How to Figure Out Your Freelance Prices
Do you find it difficult to determine the right price for your freelance services? In this blog post, a successful freelance designer shares her tips to help you create a pricing system that works for you. The first step is to research the market and analyze what other designers in your niche are charging. Determine your hourly rate based on your experience level, location, and industry.
Setting packages is also helpful in providing clear outlines of what each package includes and any extra costs. Don't forget to factor in your overhead costs when setting your prices to ensure you make a profit. Regularly reviewing and adjusting your pricing can help you stay competitive and charge a fair rate.
Also, consider focusing on branding, client processes, and time management to take your career to the next level. You can learn more about this in a blueprint program that can help you transform your design business and book higher-paying clients.
From Undervalued to Tripled Prices: My Journey as a Brand Designer
Learn how to triple your design business prices with actionable tips on rebranding, niching down, clarifying offers, and creating a high-end client process. Watch the free masterclass now!
10 Graphic Design Resources I Wish I Knew Earlier
Web and graphic design have come a long way in recent years. It's now easier than ever to create your own website, blog, product, or app. Here are 10 essential graphic design resources to help you along the way.
Avoid Overwhelm & Try The Brain Dump Method
As business owners, the to-do list is literally never-ending. We have so much on our plates, sometimes we don’t even know where to begin. This brain dump worksheet will help to organize your thoughts throughout the day.
10 Crucial Things You Must Know BEFORE and AFTER Hiring a Graphic Designer
10 Crucial Things You Must Know Before and After Hiring a Graphic Designer.
This post is so highly important because honestly, a lot of designers are not educated on the business aspect of this industry, which is completely understandable. After all, we're creatives! We don't want to be bothered with the nitty-gritty of contracts and all that bologna.
If your designer doesn’t know this information, it’s important you educate yourself as the client.
The 11 Tools You Need To Know To Start Designing in Adobe Illustrator Today
Adobe Illustrator can be intimidating. This is why I’ve broken it down to the basics of what you need to know to start designing graphics today! If your a beginner, focus on the basics of Adobe Illustrator and don’t overwhelm yourself.
These are The 11 Tools You Need To Know To Start Designing in Adobe Illustrator Today. I hope you Enjoy this Adobe Illustrator Tutorial.
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5 Color Combinations to Avoid When Designing Your Brand
Whether you realize it or not, as soon as you see certain colors your brain triggers certain emotions. Your brain instantly thinks of what the colors mean to you. Colors can strike feelings of nostalgia, happiness, anger, sadness, calm... the list goes on and on.
This is why it’s so important to choose the right colors for your brand. If your in the process of picking your brand’s color palette, you may want to consider avoiding these color combinations while in the process.
20 Free Font Pairings (and how they pertain to your brand)
Ever wonder what font pairings are and how they pertain to your brand? This blog post explains exactly what a font pairing is and when and how you should use them. This post also includes links to download all of them! Check them out and read more.
Illustrator vs Photoshop - Top Reasons You Should Invest In Adobe Illustrator Today When Branding For Your Business
We’ve all heard about Photoshop and know that it is used to edit photos. But have you heard of Adobe Illustrator to help brand your business?
This post explains the reasons why I recommend Illustrator over Photoshop when investing in a program for your business.
The Secret to Drawing Perfectly Proportionate Pictures
If you've never been properly trained in drawing or painting, this little trick is great to use if you're just starting out and would like to improve your drawing skills.
Are you curious to know what all the great artist's used when they first started drawing?
Ladies and Gents! Let me introduce you to the grid systemmmmmm!
This system can be used for 40-foot murals or even 8-inch little watercolor paintings. Even famous painter Chuck Close uses this technique when creating his elaborately beautiful paintings.
What is the grid system you may ask!? I've broken it down step by step below and also included this video tutorial.
My 12 Years in the Creative Industry: What I've Learned And How You Can Avoid My Mistakes
My 12 Years In The Creative Industry: What I’ve Learned And How You Can Avoid My Mistakes
I’m sure you’ve been in the same situation as I have multiple times. You've made a mistake, or said the wrong thing at the wrong time, not realizing until 20 eyeballs are looking in your direction with all sorts of thoughts floating through everyone's head.
This post reflects on my years in the creative industry, my lessons learned, and advice on how to avoid my mistakes.
5 Steps to Creating a Great Original Design
As creatives, our minds spin and spin and go in all sorts of directions trying to search for an original idea. It's easy to feel stuck on a project or feel as if you've completely lost your mojo. This post, 5 Steps to Creating a Great Original Design, helps you to get out of your comfort zone, become inspired and kick but on your next project.
How To Create a Pattern in Illustrator Using Your Own Drawing or Painting
Learn how to create a pattern in illustrator using your own drawing or painting!
This tutorial will give you the easy, step-by-step process in creating your own custom pattern. Illustrator is not limited to vector based objects, you can import images in and create an awesome, fun, pattern.