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1st year of business vs 2nd year of business + getting into a routine as a small business owner

1st year of business vs 2nd year of business + getting into a routine as a small business owner

March 16th 2023 Minja van der Paard from Relatable Design Co doesn’t sugarcoat the first year of being a small business owner. “It was crazy and chaotic, juggling two jobs plus life. I don’t even have kids Read more

Should I charge an urgent rate to clients?

Should I charge an urgent rate to clients?

March 16th 2023 An urgent rate is a higher hourly rate for work that requires an urgent turnaround. But why would you need this? Early in your freelancing journey, you might jump at the chance for any billable Read more

Tracking the impact graphic designers can have on their client’s business goals

Tracking the impact graphic designers can have on their client’s business goals

March 15th 2023 As someone who has been in the business of design for more than 20 years, Tonia Reid from Greenhouse Creative has certainly seen her fair share of clients. Originally working as a Mac operator and Read more

Managing mindset and mental health while running your own design business

Managing mindset and mental health while running your own design business

March 14th 2023 Going ‘out on your own’ as a graphic designer comes with a myriad of emotions. And while there are plenty of positive ones to experience, the negative ones are likely to come knocking at some poi Read more

Minja’s journey - From agency to freelance graphic designer

Minja’s journey - From agency to freelance graphic designer

March 13th 2023 For Minja van der Paard, going out on her own as a graphic designer hadn’t been part of her plan. Then at the start of 2020, she faced two options for the next stage of her career. “I had this Read more

How Natalie White is championing community over competition as a graphic designer

How Natalie White is championing community over competition as a graphic designer

February 14th 2023 As a freelance graphic designer, it’s hard to not to feel ‘threatened’ by other people doing the same stuff as you. Maybe you see that a gig you had quoted for actually got snapped up by Read more

Stuck when it comes to self promo? Here’s our Marketing 101 for Creatives

Stuck when it comes to self promo? Here’s our Marketing 101 for Creatives

February 13th 2023 We all choose to go out on our own for various reasons. And it’s exciting to be at the helm of your own business, even if you’re ‘just’ a one-person-band! But one of the hardest parts of Read more

Upcoming web design trends 2023

Upcoming web design trends 2023

February 10th 2023 We caught up with the product and design team at Rocketspark to see what they think the upcoming website design trends are for this year. We discussed eight upcoming web design trends for you to keep Read more

Content gathering - going from despair to delight (mostly)

Content gathering - going from despair to delight (mostly)

February 8th 2023 Do you struggle with gathering content from your clients? It can be a huge hindrance for graphic designers who are trying to move forward with a project. Someone who knows this very well is Grant Read more

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