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Even if a client doesn’t have the budget, or the timeline is prohibitive, there’s a better response to a request than saying no. This article is discusses alternative responses…

Some creatives understand value pricing means upping rates. Billing more for the same work. And if there\’s not budget, saying no. But no a lazy response.

The What clients want survey will research if COVID changed client/designer relationships.

A deeper understanding of the client/designer relationship will be come from asking designers what they think clients want.

The health improvements of designers working a four-day week are known, but also understanding the monetary implications is vital.

Showing clients how to measure a return on design using a service blueprint that measures cots and revenue gains

One of the most common challenges in the creative industry is hiring. Clients hiring creatives. Creatives hiring creatives. Creatives hiring employees. Creatives hiring freelancers. All tough decisions … should you hire on skillset or attitude? On ability or potential? To job description or opportunity?

We can all lack motivation. Now, more than ever, designers spend many hours working remotely. This article shares how to keep yourself motivated.

Analysing your clients and the type of work they want is a critical success factor. There are 5 steps in measuring design for client benefit,

Each year Australian uni’s, colleges and private providers graduate literally hundreds of designers. They’re skilled at designing within a learning framework but have little exposure to the design industry. Does it matter?

You finally get a face-to-face meeting with a client you’ve been stalking. You don’t want to blow it. What should you do; say; pitch?

Many designers aren’t taught how to run a meeting efficiently and effectively and that’s a problem when you need to demonstrate confident management of a project. This article might help.

Managing a creative business is about constant change of direction, overcoming obstacles and reinvention. The skills is keeping clients and employees onside.