With the slumped economy, graphic designers, like all other working individuals, are trying to exhaust all possibilities to get that extra income flowing. Here are some websites we’ve compiled to help freelance project hunting an easier feat.

There are so many options available when it comes to choosing a resource for your design needs. Thanks to the internet, independent designers have been able to not only improve their vast amount of knowledge but connect with people willing to give them an opportunity to shine. Unfortunately, the mass majority of good freelance designers are so buried by the larger companies that their names may never even make it to your list of potential solutions.

With so many larger design companies available at your fingertips why would you chose an independent, freelance designer over a secure, well established company? I have not just one reason but a list of 8 reasons on why you should hire a freelance designer.