Last week I ticked something that’s been on my bucket list now for about 20 years.

Might seem trivial to some but to me it was a big thing and for me it really brought me back to why I started pitchr.

Last week I got my hand tattooed, and here’s why that’s different to most other tattoos.

How to build out a 25 hour work week for designers.

I heard this idea once that the absolute best thing to invest your money in was knowledge, it came from a tattoo artist called Tim Hendricks. He said that he spent as much money as he could on books.

Our client Craig Jones, former Creative Director and now studio owner on his experience working with us as the very start of his new business journey.

The reason creatives get stuck in business and don’t make progress as business owners.

Case study from our client Kate Hendry of Finbo Studio.

AI is fucking lazy - do you agree?

There’s more and more AI content out there and you just have to go on Pinterest to see the feed being clogged by artists and designers passing themselves off as creatives to see how frustrating it is.

The clients aren’t buying because you’re talking in generalisations. This is why you’re getting price pushback.

They don’t see the value TO THEM.

Businesses need a strong brand because.

It’s important to get your messaging right so you can attract the right audience.

Your logo has to position you with the right clients in the market.

When selling graphic design services like branding you need to connect the F - A -B - the feature, to the advantage to the benefit to find the why.

Designers, creatives - we’re all guilty of it.

Just having an easy conversation with a prospect, no plan, I don’t need to sell, I only need to find out what they need, they’ve already bought me.

They might have bought you but what you haven’t considered yet is

How to Bounce Back from A Slump in business

Client feedback from Amy Slatem, Studio Slatem

Feedback from the amazing Georgia, CD and Founder at George Design.

After over ten years as a freelancer, here’s what I don’t want in a client.

Sometimes you get early warning signs, and sometimes you don’t find out until the contract is signed.

Four Lessons from the Book Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield

I used drink and drugs to mask the fact I was afraid to try…

If you’re missing out on jobs, look at how you are handling each one - it starts a freelance designer, with your sales process.

How to differentiate yourself from every other designer in the world…

If you’re stuck in a cycle with clients who have no budget…

The day I bet anxiety as a freelance designer and coach.