All 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

Discontinuing IOS and Android Apps

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

Being A Self-Employed Designer Requires A Team Effort - RD077

Transitioning From Employee to Entrepreneur - RD076

How To Use Landing Pages To Attract New Design Clients - RD075

Overcoming The Afternoon Crash - RD074

Pricing Design Jobs with Undefined Time Lines - RD073

Getting New Work From Existing Clients - RD072

Good Design, Quick Design, Cheap Design. Pick two! - RD071

Tips To Manage Your Design Business's Reputation - RD070

Be The Expert Designer Everyone Thinks You Are - RD069

Don't Take Advantage Of Your Design Clients - RD068

A Proven Strategy For Getting Design Referrals - RD067

Tackle Your To-Do List With Tasks and Projects - RD066

Evaluating Your Graphic Design Business - RD065

Make Time For Personal Projects - RD064

Winning Over Design Clients - RD063

How To Use A Virtual Assistant for Your Graphic Design Business - RD062

12 Random Graphic Design Tips - RD061

Building The Perfect Design Portfolio - RD060

Using Holidays to Build Your Graphic Design Business - RD059

Talking To Clients - Choose Your Words Carefully - RD058

"We" or "I" Choosing A Voice For Your Design Business - RD057

How To Get Out Of A Productivity Slump - RD056

Setting Goals For Your Design Business - RD055

Should you find a Graphic Design Niche? - RD54

Easy Gifts For Graphic Designers - RD053

How A Great About Page Can Attract Design Clients - RD052

12 Steps To Great Design Presentations - RD051

Perks To Running A Graphic Design Business - RD050

Print Brokering To Supplement Your Graphic Design Business - RD049

Things To Do Before Starting A Home Based Graphic Design Business - RD048

Bartering Your Graphic Design Services - RD047

Take Care Of Yourself Not Just Your Business - RD046

It's OK for Graphic Designers To Ask For Help - RD045

Overcoming Hurdles In Your Graphic Design Business - RD044

A Don't Do List For Your Graphic Design Business - RD043

It's OK To Say NO To Graphic Design Work - RD042

Naming Your Graphic Design Business - RD041

Showing Courtesy Between Graphic Designers - RD040

Don't Put All Your Design Work In One Basket - RD039

The Many Hats Of A Home Based Graphic Designer - RD038

7 Ways To Save Money As A Graphic Designer - RD037

Spring Cleaning for Graphic Designers - RD036

When Graphic Designers Feel Overwhelmed - RD035

Dealing With Deadlines - What Type Of Designer Are You? - RD034

Be So Good... A Graphic Designer's Guide to Success - RD033

Graphic Designing With A Retainer Agreement - RD032

You Are More Than Just A Graphic Designer - RD031

What To Do When You Mess Up A Graphic Design Project - RD030

Are Graphic Design Awards Important For Your Business - RD029

Secrets You Should Keep From Your Graphic Design Clients - RD028

Taking Time Off From Your Graphic Design Business - RD027

Raise Your Prices To Get Better Graphic Design Work - RD026

Selling Your Idea to Your Graphic Design Clients - RD025

Benefits of a Home Based Graphic Design Business - RD024

Dangers of a Home Based Graphic Design Business - RD023

File Management For Graphic Designers - RD022

Ending Relationships With Your Graphic Design Clients - RD021

Building Relationships With Your Graphic Design Clients - RD020

Are Your Communication Skills Scaring Away Design Clients? - RD019

Tax Deductions For Home Based Graphic Designers - RD018

Being A Freelance Graphic Designer Could Hurt Your Business - RD017

20 Questions Your Design Clients Should Be Asking You - RD016

50 Questions To Ask Before Every New Design Project - RD015

Moving Your Graphic Design Business - RD014

Graphic Design Gift Ideas For Your Office - RD013

6 Ways To Boost Your Creativity - RD012

Pricing Strategies For Your Graphic Design Business-RD011

How To Deal With Design Clients Who Have Tunnel Vision-RD010

12 Ways To Earn Extra Income As A Graphic Designer-RD009

Just In Time Learning And Your Ongoing Design Education-RD008

Considerations When Starting A Graphic Design Business-RD007

8 Myths About Starting A Home Based Design Business-RD006

Don't Compromise Your Principles For Your Design Business-RD005

Superhero Syndrome and Your Design Business - RD004

Dealing With Photographers-Brett Gilmour Interview - RD003

Do Your Design Clients Know What You Do? - RD002

Introduction to the Resourceful Designer podcast - RD001