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Episode #30: Avoid These 12 Mistakes When Pricing Your Design Work

April 10, 2019 Mindset, Pricing7 Comments on Avoid These 12 Mistakes When Pricing Your Design Work

Pricing design work

Do you know what to consider when pricing your work? Are you charging enough? Do you worry if your price was right after sending an estimate? There are many ways to figure out how to price a project, and how you do so and present it can affect how the client perceives the value. You’ll either be perceived as an expert and command respect, or you’ll be seen as not understanding the scope of the work and your work as low quality. Avoid these 12 mistakes when pricing your design work.

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Episode #24: 7 Mistakes When Presenting Design Work and Asking for Critique

February 27, 2019 Clients, Mindset2 Comments on 7 Mistakes When Presenting Design Work and Asking for Critique

Graphic designer presenting design work

Are you making any of these mistakes when presenting design work to clients? Find out and learn how to present design work, so you get more respect and less pushback on your designs. Also, find out mistakes you might be making when asking for critique from other designers and others in general. Plus, don’t miss this one seemingly harmless question you should stop asking clients.

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Episode #10: Ever Feel Like an Imposter? With Tanya Geisler

August 15, 2018 Business/Career, Featured Guest, Mindset3 Comments on Ever Feel Like an Imposter? With Tanya Geisler

imposter complex

Do you ever feel like your work isn’t good enough? Do you lack confidence presenting your design ideas? Do you find it hard to give yourself credit where due? This stems from imposter syndrome. Find out how it can help us or hold us back personally and professionally.

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Episode #4: Stop Trying to Compete With Fiverr

May 23, 2018 Accessibility, Business/Career, Marketing/Promotion, Mindset4 Comments on Stop Trying to Compete With Fiverr

Why should a client hire you when they can pay $50 to Fiverr or 99Designs, or set up a Wix, Weebly or Squarespace site themselves? Instead of being livid about what these commoditized services have done to the industry, take advantage of what they’re not offering and what they don’t do well. Learn how to set yourself apart from them and other designers and how to charge more for design work.

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