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Monetizing Your Design Skills: Making money without clients. Do you dread interacting with clients? Have you ever considered monetizing your design skills to make money without working for clients? Since starting Resourceful Designer in 2015, I've received many emails from designers worldwide seeking advice. People have sought my opinion on everything from naming their design business to my thoughts on specific tools. The most popular questions I'm asked are about working with clients. It turns out, which should be no surprise, that many designers are introverted. And in some cases, these introverted designers have anxiety when dealing with clients. I can't tell you how many people say they want to start their own design business, but dealing with clients is holding them back. I've said it before, and I'll repeat it. Working for yourself as a home-based designer, or as some people call it, a freelance designer isn't for everyone. It takes a particular ability, personality and willpower to run your own business. And not everyone has what it takes. There's no shame if you don't fit that mould. You can have a long and prosperous career working for someone else. Besides, working for someone else is usually less stressful than working for yourself. But what happens when a designer reluctant to interact with clients starts their own business? Maybe they do it willingly, knowing their shortcomings. Or perhaps they're forced due to no fault of their own. Such as after a layoff? Either way, these designers need to make money now and working for themself is their only option. These designers have three choices. Temporarily push through their anxiety while searching for a job working for someone else. Face their fears and learn to interact with clients. Monetize their design skills and find a way to make money without working with clients. It's the third way I want to discuss today. Putting your design skills to work for yourself instead of for clients. Let me preface this by saying most of the things I will mention take time. Working on client projects is your best option if you need money soon. But let's say you do have time. Or, you want a way to supplement the income you get working with clients. Perhaps in the hopes of one day being able to forgo client work. What can you do? 11 Ways to monetize your design skills and earn money without working for clients. There are several ways you can monetize your graphic design skills and can make money without working for clients. Here are 11 I came up with that you could try: 1) Design premade layouts, templates and design assets. Suppose you like making logos, icons, and other graphics. Or you enjoy creating layouts for business cards, resumes, and social media posts but don't like dealing with clients. Why not create and sell them on marketplaces such as Creative Market or Etsy? There's a massive market out there for premade layouts and graphics. What's great about this is that once you create them, they can be sold multiple times, providing a passive income stream with little effort. Are you familiar with Cricut machines? They're becoming more and more popular. People use them for everything from creating custom birthday cards to printed t-shirts. Many Cricut owners rely on premade designs for their creations. I know one designer whose entire income is from selling Cricut designs on Etsy. 2) Selling merchandise via print-on-demand. As a designer, you can create graphics for merchandise such as t-shirts, mugs, phone cases, tote bags, etc. You then sell them through online print-on-demand platforms such as Redbubble, Zazzle, Society6 or TeeSpring. I have many designs across several P.O.D. platforms that earn me monthly money. 3) Create a course or write a book. Are you particularly good with specific software programs, or perhaps there's a particular design topic you know a lot about? Why not create and sell a course on platforms such as Udemy or Skillshare and teach others what you know? The same goes for design-related books. It's so easy these days to self-publish a book or ebook and sell it on platforms such as Amazon Kindle. Put your skills and knowledge to use in helping others. Once the product is created and marketed, it can continue to sell for years to come, providing passive income. 4) Sell stock photography, illustrations, graphics, videos and more. Have you considered selling stock Images? There's a massive demand for stock photography, illustrations, graphics, video and more. This is similar to the premade layouts and templates I mentioned earlier. Put your creative skills to use and come up with all sorts of designs and concepts you can sell online. If you're good at working with video, there are plenty of opportunities to earn income by creating YouTube intros and transitions where all someone has to do is add their logo to an existing file. Once your creations are licensed, you can earn money from them without additional effort. Shutterstock, iStock, Envato and many other stock platforms are always looking for new items to add to their catalogue. Why can't they be yours? 5) Create a typeface. The funny thing about typefaces is that no matter how many are out there, there's always room for one more. Tools and resources are available to help you develop typefaces of your own. Then it's just a matter of selling it on the many online font sources. 6) Sponsorships, Affiliates and Advertising. Share your knowledge through a blog, podcast or YouTube channel. Then monetize it through sponsorships, affiliates and advertising. That's what I do with this podcast. I'm an affiliate for many of the products I mention and make a small commission any time someone purchases one using my link. And I recently had a sponsorship deal with StickerMule where they paid me to talk about their product. The more you put yourself out there, the more people trust you and your recommendations. 7) Create an authority website. Are you a web designer with a passion for something other than design? Maybe it's motorcycles, woodworking or field hockey? Why not use your web design skills by creating an authority site on that topic? Combined with affiliate links and advertising, you can earn a good income. Check out sites like nichepursuits.com or authorityhacker.com to learn how. 8) Create and sell mobile apps or games. If you know how to program, you could put your skills to work creating apps. Who knows, maybe you can create the next Angry Birds or Wordle and make a lot of money. 9) Develop a plugin or extension. Put your coding skills to use and develop a website plugin or software extension people will use. Look at Michael Bruny-Groth. He's a designer who got tired of gathering all the logo variations to give to clients. He saw a problem and came up with Logo Package Express as a solution. Arguably one of the best Adobe Illustrator Extensions to come out in years. It's now his primary source of income. 10) Website layouts and themes. There's a lucrative market for website layouts and themes. Whether they're stand-alone or for use with page builders such as Divi or Elementor. Marketplaces such as ThemeForest or TemplateMonster always look for new products to sell. Not everyone that needs a website can hire a designer. Many of them rely on pre-built layouts and themes. If you have the skills, why not give it a try? 11) Offer your services in online design marketplaces: Even though designers don't like talking about them, there's no arguing that people are making money on marketplaces such as Upwork, Fiverr or 99designs. You earn income from the design projects you complete. This one is a bit on the fence since you are doing client work. But the interaction is very minimal, which even the most anxious introvert should be able to handle. What are you waiting for? So there you have it. Eleven ways you can monetize your design skills without working with clients. It's worth noting that while these methods can provide a passive income, they often require a significant amount of time and effort to establish. Still, once you have established a reputation or built an audience, they can generate passive income for years. Do you have another way you're using your design skills while not working for clients? I would love to hear about it. 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Una de las cosas que me gustan de Envato Elements es la cantidad de categorías que tienen. Envato Elements ofrece una gran variedad de temas de WordPress, audio, vídeo, stock de imágenes, y también plantillas de after effects, plantillas de illustrator, etc. MonsterOne se ha puesto en contacto conmigo para que eche un vistazo a su herramienta. Por ahora sólo he visto la configuración gratuita, pero puedo ver que ofrecen casi los mismos activos digitales que Envato Elements. TemplateMonster ha sido otro de los sitios web que he conocido cuando pienso en WordPress Themes. Y además de Envato, han creado su propia plataforma de suscripción, MonsterOne. ¿Qué es lo que podría decidir entre Envato Elements y MonsterOne? Y como puedo decir, la decisión se basará en el plan de suscripción y si quieres el plugin Envato Elements. El lado positivo que vi de MonsterOne es que ofrecen diferentes tipos de planes. Uno de sus planes es que tienen uno sólo para material de stock como imágenes, y fotos, activos de diseño gráfico y presentaciones por menos de 8 dólares al mes. Esto realmente marca la diferencia entre Envato Elements y MonsterOne. Si usted es un creador de contenidos, y en realidad no está apuntando a los temas de WordPress, entonces puede que no valga la pena para usted gastar el doble de ese precio para los archivos que no va a utilizar. Pero si quieres todos los activos que tiene MonsterOne, entonces puede ser un poco más alto que Envato Elements. El plan todo en uno de MonsterOne cuesta 19 dólares al mes. Y si usted está planeando más como en un largo ellos, MonsterOne tiene un pago único por $ 749 para el acceso ilimitado. Esto lo recomendaría si quieres seguir con ellos y no te preocupas por las futuras licencias de los archivos. Como muchos servicios diferentes, hay ventajas y desventajas. Como he dicho, disfruto de Envato Elements porque tiene diferentes categorías que realmente utilizo, y lo encuentro como un buen precio. Además, existe el plugin Envato Elements WordPress que ayuda con las plantillas e imágenes, facilitando el proceso de construcción de un sitio web. Leer más en Envato Elements vs MonsterOne.
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One of the things that I like about Envato Elements is the different amount of categories they have. Envato Elements offers a variety of WordPress themes, audio, video, image stock, and also after effects templates, illustrator templates and so on. I was contacted by MonsterOne, so that I can have a look to their tool. For now I just have seen the free setup, but I can see that they offer almost the same digital assets as Envato Elements. TemplateMonster has been another website that I knew when I think about WordPress Themes. And as well as Envato, they created their own new subscription platfrom MonsterOne. What could be a decision breaker between Envato Elements vs MonsterOne? And as I can say, the decision will be based on the subscription plan and if you want the Envato Elements plugin. The positive side I saw from MonsterOne is that they offer different types of plans. One of their plans is that they have one just for stock material like images, and photos, graphic design assets and presentations for for less than $8 per month. This actually makes a difference between Envato Elements and MonsterOne. If you are a content creator, and actually you are not aiming for WordPress themes, than it might not be worth for you to spend double that price for files that you won't use. But if you want all the assets that MonsterOne has, then it might be a little bit higher than Envato Elements. MonsterOne all-in-one plan costs $19 per month. And if you are planning more like in a long them, MonsterOne has a one-time payment for $749 for unlimited access. This I would recommend it if you want to stick with them and don't worry about future file licensing. As many different services, there are advantages and disadvantages. As I have said, I enjoy Envato Elements because it has different categories that I actually use, and I find it as a good price. As well, there is the Envato Elements WordPress plugin that helps with templates and images, making easier the process of building a website. Read more in: Envato Elements vs MonsterOne
TemplateMonster podcast is back with HOT WordPress SEO trends 2020. We’re discussing the things you need to know to get started with SEO for WordPress. What are the best SEO plugins for WordPress? What is Schema markup and how to use it? Why is Yoast SEO plugin great for content marketing? Check the timestamps to get the answers!
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Welcome the very 1st episode of the TemplateMonster podcast! In the podcast pilot, Alex and Irene are brainstorming gift ideas for designers, sharing gift fails and laughing at real-life experiences. It’s holiday season, so everyone’s looking for the perfect gift for their friends, co-workers, and loved ones. Designers, web developers, marketers, copywriters will certainly appreciate creative yet useful presents. Finding the right one may be a pain in the neck. But hey! We’re here to help you out! How about a few last-minute gift ideas for creatives? Matter of fact, our podcast has a TREMENDOUS educational value. The hosts will share a bunch of hilarious real-life gift fails with the listeners. Why presenting an air humidifier must come with a warning? Why re-gifting your presents to a friend is a 100% bad idea? TM Podcast series is a mix of motivational talk for creatives, heated discussions of the industry news, and hilarious real-life stories. Hosted by two TemplateMonster’s employees Alexandra Payne (video content producer) and Irene Adler (YouTube marketer). Stay tuned for future episodes! In the TM podcast episode 2, we’ll discuss if giving resolutions is effective enough, talk about popular design news of the week, and much more! #TemplateMonster #Podcast #TemplateMonsterPodcast #WebDesignPodcast ___________________ Hosts: Alexandra Payne, Irene Adler Sound production and effects: Alexandra Payne
Technology is a huge part of the world around us and real estate is no exception. We have been researching the use of technology in real estate investing for some time now and are attempting to create a resource page for your use and reference. Today as we open the subject, I’m going to share with you how we have tentatively outlined the subject, listed programs, websites, and apps to check out, and how we are going to open this up for YOU to contribute to the listings. This will likely become an ongoing feature of the show. We certainly won’t cover everything today or even next time, but we know it’s an important part of investing so we are going to make it a regular topic. How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our National Comment Line: 404-369-1018, ext 1. Leave your message or your question. Email your questions to questions@rogerblankenship.com. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don’t mind. Announcements: Lunch with me every Wednesday. Baraonda The FAN is here! Would you like to invest with the Flipping America Guy? We are looking for select partners on multiple projects. Contact us roger@rogerblankenship.com or go to rogerblankenship.com/invest. Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It’s a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think. Want a quick analytical tool to tell you how strong a potential fix and flip deal is? Download the Property Grade app. You answer 10 simple questions about the property and the app instantly tells you what you can expect to make, your return on investment, your return on cash, and then the program gives the project a letter grade using the proprietary Flipping America Investment Property Grade algorithm. The Flipping America Network app is available. Download for free. FlippingAmericaNetwork -- all one word. Create your profile for free. List properties, browse properties. When you buy or when you sell your cost is $100. Topic: RE Tech The Purpose of Technology It’s not a replacement. Doesn’t replace understanding what a deal is. The process of getting a deal done Doesn’t create common sense - comps. Doesn’t replace the need to build relationships. Won’t go see properties for you, although we are getting closer on that all the time. It may suggest a solution, but it won’t make a decision (and we don’t want it to). It’s a Tool Automate procedures Speed up processes Analyze big data sets Saves time (maybe - sometimes the setup and error correction take longer than it would have to do it manually in the first place. HOWEVER - once it’s done, the same process can be repeated much faster in the future.) RE Tech: Software Branded RE sites and apps Realtor.com Trulia.com Zillow.com Redfin.com Remax.com Keller Williams Homes for Sale, Rent app Century 21 Local USHUD Foreclosure Home Search Homesnap Hotpads Realty One app StreetEasy NYC Rentals HAR Texas Real Estate Movoto Real Estate HomeSpotter Real Estate Owners.com ERA Real Estate GoMLS Room8 LoopNet Idealista Estately Real Estate Search BHG Real Estate Homes CoStar Commercial Airbnb RadPad PropertiesBook Real Estate Millions Mapped Real Estate Compass Real Estate - Homes Xome PropStream Privy Remine app. Not for the small budget Software for Property Information and Valuation Driving for Dollars Apps. Deal Analyzers, including spreadsheets people sell Financial calculators Pinpoint Profits, connected investors Website templates Software for Prospecting Land Glide Road Warriors Driving for Dollars MileLogger - Mileage Tracker RealEstate Profinder HomeScout HomeTrust Real Estate (off market properties) Deal Machine App BirdDogBot.com REI Skip DealCheck DealCrunch Property Analyzer Syndicated Deal Analyzer, Mike Blank, http://www.syndicateddealanalyzer.com RehabValuator, Daniil Kleyman HouseFlippingSpreadsheet.com Dave Robertson Mortgage Calculator by QL Loan Calculator PowerOne FE Carrot.com www.wix.com/Real-Estate/Free-Templates www.cribflyer.com/ www.intagent.com/ Colorlib.com themeforest.net Templatemonster.com https://donedealwebsite.com/real-estate-investor-websites/ Construction Mgt. Estimation Software Rental Mgt. RE Investing Business Mgt RE Brokerage Contracts Software for Management Contractor tools Fieldwire Construction Management Contractor Foreman Procore Buildertrend Smartsheet Raken Construction Management Project Construction Estimator Magical Home Plans RECalc Mortgage Calculator DealCheck Rehab property Calculator Mogul Real Estate Calculator Scoper Rehab Calculator Mastery App NYC Closing Estimator HomeAdvisor Google “construction estimator” for a bunch more Landlord Tycoon Landlordy Property Management Stessa Rentredi Cozy.co RealeFlow FreedomSoft (or similar) Real Estate Exam for Dummies App Real Estate Exam Practice Real Estate Dictionary Real Estate Exam Prep Real Estate Pocket Prep Premiere Agen, RE CRM RPR Mobile (Realtors only) FlexMLS (Realtors only) Showing Time Supra eKey MoveTo RedX Arch Agent LandVoice Sales Genie Docusign Dotloop Sign In and Send PDF Attom Data CoreLogic HousingWire SM2 RP Data Pro TopConnector Property Passbook Data Sources Connected Investors, website and app Bigger Pockets Inman RIS Media Trulia’s Blog RedFin blog Zillow PorchLight Geek Estate Property Cluster Realtor.com Bisnow.com The Bigger Pockets 1000 Watt Lighter Side of Real Estate Epic Real Estate Home Warranties Power Site Blog Blogs FlippIt! - House Flipper Landlord Tycoon Real Estate Mogul Real Estate Tycoon Business Games Fundrise Landa GROUNDFLOOR Patch of Land Iintoo.com Dadlpinvestments.com Cadre Arbor Crowd RealCrowd CrowdStreet PeerStreet Small Change RealtyMogul Investing Sites Auction.com and app Hubzu.com and app HUD Home Store.com Realtybid.com XOME.com Ontario HiBid Auctions RealEstate Templates for Pages Miscellaneous Software and Apps Hardware Measuring devices Arrim Key Hero Construction tools Smart Home stuff. Tech for the rehabbed house News: Bidding wars are taking a strange turn in the fall housing market https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/08/bidding-wars-are-taking-a-strange-turn-in-the-fall-housing-market.html Confidence in housing weakens just as homes become more affordable https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/07/confidence-in-housing-weakens-just-as-homes-become-more-affordable.html The top 10 best places to retire https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/08/the-top-10-best-places-to-retire.html SoftBank CEO 'embarrassed' by results of his tech investments https://www.inman.com/2019/10/09/softbank-ceo-embarrassed-by-results-of-his-tech-investments/ Leaders in real estate technology predict the future of home buying https://www.valuewalk.com/2019/10/real-estate-technology/ Comment Line calls and Questions Call 404-369-1018, press 1 and leave your message! Motivational Thoughts for the day “The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do.” --Anonymous
Hoy os traemos unos buenos trucos de WordPress y todas las noticias relacionadas tanto con la nueva versión de Elementor, que ahora es GPL, como con la beta de WordPress 5.3 ya disponible. Hablaremos también de agendas apretadas, bugs, y por supuesto de vuestras opiniones en la sección feedback. Nueva funcionalidad para el addon EditorsKit de Gutenberg. Ahora dispone de una función para mostrar...Origen
David Braun has been in the agency game since 2002. Yep. Two thousand and freaking two. He's also a co-founder of TemplateMonster, Weblium and Drafitum, and speaks at 70+ conferences. So to say he has learned a thing or two is a massive understatement. In this chat, David and James talk about how to increase […]
David Braun has been in the agency game since 2002. Yep. Two thousand and freaking two. He’s also a co-founder of TemplateMonster, Weblium and Drafitum, and speaks at 70+ conferences. So to say he has learned a thing or two is a massive understatement. In this chat, David and James talk about how to increase ... Read more
Have you ever created a landing page that doesn’t convert? Well, that’s over now! On March 15, 2019 (Friday), join the webinar 10 Instant Hacks to Improve Landing Page Conversions By 5X—hosted by Brandon Uttley (me!) and David Braun, founder of TemplateMonster and Weblium. We will explain how to maximize landing page effectiveness in your business—or for your clients. What you’ll learn: • Does your business need a landing page when you have a company website? • How to increase landing page conversions by 5X • How to launch landing pages quickly and easily • 10 hacks to improve your landing page Plus, there will be a landing page crash test LIVE. Date and time: March 15, 2019 at 1pm (EST) The webinar room capacity is limited
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Born in USSR, got a war there, was refugee, moved to Ukraine, co-founded TemplateMonster.com. Grew it to 100M company and then sold out to PE. Started Weblium to build a McDonalds in Web Design Industry. Married, four kids, two wife’s, three dogs, five homes, 10 700 phonebook contacts, 100 conferences a year, military business and lots of fun. When the war started in Ukraine, founded the largest crowdfunding platform Peoplesproject.com to help wounded souldiers, became an advisor to the Minister of Defense, civil activist. Recently started to join a blockchain world first as an advisor and planning to complete some government projects based on a blockchain.
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I am joined by co-founder of TEMPLATE MONSTER...David Braun a website templates marketplace that features over 46,000 designs for Magento, Drupal, WordPress, PrestaShop, Joomla, WooCommerce David has quite an interesting story as well as tips for managing and scaling a digital products ecommerce business to 8 figures. Template Monster was founded back in 2002…so is 14 years old Dave has gathered a LOT of wisdom over these years. Read the show notes for this episode on http://2xecommerce.com/podcast/ep72/ Message from Our Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Salsify. As an online retailer or supplier, you are well aware that ACCURATE PRODUCT CONTENT drives more sales...However, as your store starts to scale the harsh reality is that maintaining product description content becomes more and more of a challenge to ecommerce teams.Enter Salsify...Salsify is a SaaS based product content management platform built specifically for online retailers and brand owners.I recently took Salsify on a test drive and here are the glaring advantages etailers stand to gain:- Your entire product catalog can be accessed by any department in a centralised hub,- There’s a workflow setup that ensures no fields go amiss when product data is published to multiple channels such as Amazon, your Google Merchant account or just directly to your ecommerce store- Salsify tells you when it spots missing critical fields across your product catalogIt is really a modern, flexible and robust product management platform I recommend if your store and brand's product catalog changes often and if you publish to numerous channels often.As a 2X eCommerce listener, you can get to trial Salsify for free at Salsify.com/2x