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Hire An Illustrator New!

Annual Subscription: £160 / $320 (Weekly subscription also available)

Brand new portfolio service from the makers of Little Chimp Society. Still in Beta but already an impressive array of illustrators on board



AOI Portfolios

Annual Subscription: £74 (£58 for AOI members)

Effective resource for generating leads and commissions. Somewhat restrictive interface (no option to add a bio and updates to contact details must be done manually by the AOI) but still remains very good value



Theispot

Annual Subscription: $650 + $100 joining fee
AOI and GAG members receive a 10% discount

High profile portfolio website extensively promoted online and in design press. Run by a small, friendly team in New York with a love of illustration. Happy to promote individual illustrators in marketing as a means to promote the site in general



Portfolios.com

Annual Subscription: $100-$500 (negotiable)

Sprawling portfolio site based in Toronto, Canada. Many users complain of pushy sales staff but others have found it to be an effective marketing tool



Children's Illustrators

Annual Subscription: $200

Slightly clunky interface. Heavily promoted on google. Some positive feedback from users



Coroflot

Annual Subscription: Free
Online portfolios covering a wide range of creative disciplines, including illustration. Incredible number of folios but several users say the site is a reliable way to generate leads and work



Creative Hotlist

Annual Subscription: $70
US creative listing service run by Commarts. Features a vast array of creative disciplines as well as a job listing and search service. Fee includes 27 image portfolio, downloadable pdf and single site listing



AltPick Pending

Annual Subscription: $299
This listing is pending until we receive more feedback from users



FolioPlanet Pending

Annual Subscription: $449
Basic listing from $99. It may be preferable to list under a secondary email address as some users report problems with spam



Illoz Pending

Annual Subscription: $150
Slightly cliquey portfolio site from the makers of drawger. Invite only



Creative Match Pending

Annual Subscription: Free / £99 / £249
UK creative listing service covering multiple disciplines. Also run monthly Flair Illustration Competition in association with the AOI. Awaiting more feedback from users



Creative Source Pending

Annual subscribtion: CA$475 + tax
Canadian one stop shop for creative freelancers of all kinds, including non-Canadians! Some users have reported technical problems using the site