How To Find Your Design Niche

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  • @thejohnzapido
    @thejohnzapido 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    How to find a design niche:
    1. Interest
    2. Money
    3. Skills
    4. Competitive Advantage
    :)

  • @noahmukono
    @noahmukono 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This is HUGE!!! I realized this only a month ago and let me say Man does it feel like a huge load off my back from doing everything (logos, character Animation, storyboards, illustrations)
    My niche is doing Whiteboard Animations and where i feel i have an advantage is i don't use downlaoded templates that a majority of guys use, everything is hand drawn and i noticed my clients really like that and its the reason they choose to work with me coz there's a style that comes with that.

  • @Rapidweblaunch
    @Rapidweblaunch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I don't necessarily agree about the need to be passionate about your niche. I think a lot of people look at "finding your passion" completely backwards . I started a niche web design business, not because I was passionate about web design, but because I knew web design would allow me to accomplish my goals. Namely, my goal of building a location-independent business that enables me to spend more time doing the things I'm ACTUALLY passionate about. This was what motivated me to succeed.

    • @ThisDesignLife
      @ThisDesignLife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RapidWebLaunch.com agreed on this

  • @The_LousyArtist
    @The_LousyArtist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Questions to ask for Niche
    1. Ask yourself why you want to work for that Niche?
    2. Is the Niche you are planning to work will be able to pay you the money you need to sustain your living?
    3. What skills do I need to solve problems for that Niche?
    4. What is the competitive advantage you have for that Niche?

  • @peter.dimitrov
    @peter.dimitrov 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I think all businesses are interesting. Working with different clients can help you grow different skills and knowledge. My opinion :) “There is no such thing as a boring project. There are only boring executions.” -Irene Etzkorn

  • @HardeepSingh-pt5ky
    @HardeepSingh-pt5ky ปีที่แล้ว

    That's something I was looking for. Thanks for putting it. Really helpful

  • @EthanAcapella
    @EthanAcapella 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Since the webinar about this for the webflow masterclass I’ve been thinking on this way and I decided to focus on snowboard/sk8 clients since this is one of my passions as well, I think is a nice market as well since is very flexible. Now the question is how to reach them! Will need to think on that! Ty once again boss!

  • @emotran
    @emotran 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ll love to know more about thar b2b relationship. And how you focus on solving there problems. Great job man! Love the channel

  • @rayssabarros1114
    @rayssabarros1114 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing that. This actually helped me out.

  • @samanthasu2017
    @samanthasu2017 ปีที่แล้ว

    Extremely helpful thank you

  • @mamadoukone6839
    @mamadoukone6839 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Ran, I'm a beginner and I haven't ready take a niche. but I know it's important for designer !

  • @MaliktheBuilder
    @MaliktheBuilder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Ran,
    I'm rebreanding my agency and trying to niche down and productize.
    I want to focus on UX/UI Design/Development for Startups and Creative Entrepreneurs.
    I think my challenge right now is going even deeper in that niche. But I think once I start doing more projects in this space, it will help.
    Previously I was just taking whatever came along. But to win, you have to focus.

  • @keiths314
    @keiths314 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good points, Ran. My niche - the education and personal growth segment.

  • @initweb-fr
    @initweb-fr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always interesting !

  • @Mellomultimedia
    @Mellomultimedia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video Ran. I'd love to see a video on why you choose b2b vs b2c. Keep up the great content!

  • @tuezmoi
    @tuezmoi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that Ran said "nich" and "nee-sh" in the same freaking sentence. 😂 The struggle is real. Same.

  • @fernandoosorio8464
    @fernandoosorio8464 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Im currently working my ass in building a coworking space, where I aim to help startups and freelancers by giving graphic design consulting, but somedays I don't feel that passionate.

  • @thedaveko
    @thedaveko 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Can you do a show on lead gen / marketing? Thanks Ran!

  • @petersong3661
    @petersong3661 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Video! You should make a podcast! I would enjoy it.

  • @IanEfford
    @IanEfford 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This came at the right time for me. Thanks for this video!
    I had one question though, it would be very easy for my niche to be about schools/education but what happens down the road when you want to change or remove that niche? How would you go about doing that?
    In my mind, you have to tailor your wording on your website, social media, blog and your projects towards (in my case) schools or education for clients in that niche to find you. If I want to change my niche to the tech industry but I haven't worked with any tech companies before, I feel it would be hard to change my projects to tech when I don't have any. Would I do personal projects around tech or contact some people to see if they know any tech companies that need a project done?

  • @eth_fish
    @eth_fish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Current niche is being the 'creative for creatives'. In my freelance practice i have been working with other creatives to brand themselves and build their business. I enjoy this work as it is collaborative and i work with interesting people. Downside is that these people do not have high budgets.. I think as my skills develop and my portfolio improves, I can target higher paying clients. Cheers Ran.

    • @The_LousyArtist
      @The_LousyArtist 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good idea Ethan

    • @alwayjohnrallos7359
      @alwayjohnrallos7359 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello, how bout niche in architecture? They said that it's better and easy to work with business people than with creatives.

  • @studiomonty
    @studiomonty ปีที่แล้ว

    "I'm not really passionate about the law", I feel exactly the same way. I'll remember that statement next time I get pulled over

  • @yaakovmoskowitz329
    @yaakovmoskowitz329 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I redesign websites, rewrite the content & improve the business model, based on knowledge gleaned from Data Analytics, User Research & Usability Testing.

  • @ThisDesignLife
    @ThisDesignLife 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Agreed.

  • @suga9470
    @suga9470 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid 👍👏. I think my niche is illustration.

  • @stryderd4083
    @stryderd4083 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm somewhat conflicted with knowing mine. I'd say new start up businesses. I'd love to get into e-sports. but at the same time i love art more and motion graphics which i'm still trying to learn & understand. I've always had a love for comics but i dont feel i can do that also at the same time i love doing commission art digitally.

    • @fernandoosorio8464
      @fernandoosorio8464 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Stryder, I understand how you feel, I also wanted to try lot of things and I've been finding out what I really want, by enrolling into courses, taking commissions, or just trying the activities. In my case I wanted to explore djing, motion graphics and illustration.

  • @webdesignerandrew6957
    @webdesignerandrew6957 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like to build up more and more clients. Every "tech start up" I have worked with has sold this big idea, then spent all the investor's money then gone broke.

  • @ahsath
    @ahsath 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Audio sounds good

  • @oyown
    @oyown 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Having just turned down a crap client even though the job was big, I've realised that my niche is good people. Irrespective of if they come from law or anything else, as long as you are a good person, I'm willing to talk! It's a bonus if they're a startup and/or are in the tech industry :)

  • @zubairahmedcreative
    @zubairahmedcreative ปีที่แล้ว

    What you say about Real Estate niche as a Graphics Designer?

  • @SketchbookStudioo
    @SketchbookStudioo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    💯💯💯

  • @chantellgeldenhuys219
    @chantellgeldenhuys219 ปีที่แล้ว

    Then I might have a huge problem 🤔 I don't have a niche! I love doing everything, well mostly everything. From Illustration through to flyers/posters.... how do I choose if I love doing it all?!
    I'm still new to graphic designing (little over a year now) - still studying & learning.

  • @TristanCodes
    @TristanCodes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Niche is landing pages for colleges and ISPs

  • @ThisDesignLife
    @ThisDesignLife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ran - I have created some research on this if it’s useful to you. I’ve found a few examples of companies that have found and dominated niches.

    • @thejohnzapido
      @thejohnzapido 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is this the flauntmydesign website? :)

    • @ThisDesignLife
      @ThisDesignLife 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      John Philippe Zapido no, but that is a good resource. Mine is This Design Life

    • @oyown
      @oyown 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wow damn I'm gonna be really honest, didn't expect much at all while googling you..was blown away by the fact you have got Chris Do on your interview list!!

    • @ThisDesignLife
      @ThisDesignLife 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ayan Banerjee thank you. Met him a couple of times and I’ve done a podcast interview with him too.

  • @AnaMerfu
    @AnaMerfu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you're watching this completely blank on what your "niche" is - what are some steps you could take to explore that? Do I just keep taking on a variety of projects till I realize what it is?

    • @ThisDesignLife
      @ThisDesignLife 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ana M look back at some of the clients you’ve really enjoyed working with. What do they have in common? That’s a starting point.

    • @AnaMerfu
      @AnaMerfu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ThisDesignLife I'm really early in my career haha. But yes I will do that.

    • @oyown
      @oyown 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same...though for me it's more about the person I'm working with rather than their industry. My niche, I found, is good people. I started freelancing 3 months ago, and have already worked on 2 websites with a great guy, and I turned a dickhead down even though the money was more.

    • @oyown
      @oyown 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I realised I didn't really answer your question lmao but I feel like you have to know what you don't like to find what you do :)

  • @bobbyblue2387
    @bobbyblue2387 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not the face of a loser, a winner is what I choose to see, big things are def comming your way Alexander the Great

  • @kasforai
    @kasforai 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Offering social media marketing more profitable?

  • @bhargavpatel_
    @bhargavpatel_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can early stage startup afford your services ? Don't they struggle with the funding?

  • @initweb-fr
    @initweb-fr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always interesting !