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Profitable Graphic Designer: Clients, Business, Money, and Freedom — 223 episodes
The Real Reason I Became So Picky About My Design Clients | EP 223
What I Would Do Differently If I Started My Agency Over | EP 222
How I Found My Branding and Design Style | EP 221
What’s the Point of Success If You Barely Enjoy Your Life? | EP 220
Is Hustle Culture Actually the Answer to Business Growth | EP 219
Why I Keep Investing in Business Coaches | EP 218
What’s Included in My $35K Branding Package | EP 217
How I Take Summers Off Without My Business Falling Apart | EP 216
What Spending $5,000 on Meta Ads Taught Me About My Design Business | EP 215
Is AI Replacing Designers? My Real Thoughts on Claude and Creative Work | EP 214
Why I Narrowed My Branding Agency to Skincare | EP 213
How Designers Build Authority and Get High-Paying Clients | EP 211
The Problem With Making $10k the Goal as a Freelance Designer | EP 210
Why Design Agency Owners Earn More & Work Less Than Freelance Designers | EP 209
Evergreen Lead Generation for Design Businesses | EP 208
Why I Built a Design Agency Instead of Staying a Freelancer | EP 207
The Hidden Skills Designers Need to Land High-Paying Clients | EP 206
From $3k to $20k Design Projects - The Pricing Strategy | EP 205
Why You Should Stop Calling Yourself a Freelance Designer | EP 204
Inside My $25k Design Projects and Why It Closed | EP 203
What Makes a Designer Stand Out ($10k+ Projects) | EP 202
How Designers Can Book Clients During Slow Seasons | EP 201
It’s Not the Algorithm. It’s Your Personal Brand w/ Chris Do | EP 200
The Only 3 Marketing Activities That Grow a Design Business | EP 199
How to Stand Out in a Saturated Design Market | EP 198
How to Become a Fully Booked Designer | EP 197
How to Fix a Design Portfolio That Isn’t Converting | EP 196
The $10k Signature Offer That Changes Everything for Brand Designers | 195
My Top 3 Lead-Generating Activities for Designers (That Actually Work) | EP 194
My 2026 Design Business Predictions (and How to Prepare) | EP 193
What Running a 6-Figure Design Business as a Mom Really Looks Like | EP 192
Vision Board for Designers – How to Map Out Your 2026 Goals | EP 191
How to Build Systems That Save 10+ Hours in a Design Biz | EP 190
My Design Agency Reflection: Lessons from 2025 and Changes for 2026 | 189
How to Audit Your Design Business Before the New Year | EP 188
Why Designers Struggle to Raise Their Rates | EP 187
How to Start Planning for 2026 as a Freelance Designer | EP 186
10 Lessons I Learned from 10 Years of Running My Design Business | EP 185
Exact Systems I Use to Run a Profitable Design Business (Step by Step) | EP 184
Attract Design Clients Without Posting Every Day | EP 183
Stop Undercharging as a Designer – Do This Instead | EP 182
Why Branding Starts with Strategy, Not Design (with Dr. Nathan Bryan) | Ep 181
The Courage to Create with Jeremy Slagle | EP 180
How I Went From Freelance Graphic Designer to Creative CEO | EP 179
From Outdated Labels to a Full Rebrand with Philip McCauley | 178
Why You’re Still Not Fully Booked Designer | EP 177
How Branding Helped This Skincare Founder Get to Walmart (Sarah Vilensky with Blossom Essentials) | EP 176
$250,000 Branding & Design Project - What It Included & What I Learned | EP 175
How a CPG Founder Would Select Their Designer | EP 174
173 How to Scale Your Design Business Without Burning Out
172 From Freelancer to Agency Owner - What I Wish I Knew
171 Building a Simple Funnel to Attract Higher-Paying Clients
170 How to Make Website Design Your Most Profitable Offer
169 How to Build a Multi-Faceted Design Studio Without Losing Focus with Ed Prowell
168 Why Designers Stay Stuck at $3K Projects (and How to Break Past It)
167 The Portfolio Mistake That’s Costing You High-Paying Clients
166 The Role of AI in Branding: Insights from Ayelet
165 How to Scale Your Design Business Without Burning Out
164 3 Design Services You Can Add Right Now to Land Bigger Clients
163 What Clients Actually Look for in a Brand & Web Designer
162 Scaling Your Design Business with the Right Tools and Mindset
161 How to Increase Your Income as a Brand Designer
160 How Delegation Helped Me Work Only 4 Hours a Day as a Designer
159 Freelance Designers Struggle Because of This – How to Build a Real Business
158 The Portfolio Mistake That’s Costing You High-Paying Clients
157 What Separates $3K Designers from $10K+ Designers
156 The Secret to Attracting Clients Who Value Your Work
155 How I Went From $500 Clients to $10K+ Branding Projects
Why Most Designers Stay Stuck (And How to Finally Grow Your Business)
154 3 Mistakes Keeping Designers Stuck with Low-Paying Clients
153 How to Find Logo Clients Who Will Pay You Premium Rates
152 Why $10K Design Clients Aren’t Hiring You (And How to Fix It)
151 Why Some Designers Get Clients on Repeat (And Others Don’t)
150 How to Land High-Paying $10K+ Design Clients ASAP
149 How Smart Designers Are Using AI to Scale Their Business
148 Why Working Less Made My Design Business More Profitable
147 The Reason Many Designers Can't Grow Their Business
146 Why Your Portfolio Isn't Landing You Clients (And What Will)
145 Psychological Tricks to Sell Design Services
144 Client Feedback Is How You Grow
143 Is It a Scam or a Real Design Client?
142 How Graphic Designers Get More Clients - Mockup Magic
141 Client Onboarding Process for Brand Designers
140 3 Best Ways to Find Freelance Design Clients in 2025
139 How to Craft Proposals That Win You High-Paying Clients
138 How I Automated My Design Business and Took a Month Off
137 Your Roadmap to a Profitable 2025 as a Designer
136 Raise Your Design Rates (Without Losing Clients)
135 How to Create a Strong Brand for Your Own Design Business
134 Pricing Your Design Services Confidently - The Ultimate Guide
133 How I Turned My Side Hustle into a Thriving Design Agency
132 FREE Brand Guidelines for Brand Designers – Elevating Your Visual Identity Skills
131 From Zero Leads to Fully Booked: My Client Magnet Method
130 Why Most Designers Struggle with Consistent Income (and How to Fix It)
129 How I Doubled My Income by Saying No to Clients
128 How to Position Your Design Business for Premium Clients
127 Marketing Strategies for Freelance Designers with Kiri Mohan
126 How to Sell Your Design Services Without Feeling Pushy with Tyler Archer
125 How to Consistently Get Design Clients without Chasing Leads
124 Scale Your Design Business by Raising Your Rates
123 What Nobody Tells You About How Designers Can Work Less and Earn More
122 Why Freelance Designers Struggle to Grow (and How to Break Free)
121 The Designer to Agency Bootcamp, September 2024
120 How I Went From $500 Website Designs to $10K+ Web Projects (Pricing Part 2)
119 How I Went from $65 Logo Designs to $20K+ Branding Projects (Pricing Part 1)
118 The Benefits of Hiring and Outsourcing as a Freelance Designer
117 How I Run a 6-Figure Design Agency Working Only 15 Hours a Week
116 How to Land Design Clients Without Social Media
115 Crushing Competitors With a Niche Design Agency With Massimo Zefferino
114 Q&A: Landing Clients, Boosting Rates, Running a Design Agency
113 Winning High-Ticket Design Clients
112 From Followers to Design Clients with James Barnard
111 Stop the Endless Client Emails With This Free Client Portal
110 Who Pays the Fees： Designer or Client?
109 Hooking Potential Design Clients with Quizzes
108 Landing a $29,000 Branding Project - How Long It Takes
107 Revisions and Client Feedback Are Not a Bad Thing
106 When Design Clients Are MIA: Tips for Navigating Slow Seasons
105 Transforming Leads into High-Quality Design Clients with Josh Hall
104 Working With Fortune 500 Companies and Securing $100K Branding Deals With Kyle Courtright
103 Marketing Strategies for Design Professionals With Shannon Mattern
102 Running a Small Design Agency with Kristy Campbell (Pink Pony Creative)
101 Getting Design Clients on LinkedIn
100 Strategies to Grow Your Design Business with Chris Do
99 Booking $32k in a Day as a Brand & Web Designer
98 Steps for Growing into a Small Design Agency
97 Building Your Design Agency Dream Team
96 Attracting Design Clients on Instagram & TikTok with Kenzi Green
95 Growing a Design Biz Through AI
94 The Client Pipeline Roadmap
93 Mastering Content Creation and Logo Design with Will Paterson
92 Selling Online Courses and Generating Passive Income with Ran Segall
91 Spend Your Time Creating Logos, Not Exporting Them! An Interview With Michael Bruny-Groth
90 Stop Selling if You Want to Sell Your Design Services – With Matt Essam
89 From Solo Designer to Agency Success With Michael Janda
88 How I Get $20,000 Design Projects： Breakdown
87 Earning $20k／m as a graphic designer while working 20-30h per week with Adrienne Johnston
86 3 Shifts to Achieve Your Money Goals as a Brand and Web Designer
85 From $0 to $480K： The Journey of a Solo Freelance Designer with Tim Noetzel
84 Grow Your Design Business through Relationships & SEO with Mariah Liszewski
83 How to Become a Fully Booked Graphic Designer with Shay (Bucketlist Bombshells)
82 The One Concept Method for Brand & Web Designers with Hayley Fedders
81 $5K／Day as a Web Designer? How Becca Started Offering VIP Days in Her Business
80 Selling Over $1.4 Million in Website Templates with Elizabeth McCravy
79 $18,500 Branding and Web Design Project - Breakdown
78 Thriving on Return Clients as a Designer with Gigi from One6Creative
77 Make a Living Designing Logos with Ian Paget from Logo Geek
76 Increasing Your Design Rates for Bigger Profits
75 Dealing With Design Clients Who Don’t Know Exactly What They Want
74 Finding the Perfect Niche Target for Your Design Business
73 $10K Visual Identity vs $1K Visual Identity - The Difference
72 5 Tips to Stop Attracting Cheap Design Clients
71 Effective Sales Strategies： How to Close More Deals and Increase Your Revenue
70 The Creative CEO Accelerator! Last Round for 2023
69 Earning More Without Working More
68 The Designer to Agency Bootcamp
67 The Best Way to Get 5-Figure Design Clients
66 Reducing the Number of Revisions
65 Ways to Attract High-Paying Clients
64 The Profitable Designer Program! Answering Your Questions About My 12-Week Business Program
63 How to Build and Lead a Strong Team for a Design Business Success
62 Becoming a Successful Illustrator with Ashwin Chacko
61 Tips for Scaling Your Design Business and Running an Agency with Courtney Marie
60 Mastering Pricing and Networking in Business with Jamie Brindle
59 Discover New Ways to Diversify Your Income as a Designer
58 A Client's Perspective： Do They Always Need a Designer or Can They DIY It
57 3 Secrets That Helped Me Raise My Rates as a Graphic Designer
56 A Client's Perspective： What They Value in a Designer and How They Hire
55 Does Cold Emailing Work for Designers?
54 How to Price Your Design Services for Maximum Profitability
53 Will AI Replace You as a Designer?
52 Client Ghosting: Why It Happens and How to Prevent It
51 Confidence Without Certification: How to Become a Successful Brand Strategist & Designer with Melinda Livsey
50 Outsourcing Your Designs aka White Labeling
49 How to Sell Your Design Services as a Product
48 Getting $10k+ Clients Using Social Media as a Graphic, Brand or Web Designer
47 How to Talk About Your Services and Win Design Clients
46 How to Price Your Web Design Services & Guarantee the Results with Josh Hall
45 Less is More: Simplifying Your Marketing To-Do List
44 My Tips to Stay Focused & Motivated in Your Design Business
43 How Busy Six-Figure Designers Get Their Time Back
42 Scale Your Design Business Without a Massive Team
41 Hiring a Team to Support Your Vision
40 How to Book 10k Clients Working 5h a Week
39 Six-Figure Goal Setting in Your Design Business
38 Designing for a High-Ticket Client
37 Messaging & Positioning to Get to Your Next Level
36 Grow Your Design Business with Blogging & SEO with Jacob Cass
35 Do This if Your Marketing Isn't Working
34 3 Reasons Why I Get $12k Design Clients and Other Designers Don’t
33 Personal Branding for Designers with Lucian Grofsorean
32 Promote Your Design Business Without Burning Out
31 I Won a Year-Long Adobe Subscription Because of My Client From Hell
30 Designing Your Portfolio to Look Expensive
29 Sell Your Design Services Using Instagram Stories with Alyssa Moorhead
28 Collaborate with Copywriters to Get More Design Clients with Natalie Gates
27 How I Grew My Branding & Design Studio
26 The High-Ticket Client Mastermind - October 2022
25 Mindset Shifts to Grow Your Creative Business with Jeremy Mura
24 How to Choose the Right Mentor with Prajin Shee
23 How to Fine-Tune Your Niche & Get Your Best Clients Yet with Faith Rodriguez
22 Stop Calling Yourself a Graphic Designer!
21 When a Design Client Ghosts You...
20 Don't Have Freelance Clients? Do This!
19 Being Yourself in Your Design Business with Destiny Washington
18 Add More Value and Increase Your Prices
17 Reduce Your Design Revisions
16 How to Get Freelance Clients on Social Media with Dot Lung
15 Client Red Flags to Watch For
14 How to Get a Design Client Tomorrow
13 My 5 Biggest Freelance Marketing Mistakes
12 What Does a $10K Month Look Like?
11 How to Brand Your Design Business
10 Design Skills vs. Business Skills: Which Do You Need?
09 How Much I Charge as a Designer
08 Scared To Niche Down? Listen to This Episode!
07 Design Proposals That Clients Say Yes To
06 Why Your Competitors Don’t Exist
05 The Client Didn't Like My Designs
04 How To Attract High-Paying Clients
03 Creating a Design Portfolio That Sells
02 Is Freelancing For You?
01 How I Started My Freelance Graphic Design Business