138. Designer Q&A! Free vs paid fonts, Changing a business name, Outgrowing old clients

This is an Ask Kris & Donna episode where we are answering designer questions: 1) When and how to invest in fonts versus using free fonts for client work 2) A designer is weighing up the pros and cons of rebranding their design business, and 3) Strategies for handling long-term clients when you feel like you are outgrowing them (especially when it comes to pricing!)  02:16 Designer Question 1: Paid vs free fonts – when to invest? 05:07 Font licensing and client budgets 07:19 Benefits of paid fonts 11:31 Free fonts: pros and cons 15:46 Client-specific font usage 17:25 Designer Question 2: rebranding your business 25:09 Designer Question 3: handling long-term clients on low rates 27:02 Strategies for raising prices Mentioned during the episode:  Episode 34 - Brand Designer Q&A: How to manage fonts for clients https://designandprosper.co/managing-fonts-for-clients/ Episode 61 -Graphic Design Pricing: What to do when clients can't afford you https://designandprosper.co/graphic-design-pricing-what-to-do-when-clients-cant-afford-you/ Have a question you'd like us to answer on an upcoming episode? You can submit it here: https://www.designandprosper.co/podcast Free resources for designers: 👀 https://www. designandprosper.co/free Are we friends on instagram yet? 🤗 https://www.instagram.com/designandprosper__ Book in a free Design Business Breakthrough Session: https://designandprosper.co/bookafreechat With love, Kris & Donna xo

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Hey! We’re Kris and Donna, and we love having honest, open conversations about running a graphic design business. We’ve been graphic designers and educators for the past 2 decades and have both run multiple-six figure graphic design businesses. We have Experienced. It. All—the highs and the lows of success. In this space, we will share all things Graphic Design business. The do’s, the don’ts, tips, secret sauces, and a whole lot more. Bottom line—we are on a mission to help Graphic Designers thrive in business. Our aim with this podcast is to provide valuable insights and strategies so you can take them and apply them to build your own successful graphic design business. If you have a graphic design business problem that you'd like us to unpack in a future episode, email us at team@designandprosper.co. We'd love to hear from you.