This post is an expansion of tip #75 in our post 101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.
Ask Questions First

Even the simplest things can be misinterpreted. Your client has called you asking for a rush “banner”. You know that the banner size they usually order is 10 ft wide by 3 ft tall, so assuming [...]

This post, “Be A Dependable Graphic Designer” is a follow-up post to tip #74 in our article, “101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success”. Please be sure to subscribe to that list if you haven’t seen it already.
Dependability

Dependability is about being honest, logical and reliable. Always tell the client the truth, not just what you [...]

This post, “Be A Finisher” is a follow-up post to tip # 73 in our article, “101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success”. Please be sure to subscribe to that list if you haven’t seen it already.
An End Game In Mind

There is nothing more aggravating then being left hanging. It can mean that a client [...]

This post is a continuation of graphic design tip #72 in our article “101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.“
Balance Of Give And Take

Healthy relationships of any kind are a delicate balance of give and take. If you take too much without giving back you can leave a person feeling empty and used. Even if [...]

This post is an expansion of tip #56 in our post 101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.
Just Keep Going

Perseverance covers more than just being immune to rejection, and cold calling. It also means that when you feel the burden of losing a couple big deals and are short on money, or, maybe there’s just [...]

This post is a continuation of graphic design tip #70 in our article “101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.“
Got A Vaccine For Rejection?

If only they made a vaccination for rejection. It never feels good when you get hit with a bad case of it. And you will from time to time, as sure as [...]

This post is a continuation of graphic design tip #69 in our article “101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.“
Cold-Calling

Part of the process of landing jobs is reaching out to potential clients. This is a great opportunity for you to handpick the people you want to work with. If you are interested in local business [...]

This post is a continuation of graphic design tip #68 in our article “101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.“
Graphic Designer + Salesman ?

No one told you when you started designing that you would have to be a salesman. Wouldn’t it have been nice if they had included sales and marketing 101 in the curriculum? [...]

This post is an expansion of tip #67 in our post 101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success.
Work, Work, Work!

Want to know the best secret for beating out your competition? Work more than they do. If you truly want to make a difference, you need to work harder than anyone you know. You will surely [...]

This is graphic design tip #66 from the post 101 Graphic Graphic Design Tips for Business Success
Continue Learning, Even At Hardest Times

A client that is a back-seat designer has just deflated your ego by insisting you change everything on your initial draft down to the font on the copyright text. You just realized you don’t [...]