Never Went to Business School Same Same Studio

"If I can't have it no one should", "I could have done it better and for less money"



In this episode we unpack some statements we see quite a lot online from creative people. We also discuss how your pricing shouldn't be the only thing that sets you apart from your competitors.

Have you ever done the work and then had to chase after a client to get them to pay? Yeah, same. We recently had to rethink some things after having a particularly bad experience with a client when it came to invoicing the work that we had done. In this episode we break down what we have done to prevent chasing after clients and new boundaries we set for our pricing strategy.

Designers can be a judgemental and pretentious group which while it is kind of their job sometimes, it can also interfere with the process and the goals of a creative product. In this episode we unpack our thoughts on big egos in project work and expose our appreciation for comic sans.

What is web design and how is it different to what we learned in school? Graphic design may include web design but just because someone studied graphic design doesn't automatically mean they have the knowledge to design a high quality website. In this episode we explain why it is important to understand the difference and distinguish between different fields within the graphic design profession.

We say it all the time, niche down and you will have more time for your expertise, you will be able to charge more for your work and you will get better leads. Not everyone feels this way about creative services, and in this episode we talk about our thoughts on being a generalist who offers everything.

In this episode we talk about time and how while you might be working full-time as a self-employed creative person not all of that time can be billed. P.S. The draft title of this episode was "Animal Crossing", which will make sense once you take a listen.