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Cyber Monday at GDB: $515 worth of premium themes for only $29

November 28th, 2011 by Design Blender Exclusives

Happy Cyber Monday, everyone! Today is the day that all of us show a little bit more of our geeky side and really let loose!
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GDB Holiday Giveaway: Win one of 3 sets of Holiday Cards from MOO

November 21st, 2011 by Preston D Lee

As many of you know, we don’t do giveaways very often at GDB, but when MOO contacted us, I was thrilled because I’ve always been
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The secret to saving an underpriced design project (and avoiding it next time)

November 18th, 2011 by April Greer

One of my very first clients asked me to redesign a “simple” website. Being a young graphic designer, I was so excited that someone was
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25 ways designers can make money without dealing with design clients

November 16th, 2011 by Preston D Lee

This is not one of those posts that rants and raves about how great designers are and how horrible design clients are. In fact, I
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How to get design clients to come to you, instead of chasing them down

November 14th, 2011 by Preston D Lee

Recently, on the Graphic Design Blender facebook page, one of our fans, Sarah Grant, asked a question about cold-emailing (like cold-calling, but via email) to
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Watch profits soar when you automate these 5 design business tasks

November 9th, 2011 by Preston D Lee

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been reading a fantastic book recently titled The Four-Hour Workweek* by Tim Ferris. In the book (which
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Basic web design principles that will make or break any site

November 4th, 2011 by Glen B

Ten years ago, the common things we see on websites are frames, navigation bars (that we still need to scroll up and down, left and
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Are Your Communication Skills Scaring Away Your Design Clients?

November 2nd, 2011 by April Greer

In this age of instant messaging and texting, usage of proper English (or whatever language you’re communicating in) has become a rarity. It’s not uncommon
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Want to be a happy designer? Fire 80% of your clients

October 31st, 2011 by Preston D Lee

I’ve recently been reading The Four-Hour Work Week (*aff) by Tim Ferriss and I have to tell you, I’m absolutely loving it! I’m only 45-50
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How some clients rip off designers – and how you can avoid it

October 26th, 2011 by Preston D Lee

The more I work with designers to help them build their design business, the more I realize there is a common trick that clients use
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Where all the great design clients are hiding (Shh, don't tell anyone)

October 24th, 2011 by Preston D Lee

Have you ever beat your head against a wall after getting off the phone with one of those clients who just really gets on your
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Common mistakes designers make with clients – Part 10: Commit to make a change!

October 14th, 2011 by Preston D Lee

This post is part 10 of a series. Read the rest of the series here: Common mistakes designers make with clients – Part 1: Not
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Common mistakes designers make with clients – Part 9: Saying "yes"

October 12th, 2011 by Preston D Lee

This post is part 9 of a series. Read the rest of the series here: Common mistakes designers make with clients – Part 1: Not
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Common mistakes designers make with clients – Part 8: Letting your client pool die

October 10th, 2011 by Preston D Lee

This post is part 8 of a series. Read the rest of the series here: Common mistakes designers make with clients – Part 1: Not
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Common mistakes designers make with clients – Part 7: Neglecting to follow up

October 6th, 2011 by Preston D Lee

This post is part 7 of a series. Read the rest of the series here: Common mistakes designers make with clients – Part 1: Not
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Common mistakes designers make with clients – Part 6: Not asking for referrals

October 3rd, 2011 by Preston D Lee

This post is part 5 of a series. Read the rest of the series here: Common mistakes designers make with clients – Part 1: Not
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