Posts by Kady Sandel
Do This if Your Marketing Isn’t Working
Welcome to The Profitable Graphic Designer podcast! Wondering why you’re spending all your time marketing your graphic design business, yet not actually landing clients from it? In this episode, Kady Sandel shows you how to tell if your marketing strategies just need more time to work… or if you are doing them completely wrong!…
Read More3 Reasons Why I Get $12k Design Clients and Other Designers Don’t
Welcome to The Profitable Graphic Designer podcast! Why do some designers land high-ticket clients on repeat, while others have clients in their inbox trying to demand the cheapest price (“how much for a logo?”)? Kady Sandel dives into it in this juicy episode about why she gets $12k+ design clients! Once you’ve listened…
Read MorePersonal Branding for Designers with Lucian Grofsorean
Welcome to The Profitable Graphic Designer podcast! Join guest expert Lucian Grofsorean in a conversation with host Kady Sandel on how freelance brand, web, and graphic designers can build their personal brands. You know that your design business needs its own brand, especially if you are positioning yourself as an agency or studio……
Read MoreThe Best Business Courses for Freelance Graphic Designers
Whether you’re launching a solopreneur freelance career or scaling your branding agency, it’s essential to have solid business advice. Not the fluff that leaves you high after listening to an inspiring success story second-hand. And not the dry business books of your parents’ generation. You need practical help to guide you through: How to…
Read MorePromote Your Design Business Without Burning Out
Welcome to The Profitable Graphic Designer podcast! Let’s talk about burnout for graphic, brand, and web designers – and specifically: how you can market your freelance business effectively without burning out! In today’s episode, Kady Sandel shows you how to promote your graphic design business without spreading yourself too thin or working 24/7,…
Read MoreHow to Go From Freelancer to Business Owner
You were humming along in your design career. Maybe you were a graphic designer, a web designer, or a brand designer for a company or branding agency. You found a 9-to-5 and settled in. But “settling in” didn’t feel very good once realized you were a cog in a boring corporate machine. So you…
Read MoreI Won a Year-Long Adobe Subscription Because of My Client From Hell
Welcome to The Profitable Graphic Designer podcast! Most freelance designers have had at least one horrible client…. but have you ever won a huge contest because you had the WORST client story of every designer who entered?! Our host Kady Sandel has – and she even won a year-long Adobe subscription as her…
Read More10 Reasons Why You’re Attracting Cheap Freelance Clients
Some freelancers seem to thrive, while others have cash flow troubles. If your design business has you worried about clients who don’t pay, or payments that take forever to collect, the frustration is real. If you’ve struggled to figure out your rate structure and have clients who try to negotiate a better deal, we’ve…
Read MoreDesigning Your Portfolio to Look Expensive
Welcome to The Profitable Graphic Designer podcast! Are you attracting cheap graphic design, brand design, or web design clients? That means it’s time to update your portfolio to make it look more expensive! In this episode, Kady Sandel walks you through the exact portfolio changes you need to make to attract $10k+ design…
Read MoreThe 10 Best Graphic Design Podcasts to Follow
Whether you’re a creative freelancer just starting out in your graphic design or branding business, or a seasoned freelance veteran who loves to create show-stopper design projects, we know the best graphic design podcasts to keep your professional energy (and creative inspiration) flowing. Here are some great podcasts that will show you how to…
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