Creative, Inc.: The Ultimate Guide to Running a Successful Freelance Business is aimed at people who want to start a creative freelancing career, mostly as a sole trader offering a creative service to clients e.g designers, photographers, stylists, illustrators, animators. It’s more aimed at creatives who are working from their own studio space [...] Read more »
Exclusive Design Trust Dialogue: Silversmith Sidsel Dorph-Jensen on creativity and business
Sidsel Dorph-Jensen is a silver smith and creative business coach, who lives with her family in Aarhus, Denmark. She has a Masters degree from the Royal College of Art in London and before that a Bachelor’s degree from Konstfack University in Stockholm. Her work is exhibited in Danish and international museums and private collections. You [...] Read more »
The Design Trust Guide to Start & Run a Successful Craft Business
I wrote this guide to help creative people get clarity and direction in how to start and run their own small craft business. It gives lots of practical advice and information, but also looks at the big picture. Setting up as a freelancer or sole trader can be really daunting. There are so many things [...] Read more »
The Design Doctor: How to calculate my freelance design rate?
Dear Design Doctor I am a new web designer and need to know how much I can charge for my daily or hourly rate. Do I just charge what others are charging, or is there another way? The Design Doctor is Patricia van den Akker, Director of The Design Trust: “Web design is a [...] Read more »
Enterprising transitions: what every creative student needs to know
Alison Branagan, is one of The Design Trust partners. She is an author and creative consultant in the business and the visual arts. She offers business advice to art and design students and recent graduates in her latest books: A Pocket Business Guide for Artists and Designers: 100 Things You Need to Know (Essential Guides) [...] Read more »
7 point check list to find a work space that works for you
Do you want to work from home, work ‘hot desking’, use a shared office space or studio, or work from client’s premises? Deciding where you want to work is a crucial decision, especially depending on affordability, availability, credibility, your specific requirements, as well as productivity and general well being you can gain from the environment [...] Read more »
How to increase my profits? Do the profitability quiz!
Do you want to earn more money and improve your profitability? Do you want to pay yourself a bit more? Do you want to work less hours but keep the same annual income? Then it is time to start looking at what you can do to create a more profitable business! Profits is a fairly [...] Read more »
14 different ways to price your products or services
There are different ways or strategies to price your products or services, and often businesses use different price strategies at the same time. Here are the most common ones: 1. The cost price: Do you know how much it actually cost you to produce your work, with all material costs and hourly cost included? You really need to [...] Read more »