The Daring Designers Club Podcast: Recent Episodes
Cat Byrne
Welcome to The Daring Designers Club! A club full of all sorts of designers from graphic designers to pattern designers to illustrators. If you’re listening, you are now a member! And listening along to the podcast you’re going to hear all about running a successful, sustainable design business which doesn’t just keep your bank balance happy, but also makes you a happy business owner. Sounds good right?
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I’m chatting about why confidence is one of the key tools you need in your business toolkit, why you don’t need to be naturally confident and how to built confidence in yourself as a business owner.
We're talking about how amazing systems and client processes can help you charge more for your projects and increase your income potential.
Today we're talking dream clients and how knowing who they are can help you with your business niche...
Today we're talking dream clients and how knowing who they are can help you with your business niche...
Ever wanted to take a chunk of time off work but aren't sure how to do it as a business owner? Here are my tips for planning a break whether it's a holiday, sabbatical or any type of leave.
Today we're chatting less about design and more about what else you can bring to your business to increase your income and allow you to work less.
A new guest episode with beauty brand & website designer, Chloe Ford! We chat about the benefits of a more specific niche, becoming an expert and why you should avoid niching for the sake of it
We know that projects aren't always super smooth sailing - but how can we avoid any bumps in the road with clients before they've even happened?
Ever see a potential client book in a call and feel immediate stress and panic about talking about yourself and selling your services? This episode is for you!
Today we're chatting booking your projects and getting your schedule in a place to book design clients in advance!
Our first guest episode is with WordPress web developer, Holly Pryce! Talking all about how as a designer, you can collaborate with a developer to save yourself time, focus on design and work on bigger and better projects.
I often talk about working towards your version of success instead of anyone else's - but what if you don't know what that looks like for you?
Being authentic in your business can be really difficult! You aren't sure whether you're doing the right thing and you can be swayed comparing yourself to others...
We're jumping into 2021 with a brand new episode all about dream clients! My favourite topic and such a good one to work on to build the foundations of your design business...
It's that time of year! Here are my tips for setting yearly goals which are completely achievable and don't leave you feeling overwhelmed...
I love a good business organisation tool so wanted to share my five favourites with you! Some physical, some digital, some online, but all made to make your life that little bit easier and smoother.
It's so important to have boundaries in your business to manage your workload and keep you healthy and happy! Here are six boundaries you can make a start with...
Today we're talking mindset and how to switch from feeling like a struggling freelancer to an in-control business owner boss!
After chatting a bit about authentic marketing earlier in the series, we're now focusing on content and how to guide your audience from brand awareness to client!
Today we're talking creating an organised client process which can help your clients and save you loads of time!
We're talking portfolios today and five tips I have for turning your portfolio into dream clients!
Celebrating my five year full-time business anniversary with my top five lessons I've learnt!
Marketing and how to do it in a way that works for you. No icky sales, no feeling like you're doing it wrong, no putting it off - just being your authentic self in business to help people find you.
The big question - do you need to niche down your design business? On one hand, it can help you manage your expertise and work with clients who are a good fit for you, but on the other hand, what if it restricts you from people outside of your niche who would be a good fit?
Maybe you’ve been self-employed for a few months or a year or so and you feel like you want to step it up. You might want to raise your prices or attract better clients or make the move from feeling like a freelancer to being a business owner or design studio.
Let's chat about the three P's of running your design business - Portfolio, Packages and Process