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Resourceful Designer: Strategies for running a graphic design business — 301 episodes
The Power of Email Signatures - RD366
Finding Your Niche as a Freelance Designer - RD365
How To Sell Web Design - RD364
SEO Strategies to Attract More Design Clients - RD363
5 Soft Skills Every Successful Freelancer Needs to Master - RD362
Should You Display Your Rates On Your Website? - RD361
Working From Home Isn't For Everyone - RD360
Big News!
Staying Relevant as a Designer in an AI-Driven World - RD359
What Getting Tattooed Taught Me About Graphic Design - RD358
Give Yourself A Raise: Make More Money Without More Clients - RD357
How to Handle Low-Budget Clients with Grace - RD356
Why Using "I" Instead of "We" Can Transform Your Design Business - RD355
10 Things to Consider Before Raising Your Prices - RD354
Networking for Introverted Designers - RD353
5 Mistakes That Can Damage Your Design Career - RD352
The ROI of FREE - RD351
Facing Impostor Syndrome - RD350
How to Generate More Word of Mouth Referrals - RD349
The Four Power Questions Every Designer Should Ask Clients - RD348
Design Better by Doing Less - RD347
Why You Should Work for Someone Else Before Becoming a Freelancer - RD346
The Two Sides Of A Solopreneur Designer - RD345
Be Careful What You Ask: A Lesson in Getting Valuable Feedback - RD344
Generational Clients, And how to Lose Them - RD343
Redefining Your Introductory Hook To Capture Clients - RD342
Engage More, Talk Less - The Key to A Thriving Design Business - RD341
Are Your Design Clients Time Or Money Minded - RD340
Accepting Credit Card Payments - RD339
Handing Over Your Working Files: Yes or No - RD338
Backing Up: It's Better To Be Safe Than Sorry - RD337
Persistence Will Pay Off - RD336
Presenting Your Designs To Clients: You're Doing It Wrong - RD335
Sure, You Can Do It, But Should You? - RD334
2024 Design Trends by Freepik.com - RD333
You Need A Thick Skin To Be A Designer - RD332
6 Pricing Hacks To Land Hesitant Clients - RD331
Take Back Your Time With A Time Audit - RD330
A Look Back - A Look Ahead - 2023 Edition - RD329
Using Pitch Work To Grow Your Design Business - RD328
10 Steps Toward Design Business Success - RD327
Tell Your Design Clients What You Do - RD326
Logo Package Swatch with Michael Bruny-Groth - RD325
You Are An Expert - RD324
The Most Important Question To Ask Design Clients - RD323
Designing Success: Applying 'Selling the Invisible' to Your Graphic Design Business - RD322
Beyond The clock: The Pitfalls of Hourly Rates for Designers - RD321
Navigating Pro Bono Design Work for Non-Profits and Charities - RD320
The Curse Of Knowledge - RD319
You Can't Read The Label From Inside The Jar - RD318
Make A Living Designing Logos with Ian Paget - RD317
Hiatus Announcement
A Graphic Design Cleanup - RD316
Turning Your Design Style Into A Niche - RD315
Throwback - Ep. 17 - Being A Freelance Graphic Designer Could Hurt Your Business
Throwback - Ep. 195 - Design Hacks To Increase Productivity
Price Equals Expectations - RD314
Google Analytics 4 and Using Plan Instead of Should
Graphic Design Business Challenges You're Sure to Encounter - RD313
8 Uses For Page Redirects - RD312
Throwback - Ep 52 - How A Great About Page Can Attract Design Clients
Throwback - Ep 202 - S.W.A.T. Analysis For Designers
Monetizing Your Design Skills - RD311
Throwback - Ep. 61 - 12 Random Graphic Design Tips
Solutions Without Problems: Blinded By Tools - RD310
2023 Survey
A Look Back - A Look Ahead - 2022 Edition - RD309
Why AI Generated Art Won't Replace Graphic Designers - RD308
How To Notify Clients Of A Price Increase - RD307
Outsourcing: Hiring Subcontractors - RD306
Throwback - Ep. 11 - Pricing Strategies For Your Graphic Design Business
9 Ways to Keep Clients Coming Back Again and Again - RD305
Find It Faster - Google Search Hacks You May Not Know About - RD304
Following Up With Dormant Clients - RD303
Stop Wasting Time On Time Management - RD302
Time For A Tool Audit - RD301
Resourceful Designer will be back on October 17, 2022
When To Drop A Design Client - RD300
Fight Creativity With Creativity - RD299
My Website Designing Toolbox - RD298
Getting Out Of A Rut - RD297
The Magic Email - RD296
Two things that helped me become a better designer - RD295
What Makes You Different? - RD294
Think Like A Design Client - RD293
Six Unconventional Ways To Find Design Clients - RD292
How Precise Is Your Writing - RD291
I'm looking for guest blog authors
Prices Are Non-Negotiable - RD290
Why You Should Stop Calling Yourself A Freelancer - RD289
Taking Advantage Of Lulls - RD288
No Results Found - Taking Advantage Of The 404 Page - RD287
Forget What They Want, Give Your Design Clients What They Need - RD286
NDAs For Designers with Gordon Firemark - RD285
Communicating With Your Design Clients - RD284
You'll Go Further If You Build A Team - RD283
You're worth more than you're charging. Here's why - RD282
Networking: It's not who you know, it's who knows you - RD281
A Look Back - A Look Ahead - 2021 Edition - RD280
How To Make More Money With Print Brokering - RD279
Do Your Rates Conflict With Your Brand? - RD278
Get It Right With Checklists - RD277
Tarnished Reputation - RD276
Critiques: Putting The Constructive In Criticism - RD275
The Danger Of Being Home Alone - RD274
The Many Personalities Of A Freelance Designer - RD273
Navigating The Peaks And Valleys Of Freelancing - RD272
Turning Down Graphic Design Clients and Projects - RD271
Confidence (Almost) Always Beats Knowledge - RD270
The Psychology Of Pricing - Part 6 - RD269
The Psychology Of Pricing: Part 5 – RD268
The Psychology Of Pricing: Part 4 – RD267
The Psychology Of Pricing: Part 3 – RD266
The Psychology Of Pricing: Part 2 - RD265
The Psychology Of Pricing: Part 1 - RD264
The Secret To A Happy and Satisfying Design Career - RD263
There's No Such Thing As A Bad Client - RD262
Putting Yourself Out There With Presentations - RD261
Getting Free Media Exposure - RD260
Promoting Yourself On Client Projects - RD259
Bartering Design Services For Exposure - RD258
Remember What You've Done - RD257
Getting Delinquent Clients To Pay - RD256
Why You Should Pitch Retainer Agreements - RD255
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome - RD254
Identifying The Competition - RD253
It's Your Business. You're Entitled - RD252
Invest In Yourself And Your Design Business - RD251
Stop Trying To Convince Design Clients To Hire You - RD250
5 Skills To Help You Succeed As A Freelancer - RD249
Presenting With The 10-20-30 Rule - RD248
There's More You Can Charge For - RD247
How NOT To Treat Your Clients - RD246
How To Get People To Like, Trust And Want To Work With You - RD245
Boosting Productivity By Culling Indulgences - RD244
Learning To Let Go - RD243
A Look Back - A Look Ahead - 2020 Edition - RD242
5 Quick Tips To Help Your Design Business - RD241
Understanding Perceived Value - RD240
Six Steps To Running A Design Business From Home - RD239
Cloud Sync vs Cloud Backup - RD238
Psychological Reactance - Say They Can't Have It And They'll Want It Even More! - RD237
4 Signs It's Time To Turn Your Side Gig Into A Full-Time Design Business - RD236
Learning A New Design Skill Is Easier Thank You Think - RD235
Standing Out From Your Competition - RD234
3 Things To Do Today For A More Productive Tomorrow - RD233
Writing The Perfect To-Do List - RD232
Producing In-House - RD231
Farming Out Design Work - RD230
Invest In Yourself - RD229
Print Is Not Dead - RD228
First Contact: Interviewing New Design Clients - RD227
What Got You Here Won't Get You There - RD226
Creating Systems - RD225
Securing WordPress Websites - RD224
10 Things I Wish I knew Before Starting My Design Business - RD223
Focus Locally To Find Local Design Clients - RD222
The Power of Uninterrupted Time - RD221
Don't Be A Penguin - RD220
Your Design Clients Still Don't Know What You Do - RD219
Rocking YouTube To Grow Your Design Business With Col Gray - RD218
Cutting Through The Jargon - RD217
Offering Website Maintenance For Extra Income - RD216
Hobby vs. Business - Which Are You? - RD215
How To Exude Confidence - RD214
How To Write A Vision Statement For Your Design Business - RD213
12 Things You Can Never Have Enough Of - RD212
Video Chat Etiquette - RD211
Extra Income For Illustrators (And Those Who Can't Draw) - RD210
Pivot Your Design Business To Survive - RD209
Definitive Guide To Starting A Home-Based Design Business - Part 4 - RD208
When You're Forced To Work From Home - RD207
Definitive Guide To Starting A Home-Based Design Business - Part 3 - RD206
Definitive Guide To Starting A Home-Based Design Business - Part 2 - RD205
Definitive Guide To Starting A Home-Based Design Business - Part 1 - RD204
Selling Design Services - RD203
SWOT Analysis For Designers - RD202
10 Signs You Should Raise Your Design Prices - RD201
100 Wise Words To Designers Everywhere - RD200
Retention Marketing - RD199
The Less Glamorous Side Of Working From Home - RD198
Presentation Trumps Price - RD197
A Look Back - A Look Ahead - 2019 Edition - RD196
Design Hacks To Increase Productivity - RD195
One Trick Pony - Useful Single Purpose Apps - RD194
12 Business Uses For Your Mobile Phone - RD193
Design Business Networking - Part 2 - RD192
Design Business Networking - RD191
Don't Cut Prices - Reduce Your Offering Not Your Price - RD190
Four Vital Questions To Ask Design Clients - RD189
Make Your Marketing Message About Your Clients - RD188
Choosing A Name For Your Design Business - RD187
Clarifying Your Brand Message - RD186
Are You An Investment Or An Expense? - RD185
Deductible Business Expenses To Be Aware Of - RD184
With Age, Comes Wisdom - RD183
Are Updates Leaving You Behind? - RD182
Moving The Needle For Your Design Business - RD181
Embracing A YES Attitude - RD180
Niching: Stalking Your Client Herd - RD179
Using Social Media To Promote Your Design Business - RD178
Convincing Clients Why You're Better Than Discount Designers - RD177
Stop Competing On Prices - RD176
3 Criteria To Accept or Decline Design Work - RD175
Targeting a Niche: School Branding with Craig Burton - RD174
Creating A Contingency Plan For Your Design Business - RD173
Dealing With Impostor Syndrome - RD172
What's Holding You Back From Starting A Graphic Design Business? - RD171
Ten Productive Things To Do When You're Not Busy - RD170
Why Fixed Prices Are Better Than Hourly Billing - RD169
Cold Emails: 10 Tips To Help Them Convert - RD168
Is Being A Designer Affecting Your Eyesight? - RD167
Client Onboarding Part 7 - The Goodbye Packet - RD166
Client Onboarding Part 6 - Client Offboarding - RD165
Client Onboarding Part 5 - The Design Contract - RD164
Client Onboarding: Part 4 – The Design Proposal – RD163
Client Onboarding: Part 3 – The Client Meeting – RD162
Client Onboarding: Part 2 - The Intro Packet - RD161
Client Onboarding: Part 1 - The Process - RD160
Understanding Priorities - RD159
Time For Tomfoolery - RD158
Protecting Your WordPress Website - RD157
Building Client Loyalty For Your Design Business - RD156
Selling Digital Products To Supplement Your Design Income - RD155
4 Organization Strategies To Help You As A Designer - RD154
7 Business Plan Mistakes Designers Make – RD153
Designing For Family And Friends - RD152
12 Effective Ways To Ruin Your Design Business - RD151
Setting Micro Goals For Your Design Business - RD150
Starting A Design Business From Scratch - RD149
Progress Over Perfection - RD148
Taking Measure Of Your Design Business - RD147
A Look Back - A Look Ahead - RD146
Three-Tier Pricing Strategy - RD145
6 Mistakes Freelancers Make - RD144
10 Money Saving Tips For Freelancers - RD143
Holiday Gift Ideas For Designers - RD142
Why You Should Join Your Chamber Of Commerce - RD141
Changing Your Perspective In Designing - RD140
Freelancing As A Side Gig - RD139
Design Contract Failure - RD138
8 Tips To Avoid Burnout And Motivate Yourself - RD137
How Much Should You Charge For Your Design Services? - RD136
Failure Is Always An Option - RD135
How To Politely Turn Away Clients - RD134
12 Red Flags For Spotting Bad Design Clients - RD133
Design Is An Investment, Not An Expense - RD132
Features vs Benefits: Marketing Your Design Business - RD131
Downselling To Win Design Clients - RD130
Nine Situations When You Should Say No To Your Clients - RD129
You Can't Rationalize Value - RD128
10 Things To Avoid While Running Your Freelance Design Business - RD127
When Life Interferes With Your Design Business - RD126
Freelancer or Design Studio: Defining Your Design Businesses - RD125
Referral Partners 10 People to get Design Referrals From - RD124
Using Google AdWords to Attract Design Clients - RD123
12 Inexpensive (or free) Ways to Promote your Design Business - RD122
Most Design Clients Are Ignorant - RD121
Discovery Process - Doing It Right - RD120
Being Effective vs Being Productive - RD119
Minimising Back and Neck Pain From Long Days Designing - RD118
Calling Myself A Design Consultant Grew My Business - RD117
Crafting Your Elevator Pitch - RD116
Stop Treating Design As A Commodity - RD115
Observations From New Entrepreneurs - RD114
Design Discounts: Pros, Cons and Alternatives - RD113
How I Found International Design Clients - RD112
How Good Impressions Can Help Your Design Business - RD111
Value-Based Pricing: How To Do It Right! - RD110
7 Tips For Building Design Client Loyalty - RD109
5 Things To Consider Before You Become a Freelance Designer - RD108
Landing New Clients, It's All About The Follow-Up - RD107
Making Progress Every Day Equals Business Success - RD106
Coping With Isolation When Working From Home - RD105
Why Your To-Do List May Be Failing - RD104
5 Overlooked Opportunities To Grow Your Design Business - RD103
Retaining Your Existing Design Clients - RD102
The 3Cs To A Successful Design Business - RD101
What Being A Graphic Designer Means To Me - RD100
Offering The World To A Shop Local Mentality - RD099
Evaluating Your Design Business's Touchpoints - RD098
Explaining Target Markets To Your Design Clients - RD097
Attending Trade Shows To Find Design Clients - RD096
Designing Under A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) - RD095
Just In Time Learning - Learning What Instead Of How - RD094
Targeting A Design Niche - RD093
Balancing Your Design Life with your Personal Life - RD092
Zeigarnik Effect: More Tension Equals Better Designs - RD091
Peripherals For Your Design Business - RD090
Checklists And Your Design Business - RD089
A Designer's Home Office Essentials - RD088
Mastering Your Emotional Intelligence - RD087
Handling Criticism - RD086
Reel In Repeat Clients - RD085
You're More Than A Designer, You're A Problem Solver - RD084
Setting Your Hourly Design Rate - RD083
Building Client Loyalty Through Legacy Plans - RD082
Protecting Yourself From Proofing Errors - RD081
Explain Why, Not How - RD080
Word Of Mouth Referrals For Your Design Business - RD079
Upselling To Increase Your Design Revenue - RD078