David

Appears to have become a basket case with online accounts and passwords, registrations ect all dysfunctional. Not for me.

Edit; It's still not working.....

Hireillo's a failed illustration promotion site. It's a bit like a pyramid selling scheme, as there are no art buyers really using the site, so we upload our imagery in effect only to attract other illustrators who like us get no work from Hireillo but stick around just long enough to make money for HI-then the cycle repeats. If you are an illustrator currently on the site beware (or relieved) Even a whiff of fact-checking sends the paranoid Hireillo reaching for the cancel subscription button......in my case I got there first!

Think of the famous poster "Labour Isn't Working" a line of people out of work snakes into the distance, and apply it to "Hireillo Isn't Working" and it doesn't seem out of place.

Hireillo claims itself a facilitator of new business for illustrators and this is what they say;"Hireillo helps clients find creatives and connect creatives with clients..... "
"Besides promoting our members and helping connect them with clients and art directors.."
".... for the last 20 years, I’ve been connecting freelance illustrators with clients...."
"Job requests are the projects art directors send me; I assist them with working out their budgets and finding suitable illustrators..."

This would be fine if it were true except it isn't. Other established illustrators I've been friends with have given Hireillo every opportunity to deliver and they failed-these illustrators are at the top of their game and Hireillo couldn't get them any work! Wow. So who do they get work for? You guessed, Hireillo.

Some advice; if you’re an illustrator, reading this here is something to bear in mind; Hireillo has no marketing plan to your target audience. When is the last time you got a commission from a schoolboy off social media?.....a housewife from mumsnet, or some bloke who wants to pay you with potatoes? Don't pay Hireillo anything unless they can prove to you they "actively" promote your work to named art-buyers from design consultancies, publishers, Advertising agencies etc who have a specific budget for buying illustration-when I asked them, they didn't like this question which to me is a red flag and the reason I left.

Hireillos' main problem is obvious, no marketing plan, and its only run by two nerdy coders who in my experience are clueless about illustration.

Hireillo hide behind emails, and are probably the worst "company" I've had to deal with for communication. They hate taking phone calls and do everything to hide their contact details. If you're not buying extras from them, they'll go passive-aggressive on you ignore your news and social media content in favour of other higher-spenders even if that means posting any old shlock which is mostly what it is.

To the uninitiated appearances can be deceptive ;Just because you see agents, or apparently successful illustrators on this or any site does not mean they're getting any work, they're often there just to suggest credibility. Many are plants, given a free pass and shills occupying the spaces from those who've left. For a site boasting a "community" of 500 isn't it strange that the average number of likes for a post on their social media is 3 (usually Hireillo liking themselves) Not very good is it.

The idea of a couple of inexperienced coders lying to illustrators and not providing the Promotion they need whilst playing at being illustrators agents picking and choosing their favourites (usually folks who've wasted even more money with them...) and recommending them supposedly to New business seems pointless when in reality these enquiries are really just time-wasters, they're not coming from creative clients like Art Buyers, Art Directors or Designers, they’re coming from the random flotsam and Jetsam of social media which has no budget for illustration and will never hire you.

Edit; Amusingly, on the very same date, (now there's a coincidence) hireillo has found two illustrators out of a claimed 500 willing to shill on Trustpilot and post five star fake reviews...Hireillo as usual are lying; however over at Reddit you can read the true views of artists;

Reddit Topic Title; Is HAI (Hire an illustrator) or similar services worth it?

"I used their(hireillo) services in the early days of freelancing and have never gotten a single message from clients..." Reddit

"Many of the clients seeking artists there were looking for the least they could pay for the best product..." Reddit

In conclusion; Illustrators hate hireillo even more now it's changed its name. Sad but true, most illustrators on Hireillo are just rearranging the seats on the Titanic.

I am a member of The Association Of Illustrators, I promote my work with them and The Directory of Illustration. I have over 25 years as a leading / award winning illustrator, and I'm having a lot of fun!

No stranger to controversy this place is Racist, corrupt, and incompetent. Truely a bums on seats mentality and in more ways than one. What I learned here, I learned from other students and my own efforts to disassociate myself from the culture of apathy amongst staff and lecturers. I wanted a first class Degree but had to be content with a 2:1.

have to be honest after advertising here for the last few weeks and getting just two tyre kickers I feel the service simply doesn't work or measure up to the dubious hype or unlikely-honest reviews

...they refuse to remove my work and appear to be holding it and profiting from print sales in breach of my copyright.

There's no contact number and they dont communicate. Legal action is now pending. Stear well clear!

Tedious vanity site where the radical left hang out, to attempt to further erode free speech. If you need answers look up a credible fact-checked source such as encyclopedia Britannica, ground news, or sources with similar credentials or do your own research preferably from non correlated sources.

Be warned. We've used this store (Beckton) to deliver our shopping until recently (Nov 13 2022) Appalling service! So far deliveries have included a live rat and most recently bleach (not ours) spilled all over the food. We've rejected the order (with spilled bleach) and requested a full refund which five days after the order has still not been forthcomming.(despite being promised we'd have it in five days) The store manager hides behind clueless customer services agents and won't discuss the order with us....or return our money, so no alternative but to tell the public what a shambolic service to expect and serve a county court summons.

Truly hopeless registration page complete with spelling errors, (high street is spelt Hight Street...) and bugs such as a red error box that states there are errors where there are none. A joke. Feel sorry for all those folk trying to register with this useless service....unfortunately to learn anything about what the card actually offers you have to register so we are none the wiser or better off.

Cheap looking "budget" bubble gum style imagery- get a professional illustrator if you want "distinctive" quality brand-relevant professsional results. Disclosure; Art Director 30+ years experience in marketing and advertising.

This is an excellent company to work with, they will go the extra miles to help you get what you need

excellent early delivery much appreciated. Courteous and efficient.