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Design and Prosper — 146 episodes · page 1 of 2
145. Closing a beautiful chapter: Reflecting on our D&P journey and what's next
144. BIG CHANGES and your Academy q's answered (this will be our last round ever!)
143. Designer Q&A! Sharing Personal Vulnerabilities, Demanding Retainer Clients, and Profitability Dilemma
142. Don't know where to start? 5 foundations every design business needs
141. Handling Client Meetings Like A Pro
140. Designer's Guide To Print Production - Part 2
139. Designer's Guide To Print Production - Part 1
138. Designer Q&A! Free vs paid fonts, Changing a business name, Outgrowing old clients
137. Evidence that design and branding WORKS
136. Can you trust your graphic design business?
135. Should you show clients your process work & concepts?
134. 5 reasons why graphic designers are unhappy in their design business and what to do about it
133. The power of case studies and how they can transform your graphic design business
132. 10 Time-Saving Systems EVERY design business needs
131. Ask Kris and Donna - How important is it to specify a niche within a graphic design business?
130. The consequences of designers charging too low
129. Ask Kris & Don: A client has given me a sketch to make the design cheaper
128. Why clients need professional branding now more than ever
127. 7 things missing in your design estimates
126. Ask Kris & Don: I want to do brand design but I can't draw. Does it matter?
125. 20 things we would never do as graphic design business owners
124. Ask Kris & Don: I'm a startup but looking for design jobs on the side as I build my business
123. Your pricing isn't the problem - why your clients aren't saying 'yes'.
122. Ask Kris & Don: Do I need to learn web design to get high-value projects?
121. Designer Interrupted: The cost of interruptions on your design business
120. Ask Kris & Don: My client keeps asking for changes
119. Targeting cold leads for your graphic design business
118. Ask Kris & Donna: My client wants me to create an ugly design!
117. 10 differences between struggling and successful designers
116. Ask Kris & Don: Burning questions from graphic design business owners (rapid fire!)
115. Essential Metrics for Design Business Success
114. Ask Kris & Donna: How do I find my zone of genius?
113. Why did you start a graphic design business?
112. Ask Kris & Don: Overcoming design doubts and imposter syndrome
111. The New Year process we NEVER skip: the power of choosing a word of the year
110. Who do you need to BE to succeed in your design business?
109. Ask Kris & Don: I'm in burnout, please help 🙏
108. There is NO shame in asking for sales
107. Ask Kris & Donna: I'm pregnant and I'm scared to tell my clients!
106. The Best ChatGPT Prompts For Designers - Part 2
105. Ask Kris & Don: Stock photography, yay or nay?
104. The Best ChatGPT Prompts For Designers - Part 1
103. Ask Kris & Don - A new lead is asking for "examples", what should I do?
102. We got hacked – how to prevent if from happening to you
101. Ask Kris & Donna - How do I know if I'm a good designer?
100. It's our 100th episode! We share our journey so far.
99. Ask Kris & Donna - How can I make passive income as a designer?
98. What to do when work goes quiet
97. Ask Kris & Don - How to get new clients when you're just starting out
96. Why consistency is everything in your design business
95. Ask Kris & Donna - Should my pricing be based on the size of my client's business?
94. Graphic Design Startup – 10 things to have in place before starting your business
93. Should I share personal problems with clients?
92. How to nurture clients so they keep coming back for more
91. Ask Kris & Don: Mockups - what are your favourite resources?
90. Should graphic designers be brand strategy experts?
89. Ask Kris & Donna - my business is changing, how do I transition without scaring clients away?
88. How to maximise profits with formula based design
87. Ask Kris & Donna – we are answering your design business questions!
86. 20 ways you transform your client's business as a graphic designer
85. Graphic Designers, are you scaring clients away?
84. 10 ways to niche in your graphic design business
83. Facing hard realities in your graphic design business
82. Easy Client Upsells For Graphic Designers
81. Are you overcomplicating your graphic design business?
80. Inside The Academy Design Business School - The Checklist! Part 2
79. Inside The Academy Design Business School
78. The Successful Client Journey for Graphic Designers
77. Done Is Good (Encore Episode)
76. Can you have too many boundaries?
75. AI and graphic design – is there a dark side?
74. Artificial Intelligence and the impact on the graphic design industry - Part 1
73. Retainer clients for designers: yay or nay?
72. How to position yourself as a design industry expert
71. Essential tech for customer service - Part 2
70. Essential design business tech you need in 2023 - Part 1
69. Welcome Guides: What to include and why you need one
68. Pretty design: is it enough?
67. Overcome overwhelm in your graphic design business
66. Nasty clients: tears, confusion and moving on
65. How to get testimonials for your graphic design business
64. Are you a lonely graphic designer?
63. Smash imposter syndrome in your graphic design business
62. I've got no time to work "on" my design business!
61. Graphic Design Pricing - What to do when clients can't afford you
60. The no.1 reason your clients are difficult
59. How to follow up after sending design proposals
58. Essential systems you need in your graphic design business - part 3
57. Essential systems you need in your graphic design business - part 2
56. Essential systems you need in your graphic design business - part 1
55. Should you use goodbye packets in your graphic design business?
54. Finding your first clients
53. When fear rears its ugly head in your design business
52. Nailing your sales discovery calls with Sarah Buckland
51. Set Your New Year Intentions!
50. Taking time off in your graphic design business
49. How to convince clients one concept is enough?
48. When Clients go DIY with their designs
47. Help! My client wants to change my design
46. Design Business Boundaries Part 4 - Creative Process