Design Business 101 Articles

How to Start Freelancing: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners

by Mat | April 10, 2024 | Branding & Marketing, Customer Relationship, Design Business 101, Finance & Legal, Finding Clients, Lifestyle & Impact, My Skills and Talents, Passive & Recurring Revenue, Pricing & Services, Side Hustle to Full Time, Systems & Processes | 0 Comments

How to Start Freelancing: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners I began my journey into freelancing while still in high school, dabbling in various projects alongside my studies and early professional work. It wasn't until 2006 that I decided to dive into freelancing...

Ignite Your Passion and Join the Accelerator: Enrollment Now Open for IGNITE Accelerator

by Mat | April 3, 2023 | Branding & Marketing, Design Business 101, Finding Clients, Lifestyle & Impact, Mindset & Strategy, My Skills and Talents, Passive & Recurring Revenue, Pricing & Services, Side Hustle to Full Time, Systems & Processes | 0 Comments

Are you feeling unfulfilled in your current job? Do you have an unparalleled desire to pursue a freelance business that ignites your passion? Look no further; the IGNITE Accelerator program, a program designed by Freelance CEO founder, Mat Casner, to help guide web,...

Coaching Week is coming April 3rd-7th, 2023

by Mat | March 19, 2023 | Customer Relationship, Design Business 101, Finding Clients, Mindset & Strategy, Pricing & Services | 0 Comments

Ever since I hosted the Purpose To Profit Design Business Summit last August, I've been itching to offer another training opportunity for brand, web and graphic designers. Well, that opportunity is going to happen the first full week in April (3rd through the 7th)....

How To Start A Freelance Design Business

by Mat | December 28, 2022 | Design Business 101 | 0 Comments

Starting a freelance design business can be a daunting task, but with the right mindset and a solid plan, it can also be a fulfilling and lucrative career path. Whether you are a seasoned designer looking to branch out on your own or a beginner looking to break into...

5 Lessons Learned from My First Freelance Project

by Mat | July 6, 2021 | Design Business 101, Lifestyle & Impact, Mindset & Strategy | 0 Comments

A journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step. When I got my first freelance project, there was no way I could have foreseen that I was beginning a career in freelance design. But that first project gave me a glimpse of the path I was about to embark...

Using Value-Based Pricing In Your Freelance Business

Jun 17, 2021 | Design Business 101, Mindset & Strategy, Pricing & Services

Have you ever asked yourself how you can charge premium rates when there...

5 List Building Strategies to Supercharge your Email List

Jun 9, 2021 | Branding & Marketing, Customer Relationship, Design Business 101, Finding Clients

If you're a freelancer or you're thinking about becoming one, one thing...

Successful Freelancers Leverage These 5 Stages of Marketing

Jun 3, 2021 | Branding & Marketing, Design Business 101, Finding Clients

The average American is bombarded with thousands of marketing messages...

Getting Fired Taught Me These 3 Valuable Lessons

Jun 23, 2021 | Customer Relationship, Design Business 101, Mindset & Strategy

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...I had just graduated college and landed my first corporate job. I had the world by a string and was excited to start my new career. I looked forward to my days at work where the office atmosphere was fun and...