Another emerging trend is for people to "win" invites. I mean, this makes sure that only good quality work and worthy designers make it to the community, but most of the times, it requires word of mouth and/or even knowing people personally to get drafted by them.
I put together a quick portfolio at : arsalanbashir.tumblr.com, and it was kinda confusing as to what I should do next, because there isn't a set "method" to get drafted. It depends on the whims of somebody else who may or may not even take your work seriously.
What is your opinion about this? Is this the right way to scale a user base?
Thanks