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Get Back To Design: Design Business | Designer | Creative Business
This episode is incredibly bittersweet for us to share with you guys. We’ve been talking about our own goals a lot over the last six months, and we’ve both experienced so many changes personally and in our businesses over the past couple of years. Subscribe on iTunes When we started this podcast 2.5 years ago,
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I’m so excited for today’s guest, Morgan Rapp to join us on the podcast! I’m guessing a lot of you love her as much as I do and I can’t wait for you to listen to our conversation together. Morgan has been creating brands and websites for over 8 years with experience as a Shopify
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We’ve talked about all kinds of ways to find more clients. In fact, we’ve covered coffee chats, content, and more. Today, we’re going to talk about Instagram specifically. Krista here! Instagram wasn’t always where my focus was for finding clients. For a while I used Facebook groups, did some other stuff for a while, and
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Kory here! I’m so excited about this episode because I love pulling back the curtain and sharing more about my business with you guys. If you’re an avid listened, you may know that I stopped taking 1:1 design clients last year because I needed a break and wanted to take my other business full-time. This
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Kory here! This idea came to me several months ago when we were hosting our Get Back to Design Accelerator, and I was talking to one of our members about teaching clients how to use their designs. Oddly enough, the topic was really sticking out to me after hiring another business owner for a social
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There are so many things that go into strong, strategic branding to help our clients grow their business and achieve their goals. One thing that many people might not be thinking about is the actual psychology aspect that can help you develop your clients’ brands. Truth be told, we’ve never thought about psychology when it
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We’re not really sure how we’ve made it 2.5 years of this podcast without recording this episode. There’s not a whole lot that’s worse than expecting an invoice to be paid by a client only to hear crickets in your inbox. It’s a common struggle, but it’s so important that you’re getting paid when you
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How many times have you had a client need additional work and their projects and they try to sneak it in without paying extra? Kory here! I know that Krista and I have both certainly had this happen to us, and it is annoying and frustrating to deal with. We are so so thrilled to
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So, this is a bit of a different episode than we normally record for you guys! A few months ago someone posted in our Facebook group about feeling down about herself because her path as a designer wasn’t the “traditional” path. Kory here! Honestly, I’ve felt the same self-doubt from time to time in my
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Krista here! Jason and I were originally introduced through a mutual friend, and the second I landed on his website I knew I had to get him on the podcast. Jason helps freelancers, especially web developers and designers, live the life of their own design through coaching and community so they can specialize their businesses
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We are currently in the middle of working with 8 amazing women in the Get Back to Design Accelerator, and we have been enjoying helping them with their design businesses so much. Last month we were talking to them about simplifying the client process, and when we were covering that the topic of revisions came
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Have you ever presented your designs on a call or through a video recording for your clients? It can be a total game changer when it comes to getting less revisions, looking more like the expert you are, and the client enjoying the process even more. Last year we talked about presenting your work to
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A few weeks ago, Kory talked to Amber from Copperheart Creative about creating a team, and we wanted to do a follow up for you guys because I know it’s something that a lot of people are curious about. Amber built a team of contractors for her clients, but most of us are looking to
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Natalie and Krista first met at a mastermind group of people creating projects and services for designers. After connecting through the group, Krista invited Natalie to speak at one of her summits! She spoke at one earlier this year and her presentation was so good that we had to bring her on here to share
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Last week we launched our first ever group program together, the Get Back to Design Accelerator! There are still a handful of spots available, so this week we wanted to answer some of the questions we’ve been getting! Subscribe on iTunes Click here for details and to enroll in the Get Back To Design Accelerator!
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We’ve been hinting about this on Instagram for several weeks and we’re so excited to open the doors of the Get Back To Design Accelerator today! In this episode we cover where the idea came from, what it is and how it works, who it’s for, the investment, and everything else you’ll need to know.
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There are a couple of big decisions that designers eventually face in their business. When you’re first starting your business, you have to decide if you’re going to work with local or online clients, or a mix of both. Later, as your business grows, you’ll likely find yourself thinking about how to work with a
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Retainers are a huge part of Krista’s business and she can’t imagine not having it included in her business operations. We can’t believe we haven’t talked about this topic before already! This subject is something that came up a lot in this year’s online summit, so today’s episode is all about retainers. We are covering
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In Episode 73, we talked all about how to get clients to say “yes” to working with us. Within that episode, we mentioned that your packages need to provide your clients with what they want as well as what they need. When we first brought it up, we were tempted to go down the rabbit
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One of the most popular topics of conversation for online business owners, particularly designers, over the past year has definitely been how to create more passive income. In fact, it’s such a big deal that in episode 66, we broke down a variety of ways you can do exactly that for your brand, including tons
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In episode 50, we shared about how we structure our days to work best for our schedule and attempt to have a work/life balance through it all. Since that episode aired, there is so much that has changed in our lives. There are now two babies in the mix along with other life updates. We
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In episode 54 we talked about why it’s important and briefly touched on a few ways that you can niche your design business. The key takeaway from that episode is that with the ever growing list of designers available for our clients online, having a niche for your services makes you stand out tenfold to
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In today’s episode, we are talking about actionable steps that you can implement right away to improve your inquiry process, update your workflow and gain clients with ease. You don’t have to lower your prices to get new business, but sharing the benefits of working with you can be a game changer. Getting a client
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As the online business industry evolves, more business owners are realizing the importance of a website that does more than look pretty. They understand that a well-designed website will attract clients and customers visually, as well as do part of the selling for them. With that being said, conversions are something all web designers will
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After a break from recording we’re back with our first episode of 2019! We love getting a behind the scenes look into other businesses so today we’re chatting about how 2018 went for both of us and what to expect in 2019. You’ll see that we both learned, found ways to grow, and struggled over
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All of the experts online talk about ideal clients and how you can do things to attract them. I know from experience that you can easily book clients, but that doesn’t mean you’re landing your ideal clients. I used to struggle to book the type of work I wanted to be working on, and I
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As small business owners, we end up doing it all. Client management, design, development, social media, marketing, content creation, and more. Sometimes, doing it that way comes at a cost. As a designer trying to do it all, you might find yourself overlooking certain pieces of your design projects. Specifically in the development phase, since
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Earlier this year I talked in the Get Back to Design Facebook group about getting referrals for your business. This is by far one of the easiest ways to get more work and more clients. But here’s the thing – to get referrals you want to make sure your clients have a great experience while
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Running a design business can get overwhelming fast. If it were just the design work that would be one thing, but we all know there’s a lot more that goes into it. Simplifying your business can take a huge weight off your shoulders and free up time for generating more income or getting a chance
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One thing we hear a lot from other designers is that once you get to a certain point in your business it’s hard to keep growing without trading more time for dollars. Enter passive income. This is easy for most business owners because logically the next step is to start teaching things through courses. However,
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We’ve talked about the option of working with a developer when you don’t know how to code (or don’t want to). But we haven’t talked much about another option that’s out there, which is making use of premade themes. This is a strategy that a lot of designers use, but others are unsure of how
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We got a question last year that went like this: “Can you talk about creating a web design package with specific timelines (and how to follow them) so I know if I’m on schedule and I know exactly when I can book my next client?” Kory here! I won’t lie – this is definitely something that
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We love hearing the origin stories of people who are working together, whether it’s a small collaboration or full-blown business. As most of you know, the two of us are in a mastermind group together, run this podcast, have a joint Facebook group, and co-own a WordPress theme shop. Today we thought we’d do something
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Something we’ve noticed this year is that brand strategy is starting to become more popular in the design industry. There are some really great designers, like today’s guest, talking and teaching about it, which means that more people are sharing that they walk their clients through a brand strategy process as part of their branding
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Collaborating with a developer is a big topic on this podcast because it’s something that can free up huge amounts of your time. Up until now, we’ve focused on outsourcing full custom site builds, but that’s not the only way you can collaborate. In fact, it could be even more beneficial for your business to
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A solid services page is a huge part of landing clients and, more importantly, the types of clients you actually want to work with. But to work with dream clients and charge premium prices, a good services page isn’t enough. You also need a positive mindset to go along with it. In this week’s episode,
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One of the most common questions we see from designers would be how to handle communicating in the best way when it comes to certain situations with clients. In episode 32, we talked about how to handle 5 specific awkward situations with clients; however, it doesn’t necessarily take a sticky situation to leave you questioning
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Staying in control of your client projects is extremely important, but doesn’t come naturally. It takes a little extra effort. When starting out, it’s common to let clients walk all over you or not know how to make them give you the guidance you need throughout projects. Since this is such a common struggle, today
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A lot of our episodes are geared more toward experienced designers who have been in business for several years. However, we know that there are a lot of people who are just starting their design businesses or are thinking about starting their business. So, we wanted to create an episode for you with things we
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We’ve talked a lot about the strategy of websites when it comes to making sure clients’ goals are supported, but there’s more that goes into a well-designed website. Something we’ve seen several questions on lately is how to make websites easy to navigate. When we think about website navigation, it’s easy to consider the menu
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Both of us had a minor moment of panic last year after finding out each of us were pregnant because that meant that we would need to take at least a month away from our businesses to take care of our new little babes and ourselves. We ended up taking more than a month off,
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A big question among all designers is whether or not we should be doing one type of design or work with one type of client instead of doing a little bit of everything for everyone. In the past, designers could get away with working with all types of clients doing all types of design work.
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A big concern of a lot of designers who are considering working with a developer is that the final website won’t look like the mockups they’ve worked so hard on. This is a very valid concern. I’ve seen websites where you can’t tell the difference between the website and mockups and others where you’re kind
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We’ve talked a lot in previous episodes about presenting your work to your clients, but we’ve never really gone that much into detail with it. We both think it’s important to have a process for presenting designs instead of just sending over what you’ve created and saying something like, “So, what do you think?” Because
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Website strategy tends to come easy for designers in some areas, but not in others. The ones that aren’t quite as easy tend to get overlooked and serve as more of a dumping ground for the client. If there are two places that get overlooked more than others, it seems to be the sidebar and
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How about a fun non-design related episode this week?! We’ve gotten a lot of questions from our listeners asking how we schedule our weeks and handle work/life balance. We’ll preface this episode by saying that neither of us is perfect. We’re each better at certain pieces of structure and balance, but we were able to turn
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We’ve seen a lot of questions about managing clients and keeping projects running smoothly both online in general, as well as in our Facebook group. Since you should be the one in control of the project, we talked about how you can keep your projects on track back in episode 17. We’ve also gotten a
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We’ve talked a lot about using your client’s goals to design a website that gets them results, but haven’t actually talked about how to uncover those goals. With that being said, it doesn’t surprise me that I’ve started seeing questions come in about how to discover a client’s goals in the first place, especially when
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One of the most asked questions we see is how to get more clients. We totally get it, too. It can be difficult to consistently attract new clients and get yourself booked out. Your marketing could be amazing, but if there’s still something holding your potential clients back from booking, it might be your website.
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There are a lot of questions that come up when we talk about working with a developer on your design projects. One of the more common ones we hear is how the project management process works and who is in charge when. This is a great question and definitely something you want to be aware
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We talk a lot about WordPress on this podcast, and it’s because we both love the platform so much. However, we know that a lot of our listeners also work with Squarespace, so we knew it was time to get someone on to chat with us more about that platform. We couldn’t think of anyone
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One of the best feelings you can get during a project is seeing it all come together beautifully for your client. Of course, that feeling is magnified times one hundred when your client is thrilled with the work you’ve done. When you’ve enjoyed working with your client and they’re happy with what you’ve created, you
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There’s a lot that goes into designing a strategic website – whether it’s for you or your clients. A big part of an effective design is placement and the strategy behind calls-to-action. You just can’t create a strategic website design without them. In this week’s episode we’re focusing on how you can create calls-to-action that
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We recently got a really great survey question about finding the balance between explaining your rationale to your clients so you can educate them but avoiding overwhelming your client with too much information. We’ve also seen several questions in our group about how to educate the client to make sure you’re getting useful feedback. Kory
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We’ve talked a lot about working with a developer in past episodes, but there’s still so much to prepare for and know before your first collaboration to avoid disasters. A big challenge that comes with partnering with a developer is knowing what to quote your client and keeping that quote constant throughout the project. We
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This week’s guest on the podcast is the talented Cathy from Love Inspired. Cathy has an impressive background with a minor in 3D animation, a major in Art + Design, and taught herself coding, creating her first website 20 years ago. In 2008 she used her design and web background to create her business, Love
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One question we see asked a lot on our Facebook group and in others has to do with pricing. People are often at a loss on what to charge, how to establish their pricing, when to raise their rates, and so much more. Kory here! I know from experience that figuring out your pricing can
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There’s a lot that goes into designing a website, especially if you’re trying to put some real thought and strategy into it. It can be really overwhelming if you find yourself trying to think of everything as a whole. To help with that, today we’ll break down one specific piece and talk about designing a
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We recently got a great survey question about how to come up with a good design process and the different steps that one should include. It’s really all about figuring out what works best for you and your clients. Some designers have a lot more steps and some don’t do the popular steps that other
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At some point we all run into the situation where we don’t have the capacity to take on any more work. Sometimes this is temporary and we just happened to get a ton of clients at once, but sometimes it’s not and we’re really booked that far in advance for the long-run. When this happens,
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One thing that can really make your design business stand out even more is when a part or all of your process is really unique in comparison to that of other designers out there. Presenting one logo solution to your clients certainly falls into that unique category, and Jamie Starcevich of Spruce Road is the
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One thing that causes a lot of frustration with design clients is the lack of boundaries. Either the designer hasn’t set or maintained them or the client just doesn’t respect them. As hard as it is to do, you have to remember that you are the one in charge of setting boundaries and then making
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We’ve chatted a lot about collaborating with a developer and know it’s something that more designers are beginning to explore. But a part of the process a lot of designers are intimidated by is the pricing. Do I just list my design prices on my website and quote separately for development? Do I list the
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Regardless of what type of design work you offer and how much experience you have, you’re always subject to getting in sticky situations with clients. Most of the time you’re left feeling uncomfortable or flat out awkward when these happen, but at the end of the day, it’s all about how you handle them. Kory
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We’ve chatted quite a bit about designing strategic websites for your clients, but something we haven’t touched on is a piece that’s vital for being able to show off the results you create. Knowing what your client’s situation is like before you work together, which we’ll refer to as the “Before Picture”, gives you something
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Focusing on parts of your job you’re good at, while giving your clients the best possible experience and results is an important part of standing out in the design field. Sometimes that means going above and beyond in your design work, but sometimes it means teaming up with others to provide services that you can’t
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A lot of designers focus heavily on getting new clients when things are getting quiet. The problem with that is that it takes a lot more work to book new clients than it does to generate more work from previous clients. You have to continually be working to build trust with new potential clients as
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As our businesses grow, it’s important to focus on tasks we really enjoy doing and less on the tasks that just seem to get in the way. As a designer, working with a developer is a great way to free up a ton of time for design. But getting ready for your first collaboration can
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A few weeks ago we talked to Nesha about marketing your design business, and one of the great tips she had for us was about utilizing Facebook groups to get clients. We both loved her ideas because we’ve been really lucky to get a good deal of clients from the groups that we’ve been in. Kory here!
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We all want to help our clients get better results and improve their businesses. After all, once we turn our passions into businesses, it can’t be just about us anymore. In reality, happy clients are more fun to work with and have a better chance of leading to more business for you down the road
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When you run your own business, you have to wear a lot of different hats. That means some days you’re doing design work for your clients, some days you’re focused on just managing your clients, and other days you have to market your design business. There’s such a huge market of designers, which means marketing
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If you’re a creative and you work directly with people, then you need a contract. Even if you’re just covering yourself and making sure that you get paid for those all of those hours that you put into that project. If you’ve ever had a nightmare client or had to chase down a late payment,
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It’s always been a big pet peeve of mine when designers and developers don’t pay attention to what platform is the best for their clients. It’s always easy to choose your favorite platform, but it’s not going to be the right answer for every client. This week, we’re going to chat about how to choose
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We recently got a really great survey response that read, “I’ve fallen into a niche and can’t get out. Actually I love the niche I’m in, but I want to diversify. I believe I have potential clients who pick another designers because they don’t see their websites represented in my portfolio.” Kory here! I can
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When you’re focusing on your design projects, you’re likely thinking about things like keeping your client happy, making something that looks great, and creating real results with the final product. But something you might not think of is how easy the final website you’ve created will be for your clients to update themselves. Krista here!
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We’ve all been there before: you get a project, and you’re trucking right along only to realize that your client… well, they’re kind of a nightmare to work with. Sometimes it’s too late because you’ve already booked the project, and all you can do is stick it out either because you need the money or
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A super important part of running a successful design business is getting feedback on your work. The type of feedback you get and how you receive it can make or break a project, both for you and your client. But good feedback doesn’t just come on it’s own. That’s why we’re so excited this week
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This week we’re going over a great survey question that went something like, “When you get booked out, how long is too long to make clients wait to work with you? How do you know when to start a waitlist? And how do you make it all work?” These are great questions and can be
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We recently got a survey question that went like this: “How can you best keep a project on track? Especially in terms of revisions and all the little things that seem to popup.” This is a really great question because no matter how much experience you have or what type of design project you’re working
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As a designer, you’re always worrying about other people’s branding, graphics, website, or all of the above. When you’re focused on keeping your clients happy and on the right track, it’s easy to forget about making time for yourself. The problem with that is that your website and business may be suffering as a result!
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In last week’s episode we talked to Erin Flynn a lot about onboarding. As she mentioned, one of the most important things you can do before booking and onboarding a client is to make sure that you’re screening them and know all the right details about their project. Most of us do this by sending a
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Client management before and after you work with your clients can either make or break the project not just for yourself but also for your clients. You can make sure you’re only booking the right projects for you and help ensure your clients give you amazing testimonials once the project is over with great client
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Lately, we’ve seen a lot of designers who are interested in working with a developer, but are totally overwhelmed and not sure where to begin. They know it’s something they want to do, but getting started is a totally new thing to tackle. We’ll admit, it can definitely be overwhelming the first couple times as
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There are a few times of year when the unthinkable happens to us: inquiries start drying up and client work slows down. Usually this happens at least once a year for most business owners, and that’s usually during the summer months. People are going on vacations, figuring out how to entertain their kids, or just slowing
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As a web designer, the websites you create should do more than look nice. They should play a huge part in supporting your clients’ goals and moving their business forward. But what if a client has more than one goal? How in the world can you design a site that supports multiple goals without ending
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Few things are more exciting, especially when you’re just starting your design business than getting an inquiry. It’s even better when a potential client contacts you with a dream project. Regardless, at that moment you’re dotting all of your i’s and crossing all of your t’s in hopes that you get the project. Kory here!
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Offering unique design services is a challenge, whether you’ve been in business for years or are just starting out. It’s common to feel like you need to offer the same types of design services as everyone else – especially the people who are seeing great results and growth in their business. In today’s episode, we’re
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A common struggle with running your own small business is finding yourself spending way too much time on things you don’t want to do. Krista here! For me, things like writing blog posts, scheduling social media, and answering emails just feels like it’s getting in the way of the work I really want to be
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Have you ever had a project that got delayed by days or maybe even weeks because your client didn’t provide their website content to you in time? Or maybe your client went MIA right when they were supposed to provide feedback on your latest mockup. There’s nothing more frustrating than having to hurry up and
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One thing we know all business owners, especially designers, struggle with at one point or another in their business is how to make sure they’re attracting the right clients. It’s something we all obviously want to be doing, but sometimes it’s a whole lot easier said than done. Kory here! I see and hear people say
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In Episode 2, we chatted about how you can get your clients awesome results through designing strategic websites. In this episode, we’re following up on that topic and chatting all about what you need to know before you dive into more strategic designs. It’s definitely more than the simple tips you’ll find in a Google
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In EP 002 we talked about going above and beyond for your clients by educating your clients on how they can take your amazing design and start really putting it to great use for themselves so they can start seeing awesome results. Going above and beyond in that way is a really amazing way that you
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Not being able to offer website design as a part of your business can feel like it’s holding you back. You can take on clients for amazing branding projects, but once it comes time for their website to be created, you have to refer them away. Krista here! We don’t think your coding skills (or
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It’s easy to focus so much on designing a website that your client loves the look of, that you forget to focus on whether that design will actually benefit your client’s business. The thing you’re missing here is the web designs you create should actually help grow your client’s business. It’s more than just a
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We don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the market for designers is incredibly saturated right now. That means that for every one person that’s looking to have design work done, there’s usually at least a hundred people willing to take on the project. This can be super frustrating because obviously that means it’s getting harder to keep
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We’re so excited to introduce the Get Back To Design Podcast. We know that there’s a lot that goes into growing a successful design business on top of the actual design work that’s putting food on the table each month. In this episode we’re telling you all about what we’ll be chatting about in this
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