Get Back To Design: Design Business | Designer | Creative Business show

Get Back To Design: Design Business | Designer | Creative Business

Summary: Growing a successful design business is hard work. There's so much to do and so little time to get it all done. Not to mention, the actual design work. The good news is that we're here to help. We are Krista Rae, the WordPress developer and website strategist from kristarae.co and Kory Woodard, the designer and creative coach from korywoodard.com. In the Get Back To Design Podcast, we're going to share strategies and tools to help streamline and grow your design business, ditch the code and anything else you don't love, and well... get back to design. Grab a cup of coffee, open that Illustrator file you've been working on, and let's dive in. Find show notes and resources at getbacktodesign.com

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 068: How to Create a Great Client Experience + Why It Matters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:30

Earlier this year I talked in the Get Back to Design Facebook group about getting referrals for your business. This is by far one of the easiest ways to get more work and more clients. But here’s the thing – to get referrals you want to make sure your clients have a great experience whileContinue Reading

 067: 5 Things To Simplify In Your Design Business | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:00

Running a design business can get overwhelming fast. If it were just the design work that would be one thing, but we all know there’s a lot more that goes into it. Simplifying your business can take a huge weight off your shoulders and free up time for generating more income or getting a chanceContinue Reading

 066: Introducing Passive Income to Your Design Business | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:32

One thing we hear a lot from other designers is that once you get to a certain point in your business it’s hard to keep growing without trading more time for dollars. Enter passive income. This is easy for most business owners because logically the next step is to start teaching things through courses. However,Continue Reading

 065: Making Use Of Premade Themes As A Designer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:51

We’ve talked about the option of working with a developer when you don’t know how to code (or don’t want to). But we haven’t talked much about another option that’s out there, which is making use of premade themes. This is a strategy that a lot of designers use, but others are unsure of howContinue Reading

 064: How to Create Project Timelines for Client Projects | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:48

We got a question last year that went like this: “Can you talk about creating a web design package with specific timelines (and how to follow them) so I know if I’m on schedule and I know exactly when I can book my next client?” Kory here! I won’t lie – this is definitely something thatContinue Reading

 063: How We Formed Our Dynamic Duo | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:47

We love hearing the origin stories of people who are working together, whether it’s a small collaboration or full-blown business. As most of you know, the two of us are in a mastermind group together, run this podcast, have a joint Facebook group, and co-own a WordPress theme shop. Today we thought we’d do somethingContinue Reading

 062: Introducing Brand Strategy as Part of Your Client Process With Bonnie Bakhtiari | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:53

Something we’ve noticed this year is that brand strategy is starting to become more popular in the design industry. There are some really great designers, like today’s guest, talking and teaching about it, which means that more people are sharing that they walk their clients through a brand strategy process as part of their brandingContinue Reading

 061: The Ins-And-Outs Of Working With A Developer On Retainer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:26

Collaborating with a developer is a big topic on this podcast because it’s something that can free up huge amounts of your time. Up until now, we’ve focused on outsourcing full custom site builds, but that’s not the only way you can collaborate. In fact, it could be even more beneficial for your business toContinue Reading

 060: A Services Page That Converts + Pricing Mindset with Jean Coelho | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:20

A solid services page is a huge part of landing clients and, more importantly, the types of clients you actually want to work with. But to work with dream clients and charge premium prices, a good services page isn’t enough. You also need a positive mindset to go along with it. In this week’s episode,Continue Reading

 059: 3 Ways to Improve Client Communication | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:47

One of the most common questions we see from designers would be how to handle communicating in the best way when it comes to certain situations with clients. In episode 32, we talked about how to handle 5 specific awkward situations with clients; however, it doesn’t necessarily take a sticky situation to leave you questioningContinue Reading

 058: Remaining In Control Of Client Projects | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:14

Staying in control of your client projects is extremely important, but doesn’t come naturally. It takes a little extra effort. When starting out, it’s common to let clients walk all over you or not know how to make them give you the guidance you need throughout projects. Since this is such a common struggle, todayContinue Reading

 057: Things to Focus on When You’re Just Starting Your Business | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:32

A lot of our episodes are geared more toward experienced designers who have been in business for several years. However, we know that there are a lot of people who are just starting their design businesses or are thinking about starting their business. So, we wanted to create an episode for you with things weContinue Reading

 056: Designing Websites That Are Easy To Navigate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:50

We’ve talked a lot about the strategy of websites when it comes to making sure clients’ goals are supported, but there’s more that goes into a well-designed website. Something we’ve seen several questions on lately is how to make websites easy to navigate. When we think about website navigation, it’s easy to consider the menuContinue Reading

 055: Preparing Your Business for Time Off | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:05

Both of us had a minor moment of panic last year after finding out each of us were pregnant because that meant that we would need to take at least a month away from our businesses to take care of our new little babes and ourselves. We ended up taking more than a month off,Continue Reading

 054: Why + How to Niche Your Design Services | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:12

A big question among all designers is whether or not we should be doing one type of design or work with one type of client instead of doing a little bit of everything for everyone. In the past, designers could get away with working with all types of clients doing all types of design work.Continue Reading

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