To grow on Instagram you need to change what you're doing. Stop using it as a place for sharing pretty pictures and start being more strategic with your approach. Here are my 7 tips…
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Most designers don't do enough awareness building activities (top of funnel). But to find clients you must be doing lead generation activities DAILY. Sales is a simple numbers game. In this post I share how it works, plus give you 14 ideas for how to find more clients.
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If you want your account to grow then you have to put effort into creating it. But I also get that running a design business full time and trying to stay on top of social media (and everything else you need to do) can be difficult. So here are six tips for how to create more content without it taking over your entire life.
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Here are 8 strategies to put in place to help you refine your business strategy and remain competitive.
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Here are the 5 steps I’ve taken over the past 10 years to build my business to where it is today.
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Here is my monthly business reset and review for September 2023. I share my revenue, wins and learnings from last month and plan for the month ahead.
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If you’re struggling to find design clients it may be for one of these six reasons.
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Most people procrastinate doing all the wrong things when they first start their design business. And actually there is only ONE way to get your business started. In this post I share what that one thing is…
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In this post I’m sharing a brain dump of my top productivity tips and tricks (and how I juggle running a multi 7-figure a year business by myself while also being a Mum of 3 boys).
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Not all clients are a good fit. But it can be awkward turning them down or rejecting their work. Here’s some ideas for how to politely decline a project from a client that’s not a good fit for you.
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For all those dream clients you get, you’ll also come across clients that are challenging to work with. And in this post I share 8 challenges you’ll almost certainly experience at some point in your design career. I also share some ideas for what might help you overcome each of these challenges when you face them.
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There are only two ways to grow your design business. 📈💰 First, get more clients. And second, make your existing clients worth more. In this post I’m sharing what I mean by this as well as the activities you should be doing every day to focus on growth in both these areas.
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Here’s your daily checklist for Instagram growth. 📈
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Imposter syndrome is that internal experience of doubting your own accomplishments or feeling like a fraud. If you find yourself feeling like this it's probably for one of the reasons I outline in this post.
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Here is my monthly business reset and review for August 2023. I share my revenue, wins and learnings from last month and plan for the month ahead.
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In this post I share six red flags to look out for during the early sales process with clients and why these flags help you decide if they will be enjoyable to work with or not. Remember this is your business (and your sanity!). Not all clients are worth it and it's completely OK to politely decline work if you sense red flags that you don’t want to deal with.
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Over the last 10 years I’ve built a community of more than 200,000 designers. Here are 20 random lessons I’ve learned.
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I have worked with hundreds of designers on their business and see the same mistakes being made over and over again. In this post I share 29 of the top mistakes I see time and again (plus some ideas for how to fix or avoid these mistakes).
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In this Q&A series, I answer questions that come up in my Facebook group and outline my thoughts on what people are asking. In this post we look at the question of how designers should dress.
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Here is my monthly business reset and review for July 2023. I share my revenue, wins and learnings from last month and plan for the month ahead.
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