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5 Things To Do When Your Design Business Is Slow

Has your design business been slow lately? Slow seasons happen to the best of us, so we've compiled a list of five ways you can continue growing your business, even on those slow daysā€¦

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4 Mistakes New Designers Should Avoid

If you're a new designer looking to grow your business and start charging more for your designs, this post is for you. Weā€™re going to break down the 4 most common mistakesā€¦

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How to Create Designs Your Clients Will LOVE

Do you ever get anxious that your clients wonā€™t like the brand or web designs you create for them? Design is a subjective service thatā€™s often difficult for clients to verbalize their thoughts aboutā€¦

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How to Price Your Branding & Web Design Services

Figuring out where to even start when it comes to pricing graphic, branding, or website design services can be confusing af. If you have questions like ā€œwhat will clients pay,ā€ ā€œhow do I come up with a number thatā€™s fair,ā€ or ā€œwhat are my services worth,ā€ swirling in your mind with no clear answers in sight, this post is for you.

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How To Have Sales Calls That Get Clients To Book

Today, weā€™re talking all about how to have successful sales calls that get clients to book. We polled our audience on Instagram (follow us if donā€™t already!) and out of four options this was the favoriteā€¦

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How to Go All-in on Your Design Business

Thinking of starting a design business? We understand how big of a decision starting your own business can be, but we 100% believe that you have the capability to launchā€¦

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How To Get Your First Design Clients

Hi, designer friends! Today, we are discussing one of our most frequently asked questions: ā€œHow do I get my first design clients?ā€ā€¦

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How to Charge More for Your Design Services

Ready to start charging more for design? You deserve to charge well for the high-value service you provide! When we first started our business 2 years ago, we didnā€™t know how ā€¦

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Our Top 10 Business Organization Tools

Finding the balance of managing your businessā€™s finances and internal tasks and keeping your client work organized can make you feel like youā€™re running in circles with no end in sightā€¦

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6 Tips For Tackling Overwhelm as an Entrepreneur

ā€œBranding,ā€ is a total buzz word right now, and if youā€™re anything like most business owners, you know you need it, but youā€™re not 100% sure what branding really means or why itā€™s so important.

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How To Choose The Right Designer For Your Business

Youā€™ve decided youā€™re ready to rebrand, or youā€™re building your new business and want to get started on the right foot, but now the big question is, ā€œhow do I go about hiring the right designer for my project?ā€ā€¦

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