How Britt started to wow her clients after enrolling in Organize & Automate

How Britt started to wow her clients after enrolling in Organize & Automate

Britt is the lovely brand and website designer behind Branded By Britt.

She's taking over my blog today to tell you about her journey from Etsy shop owner to full-time freelance designer, and how Organize & Automate helped her get there. 

Last month, I had Holly Meyer (one of my other O&A students) on the blog to tell you about her experience. Holly is an established designer with years of experience who still learned a TON from Organize & Automate, whereas Britt is a new business owner who used O&A to help set up her design business the right way. I'm super excited to have Britt tell you her story! 

There are thousands of new or aspiring freelance designers out there who start their business without any systems in place and pay severe consequences for it. 

When you start out without any systems or guidance, business growth is slow and difficult. But when you take the time to invest in your business and learn from established designers before you even start your own business, you start out more professionally and your business has a higher chance of succeeding. 

Read on to learn how Britt used Organize & Automate to kickstart her business!

How Holly Meyer Streamlined Her Design Process (Using Organize & Automate)

How Holly Meyer Streamlined Her Design Process (Using Organize & Automate)

Holly Meyer is the talented brand and web designer behind Holly Meyer Design. 

She enrolled in my course, Organize & Automate,  this Summer and saw SUCH great results from it that I knew I had to turn her experience into a full blog post for you to see. 

Real quick before we dive in: Organize & Automate is my signature video course, made to help web + graphic designers streamline their design process so they can work smarter and faster, not harder. 

Read on to see how O&A helped Holly:

  • Outline & document her design process
  • Impress her clients with her new consultation process
  • Work smarter so she can take on more clients without more stress!

10 Things Designers Need To Streamline

10 Things Designers Need To Streamline

When I first started my design business, I thought the only thing I had to do was design (and be good at it).

Boy was I surprised when I realized everything else I had to do to keep my clients happy and keep myself sane. I couldn't just design- I needed to have a smooth client onboarding process, create intro packets, welcome packets and goodbye packets, use a project management tool, streamline my project wrap-up process and more.

And then there's the mundane tasks that ALL business owners have to deal with like organizing paperwork and desktop files, scheduling social media and email marketing.

My Step By Step Web & Graphic Design Process

My Step By Step Web & Graphic Design Process

Sometimes, designers, artists and makers like to create freely and not follow a system. 

If you're painting something for your bedroom wall then sure, go ahead. Don't stick to a process, just go with the flow!

But if you're running a business and working with clients, you need a process. 

WITHOUT a clever design process in place:

  • Clients become confused because they don't know what's coming up next or what their designer needs from them.
  • The projects goes on much longer than the designer anticipated.
  • The client gets frustrated with the designer.
  • The designer becomes frustrated with his/her work and kiiiiinda wishes they were back at their day job.
  • The client never works with the designer again because the whole process was exhausting and unorganized.

Why I switched from Mailchimp to Convertkit

Why I switched from Mailchimp to Convertkit

So I know I don't usually write to you guys more than once a week, but I just had to share my recent experience with a very cool newsletter platform everyone is talking about.

By now I'm sure you guys know how nerdy I get over my tools and systems. I love, love, love how many fun and useful tools there are that make running a design business a little easier. In the past, I've written about my favorite invoicing tool (Pancake App), I've shared 21 ways you can automate your creative business and I've shown you the 10 major tools I use to freelance. 

Today, I'm talking content marketing tools. Namely, Mailchimp and Convertkit. 

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