How to Negotiate
Learn some of our most helpful tips when it comes to negotiations with freelance clients!
How to Find Great Freelance Work
In this blog, we explore the different ways to find freelance work!
The Benefits of Subscription Models for Design Agencies
In this blog, we’ll explore how subscription models can be a solution for design agencies, fostering long-term client relationships, ensuring consistent revenue streams, and providing a platform for creative collaboration.
Overstimulation: Better Design through De-stimulation
Our world moves fast — we all know that. This means that sensory overload has become an unavoidable aspect of daily life. For graphic designers, the constant barrage of stimuli can have a profound impact on creativity and the quality of their work. This blog explores the idea of destimulating our senses as a means to enhance graphic design skills, emphasizing the importance of creating a balanced and mindful environment for optimal creativity.
Using Boredom as Fuel to Creativity
In this blog, we’ll explore how leveraging boredom can transform your approach to graphic design, turning seemingly dull moments into opportunities for inspiration and innovation.
The Power of Creative Limitations
What if we were to tell you that destimulation can make you become smarter and more creative? In this blog we will explore how to tap into your creative powers through the art of limiting stimulus.
Do you Need a Personal Brand?
In a world saturated with products, services, and ideas, making your brand stand out is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. Whether you’re a freelancer building a personal brand or a business seeking to capture market share, cultivating a unique identity can transform you from “just another option” to “the only choice.” This blog explores actionable strategies to ensure your brand is not just seen, but remembered.
Mastering the Art of Referral Work
One of the most annoying things to hear a freelancer say when you ask the question “How did you get so many clients” is the answer “Through friends!” You are left questioning how they have so many connections and friends with available work. However, it is the reality for many freelancers. In this blog, we will break down some ways you can reach that point too!
Once you land your first client, it's time to focus on growing your business through referrals. People refer you when they trust you — so the best you can do is produce high-quality work and be a social player in the game!
Securing Your First Client: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started
One of the hardest parts about kicking off your freelance career is gaining that first client. It feels like a game of what came first: the chicken or the egg? In this blog, we will share tips on securing your first client. Remember, everyone's paths are different, but there are always a few routes that you can put your energy into!
Building Your First Portfolio (Where, When, How)
Starting your freelancing journey can feel like stepping into the unknown, especially when building your first portfolio. A well-crafted portfolio is your ticket to showcasing your skills, landing clients, and growing your career. But where should you begin? When is the right time? And how do you ensure it’s effective? Let’s dive in.
How to Craft Services a Client Can’t Refuse
The reality of freelancing: you will offer similar services as other freelancers do. So how do you make yours stand out? How do you make your client keen on hiring you?
5 Different Ways to Price Your Services
Pricing your services can feel overwhelming, especially for first-time freelancers or budding agency owners. Your pricing method impacts how clients perceive your value and directly affects your revenue. In this blog, we'll explore five common pricing strategies, complete with examples and tips to help you decide which one fits your business.
Should you Find a Niche?
All across the web, we hear: “niche down,” “You have to find your niche,” and “First you must figure out your specific target audience!” At face value, it doesn’t seem like bad advice. Though, is it really true? Do we need to put ourselves into a small box from the get-go? Let’s explore the early stages of defining your niche and how we can make the process more inclusive for you and your business.
Making The Next Right Hire
Researching, reviewing, and interviewing for your next hire can be a tiring process. But, if we take some time on the front-end to know exactly what we’re hiring for, the task and outcome can be far more beneficial in the end.
25 Tips For Increasing WFH Productivity
There is by no means a single end-all guide to digital productivity, rather a few best practices that we’ve found in our journeys toward becoming more productive creative professionals.
Trust The Process: Intention + Action
You don’t get results by focusing on results, you get results by focusing on the actions that get results. Good outcomes follow good processes. When you fall in love with the process of intentionally defining your desired outcomes, taking action comes naturally.
The Balance of Beautiful vs. Functional Design
As designers, we all experience the combative relationship between technical requirements and visual design aspirations. So how do we get these two rowdy children to put down the paintball guns and play nice? Glad you asked.
Staying Focused In Your Venture
If you’re thinking of drastically changing something about your business (pricing, strategy, tactics, etc.) because you feel restless, learn to channel this tension productively and avoid professional whiplash.
How To Never Miss a Deadline
Projects take exactly as much time as you give them. Un-romanticize the process, figure out what you’re actually capable of, and create the most optimized version of your workflow to create massive value for your clients and your own business.
Your Choice: Freelance Or Agency Pt 1
Freelancing is no less honorable than running an agency, and running an agency is no less creatively satisfying than freelancing, so long as your intentions are clear from the start. Get clear on what you want from your business, then thoughtfully craft your positioning to realize it.