Chris Do answers your business of design questions Live about qualifying good design clients, presenting yourself as a global player, and responds to a viewer's critique on the value based pricing method. Annotations -- 01:26 Q: How do you get considered for design work while not actively seeking customers? 06:43 Q: My dream design company is holding a meeting, what should I do? 08:18 Q: Is buying Facebook ads to an article you write a good idea? 11:13 Q: I want a job in an agency like RGA where I can get strong feedback on my work. Is this a good path? 13:11 Q: How do you qualify potential design clients? 19:00 Video Q: How do you handle the first meeting online or in person without asking for something right away? 26:00 Q: What are some basic business terms that you need to know to talk with your clients? 29:50 Video Q: Should I focus on local or international clients (Low Budget vs High Competition on a global scale) 37:16 Q: My portfolio is not cool, how do I seem really high budget? 40:48 Q: I'm an in-house only creative, how do I convince my CMO to buy into me making a better design? 43:20 Q: What are some good tactics for presenting? 48:43 Q: What do you say to a potential client to spend more? 53:28 Q: How do you convince overseas clients to work with your remote team? 55:50 Q: Can you explain the symmetry of logic concept? 57:23 Q: How do I deal with an overwhelming amount of work? 1:01:38 Q: Where would you go as a student to learn about designing front-end websites? 1:04:37 Q: What are your thoughts on working for exposure rather than money? 1:07:22 Q: How do I convince a client to rebrand? 1:10:00 Retort - Value-based pricing in design & Rebuttal 1:25:25 It's not your duty to negotiate against yourself - assume that everyone can afford you 1:27:43 Q: Do you ever create specific fonts/typefaces for your design clients? 1:31:35 Blind Summer Internship Details 1:35:46 Goofy & Weird Rapid Fire Questions Show References --- 101 Things I Learned in Business School - Michael W. Preis Skillshare Affiliate link: http://skillshare.evyy.net/c/375188/298081/4650 Want to get your logo reviewed? Submit here: https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/posts/617496581781398 Get the typography manual here: 📕 https://www.thefutur.com/design-students-build-first-portfolio-get-first-design-job/ Essential reading/book list from Chris Do. 📕 https://www.thefutur.com/essential-reading-creative-professionals-booklist/ Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works, Third Edition 📕 http://amzn.to/2pvpSVx _ Listen to the Futur podcast on iTunes: 🎙 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-futur/id1209219220?mt=2 Android Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/aaron/the-futur Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Itg3hr5bs4a54w73o2toxcr4vhe Sound Cloud https://soundcloud.com/thefuturishere 🔹 HOW TO SUPPORT THE FUTUR: Purchase a Kit: https://www.thefutur.com/shop/ subscribe to the secret and private Master mind group on FB with bi-weekly webinars & exclusive videos not released anywhere else. 🔹 Music on the show from Art-list.io http://goo.gl/22VpQi 🔹 Use our Amazon Affiliate Link: http://astore.amazon.com/chrisdo-20 Buy useful design tools from Creative Market: https://creativemarket.com/?u=ChrisDo _ Connect with us online: 🔔 http://thefutur.com https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/ https://twitter.com/thefuturishere Need brand strategy help? Visit Blind LA’s WEBSITE: http://blind.com Connect with Chris Do: https://twitter.com/theChrisDo Twitter https://www.facebook.com/BizOfDesign https://www.instagram.com/thechrisdo Credits: Executive Producer– Chris Do Host– Chris Do Director– Aaron Szekely Cinematography– Aaron Szekely Editor– Aaron Szekely Futur Theme Music – Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Annotations– Isaiah Nwukor Typefaces: Futura, Din Futur theme song— Adam Sanborne === *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you.