Brutally Honest – No-bullshit business strategies to evolve your creative business is not your standard, boring business book. It is chock-full of brief, digestible yet powerful and comprehensive strategies, advice, and insights all housed in a well-designed book that even creatives will want to read.
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Run Studio Run by Eli Altman
Run Studio Run is a book that details how to manage and grow a small creative studio. The first edition was successfully funded on Kickstarter and is available for purchase through Extracurricular Press in May 2018.
Run Studio Run is a step-by-step guide that helps you look at your studio critically—as a business as opposed to an artistic endeavor. You will establish goals and paths and how to reach them. You will see that the more of your business you can commit to the process, the more you will free yourself up to do the work you really love.
Tips and Advice How Freelancers Can Get Ahead
Many of you have transitioned from being full-time employees to freelance workers, but during that transition, you lost some direction. You may have been spending more time on client work than planning your own future, but we have some easy tips to help you get ahead while freelancing, even if you feel behind.
The Art of Compromise: A Graphic Designer’s Guide to Effectively Recreating Client Ideas
Graphic design—you may think the profession is all about art, but the reality is much different. All professional graphic designers have at least one story about a “hellish” client. Client demands can get in the way of a designer’s creative process, making things complicated. It might be unpleasant, but putting up with difficult clients and delivering as ordered is part of the job. Graphic designers, thus, should master the art of compromise.
Design Entrepreneurship: 3 Keys to Starting a Graphic Design Business
Are you tired of working at the same company without having the opportunity to really make a big leap in your career? If yes, you are probably thinking about starting your own graphic design business because it’s the only natural way to move on. But this process is not so simple. Read on to find out more about starting your own graphic design business.
How Much Should a Freelance Designer Charge?
Working out how much you cost is easy. But how much you should charge is a little more complex. There are many ways to charge for the work you do, but in my opinion there is only one way. If you want something more scalable than your average freelance business, you should charge for the value you created. So the question is How Much Should a Freelance Designer Charge? let’s take a look at how you can calculate your rates.
Best Lead Generation Strategies You Should Try in 2019
All businesses want to boost their leads, increase conversions and sales, and get more profit. But not all of them actually realize that it is the power of their brand that gets all these things done.
Indeed, your brand and communication with your audience are extremely important for lead generation. Some big brands have flawless branding strategies that help with their consistency in generating more leads each year.
Take a look at some of these best lead generation strategies that will boost your leads and sales in 2019.
How to Create the Perfect Brand Launch for Your Graphic Design Business
For any business that’s just starting out, a brand launch offers the opportunity to make a splash and announce yourself to the world. For graphic design businesses, in particular, your brand launch is the ideal time to showcase the creativity and talent of your team to potential clients. However, not all brand launches are created equally. In order to maximize the benefits of this exciting event, it’s essential to approach your brand launch strategically.
Why Customer Reviews are Essential to Enhance Brand Visibility
In this digital world, there is no confusion that customer reviews matter or not. By default, you can say that reviews are very preponderant whether you are buying some products or you are offering some products. There are so many applications available in the market that allow us to scan a barcode and get instant feedback about that product.
Customer reviews are the prime way to get more business and to make your brand better. It is not only valuable for business but also good for users or customers. We all know that customers search the products on the basis of reviews. If they find positive reviews then they definitely go with your website.
For getting more customer reviews, you need to encourage your product or services. Here, we are describing some points that will show how you can encourage the customers. Read on to learn Why Customer Reviews are Essential to Enhance Brand Visibility.
5 Ways to Create an Everlasting Digital Footprint of Your Business
If you’re regularly following up on the latest business and marketing blogs, you’ve probably come across the term “digital footprint” at least once or twice. But what exactly does it mean?
Well, basically, the term is used to describe the trail that a business leaves online on social media, search engines, and websites.
And the reason it keeps popping up is the fact that it can have a significant impact – since today’s consumers are much more educated and tend to do their research, brands need to ensure that their digital footprint leaves a positive impression.