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Understanding your clients, their audience, and how to best express it in a way that’s custom-tailored to their organiza...
11/08/2022

Understanding your clients, their audience, and how to best express it in a way that’s custom-tailored to their organization is also critical because that’s not something that can be done through templates. It’s the path to having more of a quality life as a designer.

Having a deeper understanding of your client’s business and their customers will provide…

A stronger base of trust with your client;
More value in the work you’re doing for them (business value for the client means more value in the service you’re providing, which leads to your ability to bill more);
Potentially the ability to be more creative and experimental with your work

Also pay special attention to search engine optimization and ensuring people can discover your business, where to find y...
09/08/2022

Also pay special attention to search engine optimization and ensuring people can discover your business, where to find you, and what business value you’re offering. The role of writing is more important than ever because when companies are making buying decisions, or doing research, they’re going to spend time learning about you online. If all they have is just a collection of images, they’re not learning much around how you think, how you solve problems, and what type of expertise you’re bringing to the table.

Specialization is critical these days in design, also because there are so many templates and precast designs that non-designers can just grab and use. Soon people will just be able to download a template for a brochure and paste their copy into it. And so our role as brand architects and sometimes business strategists is more prominent than ever.

In my experience, the strongest means of attracting clients was to develop an expertise in a particular area and market ...
09/08/2022

In my experience, the strongest means of attracting clients was to develop an expertise in a particular area and market yourself as a specialist — this is something a lot of designers and agencies are reluctant to do. They get concerned about the limits of only working in one area and repelling prospective clients in the areas outside of their focus. I found that the benefits far outweighed those concerns. I see generalists losing out to specialists constantly. You can grow and carve out a niche in multiple categories, but I find a generalist agency with a really strong body of work will always lose out to a specialized agency. It poses less risk to a client, who is going to find proven results more persuasive than a great portfolio.

For example, if you’ve done some work in the green energy sector, it might be a way for you to start steering your body of work that way. Do some blogging on what it’s like to build brands for green companies and share your knowledge. If that becomes part of how you’re presenting your design business, it’s going to be a lot more intriguing to potential clients.

The most important part to forging a successful design practice is to start to get clients. You can always build a body ...
08/08/2022

The most important part to forging a successful design practice is to start to get clients. You can always build a body of work, but how do you build relationships with companies that are going to come to you for your expertise? Sometimes you are fortunate to get referrals for your work, but luck isn’t a long-term strategy. In the early days of my company, we weren’t forced to develop a new business system because the phone kept ringing.

But when the phone doesn’t ring, how do you go out and hunt? The metaphor I always used was, if you’re cave dweller and the game keeps wandering into camp, you just club it over the head and say, “Oh great, we always have food to eat.” Now what does it look like for you to pick up the spear and go out and hunt or gather food if you need to develop both muscles?

Strong new business skills give you more control over the type of design practice you want to be. Otherwise the clients that are being referred to you end up determining your fate. I wish I had a clearer sense of understanding of that when I started.

n the wonderful intersection of business and design, one of the most energizing (and sometimes frustrating) aspects of o...
07/08/2022

n the wonderful intersection of business and design, one of the most energizing (and sometimes frustrating) aspects of our work is how it stacks up against those of other designers. Sure, we’re passionate about our own expressions and styles, and looking to others can be a great way to get inspired to grow in new and exciting ways. But what does it actually take to grow and sustain a successful design business? When it comes to this, we designers often don’t share our experiences of what it takes to get going and stay in the game.

Designers coming right out of college tend to want to start a firm right away, but before you can put yourself forward as an expert, you need to figure out the profession which you’re going to tell clients that you’re an expert in. I know, I’ve been there, and I’m here to help you get there too.

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