NO-COMPROMISE BLOG.
Thoughts, ideas, and frameworks to grow your creative business.
AI is the Lazy Designer’s Way.
AI is fucking lazy - do you agree?
There’s more and more AI content out there and you just have to go on Pinterest to see the feed being clogged by artists and designers passing themselves off as creatives to see how frustrating it is.
You can’t sell branding with Generalisations.
The clients aren’t buying because you’re talking in generalisations. This is why you’re getting price pushback.
They don’t see the value TO THEM.
Businesses need a strong brand because.
It’s important to get your messaging right so you can attract the right audience.
Your logo has to position you with the right clients in the market.
The F.A.B. Way of Selling Creative Services
When selling graphic design services like branding you need to connect the F - A -B - the feature, to the advantage to the benefit to find the why.
Five mindsets that will make or break a new client for your design business.
Designers, creatives - we’re all guilty of it.
Just having an easy conversation with a prospect, no plan, I don’t need to sell, I only need to find out what they need, they’ve already bought me.
They might have bought you but what you haven’t considered yet is
Client Love - Georgia, George Design
Feedback from the amazing Georgia, CD and Founder at George Design.
What I don’t want in a client.
After over ten years as a freelancer, here’s what I don’t want in a client.
Sometimes you get early warning signs, and sometimes you don’t find out until the contract is signed.
Designers - Don’t waste your life on pessimism.
I used drink and drugs to mask the fact I was afraid to try…
If you’re losing jobs, look at your sales process first.
If you’re missing out on jobs, look at how you are handling each one - it starts a freelance designer, with your sales process.
What’s the difference between you and a fiverr designer?
How to differentiate yourself from every other designer in the world…
If you are stuck in a cycle of clients with no budget….
If you’re stuck in a cycle with clients who have no budget…
The day I beat anxiety in my business
The day I bet anxiety as a freelance designer and coach.
Don’t Let Fear of Failure Determine Your Fate
Don’t let fear of failure determine your fate.
Five Ways to Position Yourself as Creative Director (not a Mac Operator) with Clients.
So you can be seen as a consultant not a service provider.
Are you hiding behind your portfolio?
Are you avoiding standing out in your market because of fear?
