How much do I charge for my work? How do you network? How do I market myself? Should I specialize or niche? When you get knocked down, how do you get back up again? How do I use social media to get work?
This is the third episode of Young Guns Season 2, a coaching call with this seasons designers. In this episode, Chris answers the most burning questions from the group. Chris goes in deep to challenge their assumptions, and help them arrive at the answer they need.
What challenges do you face as a young designer today? Let us know in the comments below.
01:41 – How do I know the limit of what I can charge?
18:16 – How do you stay engaged in conversations?
27:59 – How did you pull yourself out of a dark hole?
37:08 – I’m creative, how do I show my talents on social media?
44:08 – How do you engage with your audience?
45:42 – How do you stop making what you always make?
58:16 – How do you know how much your client can afford?
1:15:09 – How do you get out of the referral business?
1:25:48 – Investing too much time in one area, which means I fall behind in other areas
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