by Sean Durkin | Aug 26, 2025 | Marketing By Design
Running your own design business can feel like trying to juggle a dozen balls at once while riding a unicycle—exciting, yes, but also totally overwhelming and, if I’m being real, a little exhausting. In this week’s podcast episode, I sat down with my amazing coaching...
by Sean Durkin | Aug 18, 2025 | Marketing By Design
If you’re done hustling for every client and tired of waiting on referrals, here’s my honest take on how vendor relationships made my pipeline (and life) way better! Hey designer friends! Pam here. I see so many of you stuck spinning your wheels—posting on social,...
by Sean Durkin | Aug 15, 2025 | Marketing By Design
Building a design business shouldn’t mean living in overwhelm or surviving on scraps. I’ve seen so many designers (myself included!) stuck in the cycle of taking on too many tiny projects, waiting for referrals that never come, and fearing the “slow season.” Let me...
by Sean Durkin | Aug 15, 2025 | Marketing By Design
How to Stop Chasing Likes and Start Attracting Quality Clients—Even as the Industry Changes Let’s get real—2025 isn’t playing by the same rules as a few years ago. If you’re seeing fewer dream projects, feeling ghosted on referrals, or wondering if all those hours on...
by Sean Durkin | Aug 8, 2025 | Marketing By Design
Why the Old Way of Getting Projects Isn’t Cutting It—And How to Turn Referrals Into Real Revenue Hey friends, it’s Pam! If you feel like you’re pouring your heart into your design projects but your bank account isn’t reflecting the effort, you’re definitely not alone....
by Sean Durkin | Jul 29, 2025 | Marketing By Design
Spotting Green Flag Clients: The Secret to a Joyful Design Business Hey designers, Pam here! Tired of constantly hearing about nightmare clients and what to avoid? Me too. So let’s flip the conversation and focus on the good stuff: how to spot clients you’ll actually...