Sidsel Dorph-Jensen is a Danish award-winning designer-silversmith, who studied at the Royal College of London. She designs & makes unique silver tableware, and was awarded Silversmith of the Year 2011. Using her own experiences as a crafter and her love for marketing & running a business, she also [...] Read more »
The Design Doctor: How to write a design brief and design quote?
Dear Design Doctor I am a recent furniture design graduate and a client has approached me to work on a small design project designing and making an outdoor bench. I am really excited, but don’t really know how to go about this. Where do I start? The Design Doctor for this challenge is Patricia van [...] 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 »
The Design Doctor: How to make terms & conditions for my graphic design business?
Dear Design Doctor I am a graphic designer and I need to make my terms and conditions. Can I just use somebody else’s or do I need to have this written up by a solicitor? The Design Doctor for this topic is Patricia van den Akker, Director of The Design Trust: “Terms and conditions [...] Read more »
How to increase my prices (confidently and without losing clients)?
There are lots of reasons to review and increase your prices on a regular interval. Many creative business owners find it difficult how to approach this topic, but in the business world it is fairly normal that prices or fees increase or change. What is really important is that you tell your clients in advance [...] 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 »
What price terminology to use with shops and galleries?
There are a couple of different prices that people refer to, and it is essential for your professionalism that you know exactly what terminology to use. From the lowest price to the highest, there are: The cost price: This is your own calculation of how much it cost you to actually produce your products. It includes [...] 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 »