also help us to advertise to buyers in your area and result in more project postings from your region. If your State or Province is not listed in our drop-downs, please choose "Not Listed".

The hourly rate is the average amount you would charge per hour for the average design project. It has no official bearing on projects that you may complete for PostBidWin buyers in the future, but it should give a good idea of what price range buyers can expect. If you would rather not enter an Hourly Rate, simply leave it blank.

List your total years of professional work experience in your indicated design expertise. Do not list half or partial years, instead round to the nearest full year. Do not include school years or years as a hobbiest, this should indicate professional years worked only.

List your education level and institution name. For example, "Bachelor of Fine Arts from International Academy of Design & Technology, Orlando, FL".

Enter your personal first and last names in these fields. Your name will not be shown to other users, it is only used for contact with PostBidWin's support team.

If you have a personal website, enter the address here. Please enter the full URL, including "http://www.", etc.

This is your personal telephone number. It is used exclusively for PostBidWin support and account/payment contact. It will never be available to other users. Please enter your full telephone number, including country code (for non-North American numbers) and area code (for all numbers).

The View Portfolio page allows you to preview your portfolio exactly how other members see your portfolio. To change the information shown on this page, use the Edit Portfolio page. Some information, such as Phone Number and Website, that you entered in the Edit Portfolio page will not be shown in the View Portfolio page. This information is for contact purposes only and will not be displayed to other users.

Some information that your have completed in the Edit Portfolio page may not appear on the View Portfolio page because of your Account Type. For example, Bronze members are not allowed as many images and expertise categories as Silver or Gold members. For a comparison of the accounts, click here. To upgrade your Account Type, click here.