The Design Solo
Faizur RehmanA personal letter for designers turning their skills into more money and freedom.
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If I started freelancing again, this is what I’d do
If you’re a designer, you might be worried about AI. Every week, someone says it’s coming for your job.
I’ve noticed a change in how some of my clients work with me. They don’t ask me to start from scratch anymore. They start with AI, then...
How to price your work as a freelancer
A few years ago, a client asked me during a call — What’s your price for this work?
I had no idea.
Even today, this is the most common question I get. And for the longest time, I was stuck on it.
Clients would come to me. I’d listen. Und...
Your Failures Don't Define You
In 2016, I started posting my design work on Instagram. For two whole years, I didn’t make any money from it. I posted; nobody hired me, so I posted again the next week.
That wasn’t my only failure, not by a long shot. Around the same time...
Welcome to The Design Solo
Hey, Faizur here.
This is the first letter of The Design Solo, a personal letter for designers turning their skills into more money and freedom.
I was good at design. Nobody taught me the business side.
So now I write it down for you. Ea...
Undercharging won’t get You more clients
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If I charge less, I'll get more clients.
That's what I told myself for years.
I'd look at other designers charging 3x my rates and think, They must be struggling to find work. Meanwhile, I was the one work...
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Self-taught designer turned solopreneur. I help designers turn their skills into careers they love, with more money and freedom.
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