Freelance Graphic Designer - How To Succeed Your 1st Year
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It's been almost a year since I started my freelance graphic design journey and I wanted to share with y'all some of the lessons I've learned, mistakes I've made, and overall advice. I hope you enjoy it!
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Hi! I’m a new starting out virtual assistant. I would love to help you with all of those extra tasks that are taking up your time and keeping you from designing as much as you would like. My rate is negotiable since I am new! You would be my first client. If you are interested I would love to send you a portfolio and let you know more about the things I can do for you, and work out a price that fits your budget! Let me know if it’s okay to email you with more info 😊
Freelancing as a graphic designer is like painting your own canvas - every project a new masterpiece, every client a fresh inspiration.
love how real this guy is, no intro, straight to the point
30 years old, getting back into my love for design again. Life got in the way but now its time! Thank you for your insightful video!
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:13 Stick to a routine and schedule everything in your calendar
00:54 Do deep work in the mornings when you're most productive
01:22 Have multiple sources of income besides just client work
02:04 Save during good months so you have a cushion during slower months
02:30 Sell prints, assets, and other products as side income streams
03:40 Allocate time for administrative tasks besides just design work
04:35 Have an online portfolio to showcase your work
05:30 Diversify your social media presence beyond just Instagram
06:12 Post more than you consume on social media
06:55 Be selective and say no to projects that don't serve your goals
07:50 Make time for non-work activities to fuel creativity
08:46 Set boundaries between work and personal time
09:44 Nurture relationships with repeat clients
10:13 Set aside time for personal creative projects
As a graphic design student, I want to do side job these days and start my own brand.. I am not totally perfect or great but still want to achieve something. Anyway, Thanks a lot❤You helps me so much. Just direct to the point✨
Would love to see a video on how to start selling prints! Your videos have been super helpful
Appreciate the love, I'll see whatIi can do!
Yes please it'd help me out a lot too!
BIG UP on that one !!!
Yes please
What are y’all looking to know exactly? Like how to set up the store, printing, etc? I don’t do drop shipping so curious what people want to learn exactly so I can maybe turn it into a video
10 months of freelance and your giving advice on the level of people who are in the industry for a decade. I am new to freelancing and it was soothing to hear good advice, thank you for taking the time to make this.
Yeah, quite detached video, since not everyone has a followers base as a tool for side income, and making the same amounts just as you leave your dayjob is not something most people would experience. A semi utopia is depicted here
Say Yes to Non Work Things. This one resonated with me, Im actually more driven and creative whenever I go out and spend time with my friends and family. Thanks Jesse new subscriber here
Most Def! Thanks for Subbing.
I'm seriously so grateful for your content especially your podcasts...being able to hear conversations with bigger designers and what they learned isn't something anyone can do in real life often 😂 thank you Jesse 🤙🏽
I'm happy I can help, thanks for the kind words!
Great content. It's like diary of a graphic designer. Seriously, every grad should watch this!
Appreciate that!
After being a videographer for years I switched to being a freelance Graphic designer in 2022, love your channel I always get inspired
Appreciate it Tom and goodluck on your freelance design journey
love the content jesse, you get right into it and are really direct, I also appreciate the b roll shots of you doing stuff because it's more entertaining and hard to get bored!
appreciate that cal!
Bro you give super dope advice, what blows me away is your youth. Im an old guy but your mentality is so on point! So I put these 3 month digital design campaigns together that sell like hot cakes. I give my client three folders at a time depending on there budgets. Let's say we give them a June, July and August folder and in each folder it has either 4 graphics ads or 8. I design them to fit on IG then a different size to fit on FB and other platforms depending on clients needs. I refuse to do the posting because in becomes a bit much. However with this your client gets to post on all platforms weekly and all I did was provide the content only. You must also help create the campaign specifics, so that all the ads have some value to the clients audience and are effective. I charge $120 per ad on the 4 graphics for each month or if they get 8 ads per mo, Ill cut a deal and lower cost per ad to $90 per ad. There is absolutely no cost involved just three to five days of hardcore design but do the math... Hope this can help someone! Thanks Jesse
Appreciate the kind words🤘🏻
Extremely helpful and educational, as always! Thank you Jesse for you work!
I appreciate that!
I study architecture but thanks to ADHD, thinks are going at its best (horrible). I hae been trying to find out what kind of a work and lifestyle I want and here you are giving me all the tips and tricks all at once in a few videos. Thank you brother for sharing insights of your job and life. Definetelly helped and now at least I know what to look for. Subscribed. Love
Very helpful tips! Always come to your channel whenever I need guidance for graphic design,
Thank you for this advice!! I just subscribed! I'm trying to enter the freelancer, more digital ground of graphic designing and I'll take it day by day 🌻
really good and constructive advice, thanks!
The thing is... I also write, and I get feedback from my highschool friends who used to read my stories out loud. We created an evergrowing universe of chatacters-- so its pretty easy for me to get into that flow. I've made animations of them and everything. I just have trouble knowing where to apply myself. Thats what I mainly struggle with.
Learned a few new tricks and double-down on some of my current habits. Subscribing to you now, I’ve seen your work on other platforms before. Super sick to find you here. Let’s keep climbing this freelance mountain!!
Appreciate it boss!
This is the 1st time I've seen your video (thank you TH-cam algorithm) and I really appreciate what you've done here. As a freelancer for the 1st year myself I resonated with all a lot of those points you've mentioned already. Thanks so much for sharing :)
Hey Jesse, I'm just getting into design and youtube recommended you. I just want to let you know I really enjoy your videos! :DDD
if you cold DM a lot of people, try to connect, apply for jobs, everyday for 5 months, and nobody cares, does it mean that you suck as a designer? I find it really hard to land any projects lately, not sure what I'm missing, I have a website, a portfolio, a very great price for what I offer.. but nobody wants my services (?)
I def feel like you're not the only one. Just make sure you're being genuine, having a routine you enjoy, and that's all we really can do. You know yourself more than any of us do, as well as your business. But hmm, isn't this something you might wanna ask one of your connections, if you truly connected? Just what I would be thinking personally.
@@FloraSora Thank you for taking the time to write, I kind of get what you mean, but could you be specific? I think you are saying.. "why don't you ask your close-ones, family or friends as to why you might not be getting hired for work? Not sure, please clarify
the job market in general is dog water these days
Don't price yourself to low/competitively. It'll make your services look less valuable.
Hey Jesse, I really enjoyed your video and I would love to see a video made by you about passive income, please.
Keep up the good work man !
A bunch of people sound interested so will def make it soon, appreciate the love!
Great video, thanks for sharing man.
Another video for my favs playlist. This is one to revisit from time to time
Glad you enjoy it!
Much appreciated bro! great video, would love to see a video on passive incomes ideas!
Coming soon!
Very inspiring. Thank you so much!
you seem like a great human bean, thank you for sharing your perspective
I loved! amazing video. I found your channel some weeks ago and i am really enjoying your content
Glad you enjoy it! Happy to see some new faces around here
As a soon to be college graduate for graphic design. nice to see ideas
i love this. New subscriber.
Thanks, glad to have you around!
Really sick Jesse! Love when people are transparent on how they work:)
Appreciate it Quinn!
your content has helped me so much as a freelancer!!
happy to hear that!
Bro love ur perspective
Jesse that was a good one !!!
This video is extremely helpful and digestible. TYSM
Jesse I recently found your channel you have really enjoyable content. I am planning to go freelance with my sister; this video helped me so much thank you!
Goodluck and I’m glad I could help!
Thank you so much for this jesse !!! I appreciate and would really like to see the passive income video ideas
glad you enjoyed the video! Passive income video coming soon:)
Yes. Definitely interested.
Love ur videos
I like you man you noticed the important facts
Thank you for the knowledge 🔥 I’m about to start my business and you are the first video I watched
Glad I could help🤘🏻
Are your lips naturally that red?.
Im glad i clicked on this video. Ive had my graphic design business for about 15 years now. Im experiencing a huge burnout due to being pigeonholed into being a “flyer designer”. Flyer design is very time consuming and unfortunately keeps you at the 2500-3000 range which in this economy isnt shh*t. Im sort of struggling. To keep this up and not shut down. From this video, im seeing maybe i need more downtime and a bit of a break for a while. Great video man.
thanks so much and glad i could help out!
THIS HITS HARD! I SPEND ALL MY TIME MKAING STUFF FOR INSTAGRAM!
I spend too much time for Instagram still, we’ll just have to see how it pans out
Interested in hearing the possible side hustles for designers
Gotchu, soon!
thanks for the helpful video!! :)
Glad it was helpful!
Nice! I recently started to punch the keys again on graphic design. It's been a few years sense I've been active in it, but I want to at some point open a business or just freelance. I would like for you to do a video on passive income jobs.
Great help 🙌🏼
Glad I could help!
Jesse!
Just discovered you. Love the content!
Oh, the irony! Just out on a walk listening to this. 😂 Great pointers, thank you for sharing.
Nice designs, bro. 👌
great tips!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
I like your stuff man 🙂
Thank you!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Glad I subscribed
Great video man. I would be interested in hearing more about passive incomes for designers!
Appreciate it and coming in a few weeks!
Very helpful video. Please do the side hustle video.
Omg... the human bean thing, LOLOLOLOL
This was really good
Thank you!
Give us those side hustles!
ill get that out soon
@@JesseNyberg ❤️❤️❤️
I just added a quick one
it helped for me , Thanks
Just subscribed and I'll make sure ill stick around till you reach a million subs ❤️
Thank you so much!
Definitely interested in hearing more about passive income
gotchu!
Great video
Very helpful. Thanks for this. New subscriber
Thanks for the sub!
i would love to see a video about different incomes as a graphic designer! :D
Coming soon🤘🏻
Definitely interested in the passive income options
The video is out! th-cam.com/video/o8XE5WiqS_s/w-d-xo.html
Great advice, greatly appreciated!! Would love to see the passive income video
no problem boss! Video will be coming out soon.
Very well 🎉
I quit for a year n a half but I'm getting back into it
thank you bro
Hi Jesse, I really enjoyed your video and I would love to see a video made by you about passive income!
Thank you! That video is up on my channel now🤘🏻
How did you get your first clients Jesse? Great video!
I made a video about some of that here: th-cam.com/video/LoY-1y4H1_k/w-d-xo.html
Lovely video! Can i ask what monitor you use for designing? your setup looks super cool
Thank you! I use the 4k Acer Predator as my main monitor. here is a link to a list of my desk stuff
tinyurl.com/3styab93
Very helpful
Glad to help!
I am also a Graphic Designer.
Solid.
Thank you!
Can you list those asset selling sites?
See but i dont understand how to deal with taxes when im doing freelance stuff. The way ive been doing it is pursuing specific clientele. I dont use a freelance service because its so diluted with other artists. So i seek out the people who could use my specific services (stream overlays/Branding). So if i get like paypal for my work, how does taxes get into that? I dont want to get shutdown bc im stupid and dont know how taxes work.
Go to a tax advisor. That is what they are for.
yes please make a video about passive income ideas
Dropping it this week🤘🏻
03:02 i will buy that tshirt
Would be a legendary Tee!
hello! jesse whats the name of the font you're using after the coffee. Was that" I CAN SEE EVERYTHING IN COLOR"? Thanks!
How do you find your first customers?
- definitely should make a video about passive income.
Gonna try Recording it this week!
2:45 does this require marketing and other effort or do these platforms have enough users for them to drift to your shop on their own?
Graphic designer here with an extreme dislikening to social medias. i just plain do not want to participate in it or find it enriching in any way, it is culturally degenerative and i will absolutely not step down from this take. It is not working out well for me though as most of our communication and marketing have moved to those platforms. I have only one client for the latter almost three years. Any ideas on how i could enhance my network and reach without complying with the lowest denominator of our culture?
Pleasee😢, what's the name of the application that u use , to make logo or any graphic design...??
Man check in your website, in the section with the black note stuff. You have wrote blue note somewhere, check it. (if I am not wrong).
good stuff btw
Also would love to hear your advice on the Instagram algorithm...its hard to stay motivated to post everyday for the 365 challenge if no one is seeing it😭 like are some ways to maximize exposure/cool opportunities? Thank you!🙏🏽
Hi Sophia! I made a video about IG a while back you can watch that here: th-cam.com/video/oorEyCEMbf8/w-d-xo.html
Will be making a new video about IG and the algorithm soon tho.
Pls sir I wish to know more about freelance
How do you typically get your clients/projects? Word of mouth? Sites like Fiverr?
For me it’s mostly word of mouth/recommendations or on social media. I made a video about this too: Proven Ways to Get More Clients as a Graphic Designer
th-cam.com/video/LoY-1y4H1_k/w-d-xo.html
Passive income video would be rad. Thx!
Coming soon!
Hi I’m in a dilemma, so it’s my first year of college, currently I’m studying graphic design. Another college asked me if I want to transfer working the year and I could double major in marketing and graphic design, I wanted to know if marketing was a needed field because I would want to waste my time studying a different feild yet I would want to be an art director someday…. Any advise
HI, i heard that print on demands are not really that profitable as the website got a big chuck of your profits, is that true?
Hi, nice video :) won't mind seeing the passive income tips
Cool, seems like a decent amount are interested so I'll make it happen!
I am interested, just don’t know how or what to do to start
Did u do the passive income video