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multi-disciplinary designer & founder ✨ https://t.co/qqmNjf14jK ($9k MRR) an unlimited design studio — en | fr | ita

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As a designer, creativity is your biggest friend Even when you're off, practice practice practice Practice on imaginary projects Practice in other disciplines Practice with other designers Creativity is a skill that has to be fed


Your case studies are useless Work on your portfolio and sales skills first Case studies are not a determinant factor in their thought process What will be a determinant factor: - Your skills - Your charisma - Your network Once you've got these down think about the rest


Details determine the visual quality of your design A simple colour switch, a simple shadow will totally change the face of your design Practice on the smallest details


The problem with subscription design agencies is client retention A lot of clients will stay around 5 months before not being able to afford your service anymore Two solutions - Aim for bigger companies - Create an offer for smaller companies


Cold outreach is only cold if you decide so Disperse food before catching your prey ! What does this entail ? - Interact with your prospect - Connect with them - Don't sell on your first step People are much more likely to listen to you if you've introduced yourself in a…


Your business is like a wife If you want to be successful, you’ve got to put in the same effort 10 years from now as you did on day one


Why design will be a booming industry in the next 20 years: → Globalisation and competition lead to lower barriers to entry of markets → Companies struggle to find new competitive advantages as a result → In the process they turn to design as a marketing strategy This is…


We're currently billing €350 by the hour on one off projects. Why? Two reasons - We believe the price is adjusted to our capabilities - We believe in retainers and not one off projects hence the hefty price


Gleth is the most successful membership design agency in Belgium at the moment. Proud!


If you ever have the opportunity of working remotely, please do yourself a favour and leave your home country.


We don't work with remote designers, we never did, and we will never do Everything is made in-house That way we protect - Privacy - Quality - Reliability - Control


Best design inspiration websites: → layers.to - bit of everything → godly.website - web design → landing.gallery - landing pages → dribbble.com - bit of everything


How bad do you want it? That's the only question between you and your goal.


One of the most frequent questions in sales call is: How will you be able to sustain our demand? And my honest reply is: "We receive an average of 8 tasks each day, we've been in business for around 2 years, and the amount of delays we've had can be counted on one hand" (my…


Subscription agencies are all the same Their only difference is skills We're making the effort to make the extra step There is NO agency on the market right now like us We're offering an opportunity to hire an external graphic designer that will work for you like if they're…


Six figures is practically nothing for a small business in Europe I'll explain Let's say you've just made €100,000 If it includes VAT, subtract 21% of it. Then, subtract 25% for corporate tax out of €79,000. If you treat the entire revenue as salary, apply a 50% income…


What's your favoured marketing strategy? Genuinely interested in hearing on this


Working with startups is fun. Working with big companies is rewarding.


Nobody cares about your skill It's the reality I've seen, and know, six figure earners who are terrible at their job (including designers) Ok so.. What do people care about? Your referral. Your charisma. I'm obv exaggerating on skill But these two will get you further in…


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