How to Find a Design Mentor // Michael Janda and Elize Todd discuss how to find a mentor. Elizé explains that there are mentors all around. Follow people on social media, read books, consume content. Your mentor doesn’t need to know that they are your mentor. Michael talks about the…
How to Build Your Design Business Using Social Media // In this video, Michael Janda and Lubos Volkov discuss building your design business using social media. Lubos has successfully built an a-list of clients using Dribbble and Behance and never having a dot com portfolio. Watch this video to find…
Michael Janda with Julian Rotondo discuss strategies to help you build leverage with your clients. Julian describes an innovative approach to selling brand strategy by offering to discount the brand strategy from an identity design project. This video is a “must watch” – “food for thought” for any freelance designer…
Best Practices for UI Design // In this video, Michael Janda and Lubos Volkov discuss best practices for UI design. Knowing the user and designing specifically for them is of the utmost importance.
Process First, Then Pricing with Michael Janda and Arcui Usoara // If a client intends to lowball you on pricing, take some time to walk them through your process. By helping them understand your process, it sells them on working with you and allows you to charge higher prices. Talk…
It seems that every designer wants to land bigger and better clients. The dream of working for some of the world’s marquee brands has a lot of allure. In this video, Michael Janda and Lubos Volkov discuss each of their route to working with A-list clients like Disney, Google, Fiat,…
Michael Janda with Julian Rotondo talk about their experiences growing their design businesses through building real relationships with their clients. People do business with people they trust. In order for a client to trust you, they need to know you and have a deeper relationship. It is time to stop…
How to Scale a Creative Team // Michael Janda with Tom Ross discuss how to scale a creative team including delegation mindset and structural considerations. Michael shares how the 80/20 rule applies to team structure and employer expectations.
Michael Janda and Tom Ross (CEO of Design Cuts) discuss the importance of being “human” in your social media marketing. It isn’t about the big number, it is about building genuine connections, one on one, with your audience to have a dramatic impact on engagement.
Thoughts on Value Pricing // Value pricing is a great model for the right types of clients. In this video, G’day Frank and Michael Janda discuss alternative ways to value price (based on actual results) and one of the pitfalls of the value based pricing methodology.
