so welcome back to Satori graphics everybody and today is a slightly
different kind of video because I've actually got a kind of podcast for you
today and we're going to be talking about the six different steps for
success as a graphic designer heading into 2020 now today's upload
isn't going to be a visually orientated because it's mainly just a podcast so
you're gonna be using your ears you might be laying down you're walking
somewhere or on a bus or train but where if you are tuned in and listen along to
my six steps for success as a graphic designer head into 2020 will actually
settle on a final choice for a camera I will actually do these podcasts on
camera but for today just relax and listen to what I've got to say about
success as a graphic designer now the first one is micro goals I'm
gonna explain exactly what that is but firstly before you set up goals for
yourself for micro goals you're actually want to have a clear end goal in size so
you want to have something that you want to achieve in mind and you need to be
absolutely positive and sure of that final stage so let's say for example you
want to gain 20 new finds in 2020 that can be your end goal but you need to
also realize the micro goals to get to that position actually visualizing your
process and your path to your end goal is really really crucial but also
powerful to your success so that's example let's go back to the 20 clients
or 20 new clients for 2020 you're gonna need to set up things like a portfolio
you're also going to need have a tried and a true method for actually
contacting clients and getting your foot in the door so to speak you might also
need to update your logo your branding and all of these you know small steps in
the process without having a clear sight or path to
your end goal it's like embarking on a trip or a
journey without the kind of map or sat-nav or a compass you're going to get
lost along the way you're not gonna have a clear idea of where you're going so
the first tip today for you know six tips for success as a graphic designer
is to set micro goals and follow them to your end goal think of it as like
stepping stones or steps towards that end goal I would actually write them
down or use a kind of software such as Milla nodes where you can actually map
out your plan on your journey for 2020 so the second tip for success as a
graphic designer or just a business person in general it's actually to learn
a new skill every single week or if you can every single day this isn't just
going to boost your confidence and keep you you know working on yourself as a
person but you're actually going to learn skills that are going to help you
in your journey to success as a designer or a business person so that might be
something like learning a new Ellis traitor' function or you might learn a
new logo design technique or something as small as learning a new terminology
and graphic design just try and better yourself as a person in terms of you
know the niche that you're working in every single week or every single day
when you keep trying to better yourself and improving or what you already know
you're putting yourself in that mindset in that kind of headspace we're going to
keep improving and growing as a designer so the third tip to success is actually
really really powerful and its really easy to do as well and that is when you
do get a new clients the very first project that you work on together
try and over-deliver on that project now this is hugely powerful because in
today's world there are many people and many designers who are lazy and they
offer the bare minimum of work energy and time spent on the clients so if you
over deliver that client is going to be really wowed and you know taken aback by
your approach this is gonna make you stand out in the mind are you going to
leave a really great impression within that first project
so say for example you tell the client that you can offer three pre logo
designs or initial ideas should I say within seven days try and get to them
those three ideas but in four days we'll deliver say five in five days or seven
days just a bit deliver and what they're going to expect of you and you will see
the benefits of this later down the roads try and do this on every single
first project that you work on with a client in 2020 and just watch how well
your business is gonna grow because of it this is something I firstly done over
the years and it is a really huge and powerful technique for success as a
graphic designer at a fourth tip for success is something I kind of stole
from Nike and that is their slogan of just do it now whatever you think about
Nike you know just drop that for a moment that's slogan just do it if you
think about it it is really hugely powerful I can guarantee that most of
you if not all of you at some point have procrastinated and just put something
off over and over again if you just adopt this slogan or this you know
mantra of just do it you will start to see how powerful it is because often the
case is that just starting a project or just starting that thing that you don't
want to do is the hardest part once you actually get into it it's kind of easier
from there after so it might be part of a project that you're really dreading or
something that's really tedious and boring just do it just throw yourself
into it and see what happens because I've discovered that most of the time
it's a lot easier after that initial hurdle mentally of just starting that
thing that you don't want to do so the penultimate tip for success as a graphic
designer in 2020 is to spend at least and that is at least 30 minutes a day
looking for new clients you don't expect clients just to come to you you know
even if you've got a portfolio or a website don't expect them just to flood
into the door and you know ask you for a logo design or a brochure whatever
unless you've got a huge and a huge following on social media for your you
know ranking on the first page of Google
that's not gonna happen so if you're finding how to gain lots of clients
every single day spend 30 minutes looking for those clients now you can
search Twitter hashtags such as graphic design jobs or Luger design or logo
design needed just check on Twitter for those hashtags and their search terms
there's also things like Facebook groups and social media in general is just a
hub and a hive for people looking for graphic designers if you look for it
also don't ignore the potential for locally sourcing graphic design jobs you
know check around locally because there are going to be people who need jobs
especially if you contact family members and friends or friends and stuff like
that but also I say spend 30 minutes looking for clients also try and improve
your methods as well so right templates that are really engaging and really sell
yourself and your skills and who you are as a graphic designer and so the last
tip today for success as a graphic designer 2020 is to update your
portfolio now I'm gonna hop hands up right here I'm really guilty of this
because I'm strapped for time right now but I really need to update my portfolio
as the projects have gone there are at least at least three and more years
older so three five ten years old and also I want to change the style of my
portfolio you know doesn't reflect Who I am at the moment it kind of reflected
who I was five years ago but not right now so just try and update your
portfolio and make sure reflects who you are your skills the niche that you want
to operate in and make sure it's got your most recent projects in there
because as you evolved as a graphic designer and pick up new skills your
most recent projects are probably going to be the ones that are better now you
might want to use something like Adobe portfolio and I did make a video on that
and I personally probably going to use that to update my portfolio hopefully
this year sometime if I find the time to do it that is so yeah those were the
tips on success as a graphic designer in 2020 and I hope you enjoyed today's
video I know it's a little bit different and I will try and whack some kind of
visuals on there but like I said in the future I will try
and look to getting my camera because I'm not still set it on what
Cameron wants to get yet but you do let me know what you thought of today's
upload and there is gonna be more Illustrator content and other content on
my channel three to four times every single week if you do an app on my
channel just share it to somebody on social media who you think will benefit
from my graphic design content and until next time guys design your future today
peace