The Uncool Designer

As s a creative mentor and someone that designers come to for help,there is one question that drives me BONKERS.
Can you guess what it is?
In this episode we discuss:

• Why asking me how to get clients drives me mad.
• The four essential ingredients to getting dream design clients.
• How to attract the right clients and repel the wrong clients.

Links mentioned in this episode:Brand Rehab – http://annadower.com/brand-rehab/How to get your marketing butt into gear - http://annadower.com/2018/10/04/how-to-get-your-marketing-butt-into-gear/Educating your clients - http://annadower.com/2018/09/19/three-things-you-should-be-educating-your-clients-about-yesterday/Resources Section - http://annadower.com/resources-2/

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Charlene Roberts is a Canadian Designer Boss-Lady that knows the burnout cycle all too well.
In this episode we discuss:
• Realising that you are in fact burnt out• How you got to the point of wanting to quit your design biz• Figuring out how to pull yourself out of the burn out cycle• Putting systems & processes in place to look after yourself & make sure you never get burnt out again

Links mentioned in this episode:
Anna Dower mentoring: http://annadower.com/graphicdesignmentor/Crush Design Co: https://www.crushdesign.co/

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Martina Martian is an Australian designer & artist who has done work for some huge brands like converse, asos, reebok, cotton on & snapchat.
She has a mega instagram following of over 140k and did the gorgeous artwork for this very podcast!
In this episode we discuss:

• Overcoming the fear of being an artist for a living
• The power of Instagram
• Working with big brands
• Committing to your own style
• How long the journey to success takes
• The illustrative process including tools
• Advice for other artists

Resources/links mentioned in this episode:
Behance websiteMartina Martian InstagramMartina Martian Website

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A false belief is a story that fear tells your brain, over and over again, until finally your brainBelieves it.
The 5 false beliefs that are holding you back in your design business:#1: If my business doesn’t appeal to every man and his fam, it will fail.#2: To make big money, you have to work really hard, all the time!#3: I need to compete with cheaper designers.#4: I am boring and have no personality to inject into my business.#5: I wouldn’t pay that price, so why would anyone else?

Links:Fat & successful blog post - http://annadower.com/2017/08/29/fat-successful-2/
www.theuncooldesigner.comwww.annadower.com

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Anna Dower is a graphic designer, mentor, ecourse boss & cake lover. She is and always has been uncool but she is SMART.
A smart designer who…

• Has run her own successful design business for over ten years.
• Has worked with hundreds of clients and mentored fellow designers from across the globe
• Took her business to six-figures.
• Takes every Friday off work.
• Never works weekends.
• Takes long lunches.
• Has cuddle breaks with her kids.
• Has designed a set of systems, processes and procedures in place to help her work smarter, not harder.

Links:www.theuncooldesigner.comwww.annadower.com

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