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- 25. How to offer value as a high-end brand designer when people can get logos for free
In a world where people are giving away logos for free, how can you position yourself as a high-end brand designer and get high prices for your work?
In this episode, we discuss the systems and strategies you need to have in your design process in order to position yourself as a design leader and charge high-end prices.
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37 min - 24. 5 benefits of being a graphic design boss
In this episode, we are shining the spotlight onto YOUR happiness and discussing the joys and benefits of being your own graphic design business boss.
Let's celebrate the road you've travelled to this point—your courage, your passion, your flexibility and freedom and the choices you get to make on the daily.
You, beautiful designer, are an entrepreneur. Bravo!
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30 min - 23. 10 ways to have happy graphic design clients
Happy clients = happy you. Repeat business, referrals to other like-minded businesses, with little to no dramas....what's not to love? Having happy clients is a win-win.
Apparently, it is 7 times harder to get a new client than it is to keep an existing client. We have no idea whether this figure is true or not, but we're gonna run with it. Because after several decades of creating high-end brands for clients, it certainly feels true for us.
You too can experience this as you show up with intention and be highly visible as you build the know, love and trust factor with your clients and within your community.
In this episode, we share 10 tips to build long-term, happy relationships with clients and keep them coming back again and again.
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RESOURCES
If you are struggling with the confidence to charge what you're worth—our totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide will empower you.
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Need help knowing what to put in your design portfolio? We now offer personalised Portfolio Reviews.
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21 min - 22. How to get your graphic design invoices paid
Having trouble with clients not paying your graphic design invoices? We've got the tips!
There's nothing that's going to make you start hating on your graphic design business more than clients not paying.
Sometimes our business finances require a delicate balance and when clients don't pay, it can push your graphic design business (and you) to the edge.
In this episode:
- Kris shares when her client did not pay and she had to use a last resort secret weapon...and it worked!
- Don shares where she successfully negotiated with a large client who had unrealistically long payment terms.
- We also share our key tips and scripts that have ensured we have been paid 99% of the time throughout our careers.
With over 4 decades of graphic design business experience, we are pretty good at getting paid.
We can count on one hand (collectively) the clients who didn't pay up—these problems occurred early on in business when we were quite green and didn't have the systems we needed in place to protect us.
In this episode we share all the tips to help you get the same results!
RESOURCES
Click here for full show notes.
If you are struggling with the confidence to charge what you're worth—our totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide will empower you.
Download Free Scripts for when clients request changes.
Need help knowing what to put in your design portfolio? We now offer personalised Portfolio Reviews.
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33 min - 21. 10 ways designers can make more money—now!
Have you thought about asking clients for more graphic design work?
Let's finish 2020 with a bang! We've got 10 ideas to bring in extra cash into your graphic design business right now.
An untapped resource that we have seen this time and time again is that our lovely designers are not contacting their current and past clients to offer them their services.
It is far more expensive and time-consuming to get a new client than to keep an existing one.
We believe, highlighting promotional ideas and marketing opportunities that your clients may not yet have considered is the easiest way to maximise revenue.
Clients love having solutions presented to them. Especially when you present your solutions in a way that is easy and actionable.
In this podcast we share 10 items to 'upsell' as additional services or products your clients may not have considered!:
- Kris reveals some less known items that attracted high revenue in her graphic design business.
- Kris and Donna set a challenge for you to bring some extra money in the door before the year ends.
What we love about this strategy? It's a win-win!
Click here for full show notes.
RESOURCES
If you are struggling with the confidence to charge what you're worth—our totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide will empower you.
Download Free Scripts for when clients request changes.
Need help knowing what to put in your design portfolio? We now offer personalised Portfolio Reviews.
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27 min - 20. 20 Ways to get graphic design clientsGetting clients for your graphic design business is actually not that mysterious, but in order for people to pay you, they need to know you exist. In this podcast episode, we run through some of the ways you can attract clients to your graphic design business—and yes, some of these ideas will require you to take a deep breath and put yourself out of your comfort zone.
Lovely designer, we know it is going to take courage to show up fully, to make yourself visible. But it will be worth it, trust us.
In this episode we share some exciting ways for you to confidently put yourself out there:
- Kris & Donna reveal the top promo techniques that worked in their graphic design business.
- Donna talks about the power of referrals and she shares her fav ways for you to attract the work you love to do.
For full show notes visit www.designandprosper.co/how-to-get-graphic-design-clients
RESOURCES
If you are struggling with the confidence to charge what you're worth—our totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide will empower you.
Download Free Scripts for when clients request changes.
Need help knowing what to put in your design portfolio? We now offer personalised Portfolio Reviews.
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Need help with your graphic design business?
Book a free discovery call.
Send us an email!
49 min - 19. The cost of rush work for graphic designers
Rush jobs, unrealistic deadlines, clients needing things yesterday! Sound familiar? Yup, we've all been there….It's 5pm on a Friday afternoon and a client has just dropped a tight deadline bomb on you.
They need it like, NOW!
This is not a fight, flight or freeze moment lovely designers—you can be really ready for this conversation with your client.
Let's outline empowering strategies so you can feel empowered when you are thrown these types of curve balls.
For full show notes visit www.designandprosper.co/rushwork
RESOURCES
If you are struggling with the confidence to charge what you're worth—our totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide will empower you.
Download Free Scripts for when clients request changes.
Need help knowing what to put in your design portfolio? We now offer personalised Portfolio Reviews.
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Need help with your graphic design business?
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21 min - 18. Client Changes Suck
The dreaded client change...there's no sugar-coating it, this can be a pain in the rear of your graphic design business.
If not managed correctly, client changes not only affect your motivation and self-esteem as a designer, it impacts your financial bottom line and your work-life balance.
For full show notes and FREE SCRIPTS to use when clients ask for changes, visit https://www.designandprosper.co/clientchangessuck
Resources
If you are struggling with the confidence to charge what you're worth—our totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide will empower you.
Need help knowing what to put in your design portfolio? We now offer personalised Portfolio Reviews.
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30 min - 17. Beautiful Designer, do not work for free
Do you feel like you need to work for free to get ahead with your graphic design business?
We're noticing a negative trend in facebook groups where graphic designers are offering their creative and intellectual property for free. We felt compelled to reach out and say...please don't!
We are super passionate about this topic, and have jumped on our soap boxes to share why. Free work is disguising itself in a few different ways and today we uncover a few of those sneaky ways, and discuss how you can avoid it.
Let's go—press play!
For full show notes visit https://designandprosper.co/lovely-designer-please-don't-work-for-free
Resources
If you are struggling with the confidence to charge what you're worth—our totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide will empower you.
Need help knowing what to put in your design portfolio? We now offer personalised Portfolio Reviews.
Instagram
Facebook
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Need help with your graphic design business?
Book a free discovery call.
Send us an email!
28 min - 16. Oops! What to do when mistakes happen in your graphic design business
Have you ever made a mistake that has negatively impacted your graphic design business? And, at the time, you wish the world would swallow you up whole?
We've all been there, felt that deep pit of despair in our stomachs about the potential financial repercussions—wondering if our client will ever trust us again!
In this episode we talk about what to do if and when this happens. To err is human—and at Design and Prosper we are very human ; )
We share how our biggest mistakes became our most valuable lessons.
Let's go—press play!
For full show notes visit https://designandprosper.co/what-to-do-when-mistakes-happen-in-your-design-business
Resources
Need help knowing what to put in your design portfolio? We now offer personalised Portfolio Reviews.
Download our totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide
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44 min
About Design and Prosper
From the publisher's feed
Hey! We're Kris and Donna, and we love having honest, open conversations about running a graphic design business.
We've been graphic designers and educators for the past 2 decades and have both run multiple-six figure graphic design businesses. We have Experienced. It. All—the highs and the lows of success. In this space, we will share all things Graphic Design business. The do's, the don'ts, tips, secret sauces, and a whole lot more. Bottom line—we are on a mission to help Graphic Designers thrive in business.
Our aim with this podcast is to provide valuable insights and strategies so you can take them and apply them to build your own successful graphic design business.
If you have a graphic design business problem that you'd like us to unpack in a future episode, email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.