Design and Prosper

Here at Design and Prosper we are all about making the design process easy, quick and seamless for graphic and brand designers. Did you know about the hidden gems hiding in your google chrome browser? Trust us, you need to know about them and use them in your graphic design practice.

The google chrome extensions discussed in this episode are amazing little resources that help to speed up and optimise your workflow and best of all, they are totally free, which we love.

Be sure to head to our full show notes on our website after you listen for all the links and info you need.

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For full show notes visit https://designandprosper.co/5-essential-chrome-extensions-for-graphic-designers

Need help knowing what to put in your design portfolio? We now offer personalised Portfolio Reviews.

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Are you one of those graphic designers who are constantly busy yet don't seem to be getting anything done?

Time management can be our Achilles heel. We enter our week or our day with the very best intentions. And then, before we know it we are consumed with low priority tasks—or we are easily distracted with a new 'urgent' issue that arises.

In this episode, we chat about ways to help you prioritise the curveballs, batch your days, block your time and so much more.

A really balanced schedule is the key to a really balanced graphic design business...and life.

We are so ready to share, let's go—press play!

For full show notes visit https://designandprosper.co/how-to-be-a-graphic-design-time-management-boss/

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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Facebook

LinkedIn

Pinterest

Need help with your graphic design business?

Book a free discovery call.

Send us an email!

[email protected]

This is not a case of "for us to know and for you to find out"...these are the things all entrepreneurial graphic designers need to know now!

In this episode, we're sharing some of the key things we wish we knew before we started our own graphic design businesses all those years ago.

Lucky for you, we're not the type of people to keep the mysteries of running a graphic design business a closely guarded secret. We don't want you to have to struggle for many years like we did. Let our hindsight be your foresight! We want to collapse time for you and fast-track you to success!

Ready? Let's do this.

For full show notes visit https://www.designandprosper.co/what-we-wish-we-knew-before-starting-a-graphic-design-business

Resources

Need help knowing what to put in your design portfolio? We now offer personalised portfolio reviews:

https://www.designandprosper.co/workwithus

Totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide

https://www.designandprosper.co/freepricingguide

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Need help with your graphic design business?

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We're all looking for opportunities for expanding our businesses, whether it be to grow larger, or to grow into other areas of interest and activity. The great news is, you already have access to one of the most powerful tools for creating targeted marketing and promotions there is? Yay! It's your Mailing List.

In this episode we chat about the strategic use of lead-magnet opportunities as a way of building your mailing list—and your client base. Along the way, we've got some tips for using these tools as a way to put your design business in the direction you want it to take.

Ready? Let's do this.

For full show notes visit

https://www.designandprosper.co/5-easy-opt-ins-to-reach-graphic-design-clients

Resources

Totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide

https://designandprosper.co/freepricingguide

Need help knowing what to put in your design portfolio? Book in your 1 to 1 Portfolio Review Session:

https://designandprosper.co/workwithus

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https://www.instagram.com/designandprosper__

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https://www.facebook.com/designandprosper.co

You'll also find us here…

https://www.linkedin.com/company/designandprosper

https://www.pinterest.com.au/designandprosperco

Need help with your graphic design business?

Book a free discovery call here…

https://designandprosper.co/workwithus

Send us an email!

[email protected]

How's your portfolio looking? Is it kicking you goals? Does it really represent you and what you want to do? Is it bringing in the people you want to work with?

Your portfolio is one of your most essential business tools. This week we discuss the key features of a winning portfolio, and it's not as complex as you might think!

Join us as we discuss the ins-and-outs of portfolio creation and how a carefully curated portfolio can really open doors for your business.

For full show notes visit

https://www.designandprosper.co/does-your-portfolio-convert-to-sales

Does your portfolio have what it takes to convert and attract leads? Book in your Portfolio Review Session here!https://www.designandprosper.co/workwithus

Get our totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide

https://designandprosper.co/freepricingguide

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Need help with your graphic design business?

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https://designandprosper.co/workwithus

It's a big NO to Free Pitching!

So our title gives us away…it's no secret that we are against free pitching. In fact we want to shout it to the roof tops, because we think it's a risky business and something you should avoid at all costs.

Yes we all have to quote, however we don't have to give up our intellectual property for free. It's important that we designers, as a collective, say no for the good of our industry. Free pitching undermines and devalues both our industry and ourselves as professionals.

What other industry asks you to solve a problem holistically and then allows the client to say no thanks?

Today we unpack the reasons why you shouldn't free pitch and some tips for how you handle it when and if you are asked to free pitch.

Let's do this. Press play.

Resources

Totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide

https://designandprosper.co/freepricingguide

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You'll also find us here…

https://www.linkedin.com/company/designandprosper/

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Need help with your graphic design business?

Book a free discovery call here…

https://designandprosper.co/workwithus

In this episode we're talking about ways to create space and time in your day. We want you to be very protective of your time and truly understand your value. We chat strategy to help you protect your creativity and the energy needed to do conceptual work.

Where are you expending your energy? Are you being sucked dry by all the to-dos?

Burn out is very real. The good news…there are some very strategic and easy ways to safe guard against it. We share our 8 key areas that you can confidently outsource while maintaining control and driving your business in the way you want. Be empowered—after all, you're the boss!

Let's do this. Press play.

Resources

Totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide

https://www.designandprosper.co/freepricingguide

Want to hear more Design and Prosper podcasts?

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You'll also find us here…

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Need help with your graphic design business?

Book a free discovery call here…

https://designandprosper.co/workwithus

We believe you should only present one concept to your clients. Yep that's right, one—just one…with confidence!

So how many concepts do you present? Does presenting one concept feel too scary? We have tried and tested our theory and we want to shout to the rooftops… "single concept delivery IS a successful approach!". All you need is the right ingredients in your process and your delivery.

We uncover the why's, the how's…we share the two key ingredients to make this a reality for you.

Let's do this. Press play.

Resources

Totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide

https://designandprosper.co/

Want to hear more Design and Prosper podcasts?

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www.designandprosper.co/podcast

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Design & Prosper Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/designandprosper.co

You'll also find us here…

https://www.linkedin.com/company/designandprosper/

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Need help with your graphic design business?

Book a free discovery call here…

https://designandprosper.co/workwithus

Does pricing a logo do your head in?

Throughout our long careers as graphic designers, pricing has generally been shrouded in mystery and secrecy. Leaving designers in the dark and confused about their worth—and playing a crazy game of guesswork each and every time they quote.

Just the mere mention of pricing your work can give you a punch in the gut feeling (or at least, that's how we used to feel).

Pricing is definitely multifaceted, but it shouldn't be hard and it shouldn't take all day to create a quote! Pricing (and money in general) is a subject that people feel uncomfortable talking about. We want to change that.

We are here to demystify the pricing game, let's do this. Press play.

Resources

Totally free Graphic Design Pricing Guide

https://designandprosper.co/

Want to hear more Design and Prosper podcasts?

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www.designandprosper.co/podcast

Design & Prosper email

[email protected]

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You'll also find us here…

https://www.linkedin.com/company/designandprosper/

https://www.pinterest.com.au/designandprosperco/

Need help with your graphic design business?

Book a free discovery call here…

https://designandprosper.co/workwithus

Should graphic designers learn to code?

Are you feeling the pressure to have to learn to code? Today we unpack the pros and cons of learning a new skill. Specifically, whether a graphic designer should learn to code. We unpack what 'coding' is and how a graphic designer would use it.

We discuss ROI (return on investment) and we ask you to ask yourself…does this light me up or does this make me feel heavy?

We are in a time of sophisticated and stunning platforms for web design. Designer built and intentionally flexible for the discerning designer to push and pull into something unique and functional without the challenge of learning a new language.

Is being all things to all people necessary and more importantly…sustainable?

So, should a designer learn to code?

Let's get into it—press play.

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Want to hear more Design and Prosper podcasts?

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https://www.instagram.com/designandprosper__

Design & Prosper Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/designandprosper.co

You'll also find us here…

https://www.linkedin.com/company/designandprosper/

https://www.pinterest.com.au/designandprosperco/

Need help with your graphic design business?

Book a free discovery call here…

https://designandprosper.co/workwithus