Every so often I receive an email from other independent designers asking advice on how to solve a problem they are experiencing with a troublesome client. Questions typically range from “the client will not pay; what should I do?” to “the client keeps asking for more and more revisions; how should I handle this?” While [...]
Archive for the ‘Freelancing’ Category
Common Freelancing Mistakes
Contrary to the title, I tend to stay clear of calling my independent business a “freelance” business. Often I think many associate the term with a part-time or secondary job, while I personally feel that the term takes away from the amount of work involved making it seem less like a business… or maybe it’s [...]
Organize and manage your design business
Running a “one-man (or woman) design show” can become quite daunting, especially if you are the only one responsible for responding to emails, marketing, designing, phone conversations, invoicing, proposals, tracking expenses, collaborating with others involved with the project, tracking time… rinse, repeat. I am in no way masterful at handling the above, but over time [...]
Educated clients equal more clients
Often I get emails saying something on the lines of “Why do you just give your information and insights away?” or “How does a design blog attract clients?” Easy answer: Educated clients equal happy clients, and when clients are happy your business is even happier. There are two reasons that I started The Design Cubicle: [...]
How a design blog is attractive to clients
I often find myself getting asked the question, “Does your blog bring you business, and how so if it’s mostly targeted at inspiring and helping other designers?” While a majority of TDC’s articles are aimed at inspiring, helping and engaging with other designers, it also showcases my work, experiences, personality and techniques, among other things [...]
Gain Design Work by Building Trust and Relationships
Recently in a live interview with Neenah Paper I was asked, “What advice would you give to those trying to promote their business and gain more work?” My response – “Build trust and relationships and the rest will follow.” During and following the interview I received an excessive amount of positive feedback and ‘What do [...]
