As most of you know, I am not a fan of hourly billing. In fact, I only recommend you only charge clients based upon a billable hourly rate when you...
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The Psychology of Graphic Design Pricing
When it comes to pricing their work, most designers are just pulling numbers out of thin air hoping to make a profit. This book changes that. No more guessing. Price your graphic design work with confidence. Win more bids. Make more money. I will show you how.
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Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff they don’t teach you in design school, but should.
Why do some amazing designers struggle to accomplish great things and other mediocre designers find great success? Hard work? Being in the right place at the right time? Sheer blind luck? If you want to learn how to design, go to design school. If you want to learn how to work in design, read this book.
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Biz Buds is value-packed weekly discussion from successful creative entrepreneurs Mike Janda and Tom Ross. They share their journeys from struggling freelancers to both running multi 7-figure businesses, and the lessons picked up along the way.
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Getting paid can sometimes be a traumatic experience for a freelancer or a small business. Typically, we email invoices to our clients and they push them through their accounts payable...
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Those of you who follow my content, have read my pricing book, or taken my course, will be familiar with my pricing methodology. In very brief summary, I recommend pricing your creative work...
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Niching is a frequent dilemma for so many business owners. How do you choose a niche? How deep should you go? What if your niche doesn’t work? How do I…
“I need some help coming up with my price list.” I’ve been asked this question several times over the past couple months. Every time I am asked, I cringe just…
This set of questions were submitted to me by my friend, Akash Upadhyay for some content he was working on. 1. How do you stay motivated in the design industry...
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I help creative entrepreneurs make more money with less stress.
I’m Michael Janda, an award-winning creative director, designer, and agency veteran. In 2002, I founded the creative agency Riser, which provided design and development services for clients that included Disney, Google, Warner Bros., Fox, NBC, ABC, National Geographic and many other high-profile brands. I sold my agency in 2015 and now I spend my time speaking, writing books, creating courses, and social media content to help creatives level-up. I am the author of “Burn Your Portfolio” and “The Psychology of Graphic Design Pricing.”
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