MUCSE™ links
(Mature Underutilized Creative Services Expert)
Design Business Related Articles/Essays/Blogs
Framing your professional value: Tips for older freelancers
https://blog.freelancersunion.org/2018/03/30/framing-your-professional-value-tips-for-freelancers-50/
Where Are the Older Designers?
https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/8-14-february-2016/where-are-all-the-older-designers/
Digital Marketing Trends for 2020
https://www.b3multimedia.ie/digital-marketing-trends-2020/?mc_cid=1c2619a277&mc_eid=de4f344d25
Is Graphic Design a Dying Business?
https://www.reddit.com/r/graphic_design/comments/14qa7b/is_graphic_design_a_dying_business/
Why Referrals Are The Most Valuable Form Of Marketing (And How To Get More)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/steliefti/2019/06/07/why-referrals-are-the-most-valuable-form-of-marketing-and-how-to-get-more/#3d8567a41161
Graphic Designer for 14 Years and I Can’t Stand it Anymore!! Please Help.
https://www.indeed.com/community/skills-training/graphic-designer-for-14-years-and-i-can-t-stand-it-anymore/td-p/1197715
from 2012 but interesting: Are You Too Old to Get Hired?
http://www.mcwade.com/DesignTalk/2012/02/are-you-too-old-to-get-hired/
7 steps to finding meaningful freelance design work
https://webflow.com/blog/how-to-find-freelance-design-work
20 Best Free PDF and E-books on Graphic Design
https://inspirationfeed.com/free-graphic-design-books/
5 critical skills freelancers should master to get hired
https://blog.freelancersunion.org/2019/11/13/5-critical-skills-freelancers-should-master-to-get-hired/
Making the Most of Slow Times at Your (Web) Design Business
https://speckyboy.com/slow-times-web-design-business/
Find High-Quality Clients and Get Paid What You Are Worth
https://justineclay.com/questionnaire/
Marketing School – Digital Marketing and Online Marketing
http://mschool.growtheverywhere.libsynpro.com/the-number-1-marketing-channel-you-have-to-leverage-ep-912
(Web) Design Is Dead (2015). .pdf
http://benhunt.com/books/
The Really Big List of Marketing Tools for Small Business
https://smallbiztrends.com/2018/07/2018-marketing-tools.html
CRM/Contacts Database/Email & Marketing/Automation
AgileCRM.com (what i use, cheaper per send)
https://www.freshworks.com/. ?
https://www.hubspot.com ?
https://mailchimp.com
Find Any Email Address
https://hunter.io
https://www.dux-soup.com
https://anymailfinder.com
https://findthat.email
https://www.leadfuze.com
8 ways to find an email address
https://rocketreach.co/
Creative-Specific Mentors/Coaches
https://www.marketing-mentor.com (Ilise Benun)
https://www.hire-profile.com (Nancy Gamble)
https://www.freelancersunion.org/
winwithoutpitching.com (Blair Enns)
justineclay.com
davidcbaker.com
https://thenuschool.com/home (Ran)
theagencysummit.com (andrey)
creativeflow.tv (Una Doyle)
https://kaidavis.com/articles/
https://ugurus.com/category/marketing/
Build and Monetize Masters (Lindsey Anderson)
catapultagencygrowth.com (Matt Chollet)
Design Business Related Articles/Essays/Blogs
creativepublic.com. (Jason Vaughn)
pixelsurplus.com
theclearing.io. (Julia Haitzmann, The Clearing)
youexec.com
crella.net
http://shop.tipclub.com/Atlanta-Business-Contacts-ATL-LIST.htm (Atlanta Business List with Emails)
https://www.catapultagencygrowth.com/our-business-development-programs/
Self Promo’ To Do List: (many people do by ‘asking questions’ or asking for comments)
– check LinkedIn profile to make it current
-Post a curated (or write) an article or blog post on LinkedIn
-update website, either in content or a complete redo
(-invite peer critiques on which samples/content not to show?)
-insure website/email are same URL (yourwebsite.com)
-work on sharpening business focus and niche
-craft specific, strategic message to prospects in that niche
-craft email signature that supports that
-attend networking event
-create this month’s email newsletter. (content marketing)
-create blog post on site. (content marketing)
-create guest blog or post (other blog, Medium, etc.)(content marketing)
-create some other outreach/promo?
-do more instagram?
-post more on twitter?
-promo videos to YouTube?
-podcast-create or be a guest on one?
-explore video as an income stream? (premier, after effects, etc.)
-explore motion graphics as an income stream? (animated gifs, animate, animatron, cartoon animator pro 4, etc.)
Non-Industry Specific Events & Networking
https://www.linkedin.com/ (you ask for connections)
https://www.linkedin.com/ (you post an article)
https://www.metroatlantachamber.com/events
https://www.gnfcc.com
https://www.sandyspringsperimeterchamber.com
https://www.alpharettachamber.com
https://www.perimeterchamber.com/home/
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/buckhead-tipclub-business-networking-event-for-march-2020-registration-84926424221
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alpharetta-roswell-tipclub-business-networking-event-for-april-2020-registration-84896865811
or, google (duckduckgo) terms, “networking events atlanta” (duh)
Ilise Benun design business specific videos/coaching helps
Content Marketing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVWlF5rZqEA&feature=youtu.be
Targeted outreach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DXbRXbRqS4&feature=youtu.be
Top 2-3 target markets (how to find your focus)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efa9sUllubs&feature=youtu.be
Hire Out Unlimited, Flat-Fee Design, Then Mark That Up? (Scale)
(flat rate, ~$400, unlimited designers month to month, unlimited projects and # of edits)
penji.com
designpickle.com
https://www.designjoy.co
https://www.manypixels.co
https://www.alltimedesign.com/
or…do work for them?
Sell Your Art/Design/Photos Marketplaces
https://www.bigcartel.com
https://www.threadless.com/artist-shops/signup/art
https://www.etsy.com
printful.com
https://www.designbyhumans.com/
https://www.redbubble.com
shutterstock.com
https://creativemarket.com
https://www.designcuts.com/product-category/marketplace/
https://www.artweb.com
https://society6.com
https://www.zazzle.com/?rf=238177452029091674&tc=314743
https://www.upwork.com/ ?
many of above gleaned from: https://www.creativebloq.com/career/sell-design-online-912746
Side Hustle/Passive Income ideas
Passive Income Ideas: 10 Strategies To Earn $1,000 Per Month
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jrose/2019/02/07/passive-income-ideas-2019/#7e9bcf7a14d3
25 Ways (to) Make Passive Income + 46 More Ideas
https://www.sidehustlenation.com/passive-income/
17 Passive Income Ideas for Increasing Your Cash Flow
https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/299914
Passive Income Ideas You Can Start Today
https://www.goodfinancialcents.com/passive-income-ideas/
https://dropshippingincome.com
https://millennialmoney.com/passive-income-ideas/
https://millennialmoney.com/best-side-hustles/
https://thecollegeinvestor.com/16399/20-passive-income-ideas/
Pray and Wait upon the Lord
“Have you not known? Have you not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint, nor is He weary? His understanding is inscrutable. He gives power to the faint, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.” – Isaiah 40:28-31