How to Get Clients as a Freelance Graphic Designer | Tips on Getting Consistent Freelance Projects
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- In this video I will share my tips on how to get clients as a freelance graphic designer. This video gives practical advices on how to market online and having the best mindset in running a freelancing career.
My approach in finding clients is heavy on social media. While I have no issues with freelancing sites, I feel like it is much more sustainable to market in social media instead of competing in a saturated market like Fiverr.
Hope you find this video helpful.
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Really the most informative video on youtube about finding clients!
Ohh i didnt know that fakeclients site exists, thank you so much! I thought 30 days logo challenge will do, but this is so much better.
These are the most valuable and informative 9 minutes I've ever watched on RUclips, and the way you structure your videos blow my mind every time! Thank you so much for all that you're doing.
Wow, thank you!
I'm so inspired by you. I'm starting a career in HR but honestly I'm not that happy with it, and I've always loved graphic design. Your video was the last push I needed, than you so much!
Finally I find a video that really shows how to get clients. Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful!
The first none spoken explainer video that I have watched that is clear and easy to follow
Thanks! There is an updated version of this video with voice. I uploaded recently. Hope you enjoy it as much as this :)
this means a Lot as a beginner in this field and I also learned a lot of lessons from this video thanks mike I hope to see more videos of being a freelancer and how to get there and present yourself.
Thank you
hey Mike!
I just want to say that your videos are so amazing and the way you do and represent your work is mind-blowing,
I am also a freelance Graphic designer, just saw your presentation and I am too going to adopt the style.
hats off mentor
Love Form Pakistan🇵🇰
You're welcome
so much respect for the rawness and honesty in your video, hope u doing well alltime.
Thank you
You're awesome, thank you! Second video I've watched, I've been having trouble not knowing where the hell to start in getting my business idea off the ground and get into doing what I'm passionate about and get out of my draining 9-5 I hate. I appreciate you! Subscribed for sure. I'd love to work with you in the future as well, maybe even just to talk with you regarding strategy and about your graphic design journey so far!
we wait for in depth video for social media , and this video was very helpful, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thankyou for making such a video it helps designers to grow!
Thank you thank you very much❤️.. I'm waiting for your video eagerly... 🥳 Thank you so much bro
So nice of you. Thanks
Thank you so much. This video helps a lot as it doesn’t contain make believe nonsense but actual steps to get clients . Cheers mate
Great to hear!
To summarize the video:
TIP 1. BUILD A STRONG PORTFOLIO
TIP 2. LEVERAGE SOCIAL MEDIA
TIP 3. BUILD CREDIBILITY AND SOCIAL PROOF
TIP 4. CREATE A PLEASANT WORKING EXPERIENCE WITH EXISTING CLIENTS
my 2 cents: really good video. provides important information efficiently and effectively.
Mike, I loved the open on this video. Just found your channel and I'm loving your content. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much
thank you so much for sharing this! your video is also so chill and calming 😊☘
I just recently found you on instagram and youtube, YOU ARE A GODSEND! I'm currently shifting careers to become a freelancer and your videos and ig posts help me a lot! They're very concise and valuable for someone also wanting to go in this journey. I'm currently still building my portfolio and consolidating past artworks (i'm an architect but i wanna shift careers haha) so I'm nowhere near getting clients since I'm still figuring things out. I just wanna ask tho, I'm scared because I'm not sure if clients would actually book me especially since I don't know the current asking fees for design services. Can you give tips on how you came up with your fees and how do you know if you're being lowballed or not? Again, GREAT CHANNEL!
Hi! Thank you for the kind words.
There is no fixed rate it depends on the experience, time and monthly expensives of a person you need to know your worth and how much confident you are with your skills
The second factor is client's location, Is it a company or individual, is their product cheap or expensive ask these questions to clients and try to predict what rates they would pay and you can charge
I honestly don't recommend to compete with price or lowball your rates just to get clients you know there are clients who will happily pay or even give bonuses if you are skilled and professional
@@muhammad-galani Thanks for this! This is so helpful! Do you have any recommendations what would be a good rate for a beginner?
@@stephigarta4283 Your welcome and I think as a beginner you can charge 15$-25$ per graphic with time you can try to increase your rate and if some projects are really premium you can charge even more of course depending on the clients budget
Thanks for this, I try Behance from now on and I'll make a great portfolio for my banner design.
You have such a great knowledge in doing design freelance, Mike!
You are truly a professional. I am so glad na merong content creators like you who is open about their process in this field, you are a huge help.
Thank you for everything you do, Mike. Sana masarap ang ulam ninyo lagi, and I hope you have a great day always. ❤
Thank you. These are the things that I would want to see po kasi when I was starting out and super lost. :)
@@michael.lubrin how do you bounce back po when you feel lost?
@@sanje_23 i take a few days to collect my thoughts. i also watch videos of other designers to keep me motivated. saka freelance cannot really just quit kasi when we do nothing we earn nothing so i really have to get it together.
@@michael.lubrin thank you for the advice! I aspire to be like you some day😅
Thank you so much I have been stuck on finding clients and starting out I definitely will try some of these tips out I also have just subscribed to your channel and looking forward to learn more tips from your videos I hope you have a great day when reading this.
thankyou sir sa mga tip worth to watch til end videos mo sobrang informative nag sisimula palang din ako pumasok sa freelancing world as a graphic designer sana meron din kayong video tutorial kung pano nyo ma showcase yung mga design work sa mga platform step by step ❤️👏
I love this video, it was really helpful for me. Thanks!
Thank you for making this Michael.
you're welcome
Hi! I just want to say you videos are so amazing and helpful especially for us beginners in this field. Thank you so much for this tips! Looking forward so see more of your contents here :))
Glad the videos were helpful
This video really opened me to a lot of new ideas and helped me a lot, thank you.
Youre welcome
another great video, thank you so much Mike for sharing these informations
You're welcome
Hi Kuya Mike! After watching this, I became motivated to pursue what I really want in life- as a freelancer. After graduating from college a bachelor's degree as an educator, I didn't apply because I have no motivation. And I just survive that 4 years for diploma. I have no motivation to teach in a private school seriously because of the salary rate in our country. And recently I'ved been watching videos about freelancers and you're one of it. you said on your previous video that you've been doing freelance for almost/exceeded 2 years. I wish you could add to your nect silent vlog an explanation how you started. Thanks.
Im planning to upload a video on that. Glad my videos motivated you
you're a good man . thanks alot from Egypt 🇪🇬
I appreciate that! thank you
Another awesome video, appreciate all the ponters you have mentioned. Waiting for the next video for more learnings!
Glad you like them!
Great job.upload this type of helping video. Really to motived the bigginer ❤
Glad to hear that
Hi Mike! Thank you for inspiring and bring us on the life of being a graphic designer. Can you make a video for your pc set up, the shop where you get them, thanks!
I just ordered them online and have someone assemble it :)
no one goes deep as you did
sick work keep going
thank you
Really very very helpful... I was wishing for such content. Thanks alot!
Thank you! I will update this soon
Well I will try and follow the steps mentioned above by uh… thanks for guiding…🥰
Hi! Hay muy pocos videos sobre diseñadores. Por eso me alegra que te tomes el tiempo de grabar videos de este tipo. Aunque no se inglés, me encanta ver cómo hacen sus trabajos. Me gusta mucho.
El 8 de septiembre terminaré un curso de diseño gráfico muy bueno. Y seguiré haciendo otros más. Así que sigue haciendo videos, porque si tienes una audiencia que mira tus videos y les interesa mucho aunque no lo creas.
Sigue así, saludos desde Argentina!!!!
Gracias
Hello I'm a currently a college student, and I really wanted to learn Graphic Design as for I see myself in these career. Your content helps me to motivate, learn and aspire to pursue freelancing. I really find the comfort of working at home, hopefully I can accomplished this dreams of mine, slowly but surely. Thank you man for sharing your content. It really helps a lot. God bless 🤍
Best of luck to you! Glad you find my videos helpful
master mike! keep up the awesome contents!
Thanks idol
Please make a video tutorial on how to use blender. I’m having a hard time making mockups since I’m not very knowledgeable usually I do get free mockups on the internet. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Yes please
yes mike in need of this tutorial too😭
Thanks, will do! A Blender tutorial can be very hard to film. Blender tutorial for mockups requires that you have at least a basic understanding of the program. I suggest you check out BlenderGuru and GrantAbbit first while I plan for that.
Hi Mike, great insight on how to get clients.... was really struggling on this, now I have way forward, kindly keep posting more videos and ideas on the journey of being a freelance designer. I second Jerome, need a video on blender....
Thanks, will do! A Blender tutorial can be very hard to film. I suggest you check out BlenderGuru and GrantAbbit first while i plan for that
Thanks for sharing these tips 🙂now I know how to build a proper portfolio 💯👍
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing bro! Keep it up!
Thanks! Will do!
I'm your 800th subscriber. And now you have 13k wow
It was overwhelming. Didnt expect this to grow so fast. Thank you!
@@michael.lubrin its because you're doing great.
Please can you show an in-depth walkthrough or process on your brand strategy and creative direction
I may do that soon
Your works are so inspiring
Kindly post more videos on how to get clients ❤
Thanks for the tips
So helpful thank you 🎉
Glad it was helpful!
thank's Mike this video Help me.😁
Love your videos sir!! Nakaka inspire, lalo ko tuloy nagustuhan maging graphic designer. Ngangayon ngayon lang po gumagamit ng ps at ai. Pero nung nakita ko mga videos natakot na ko tumuloy sa pangarap ko dahil may kasing galing mo pala, pero at the same time lalo ako nainspire. Keep up sir. God bless you. Sana magkaron po kayo ng videos about sa ai and paggawa ng mock ups. Naka subscribe na po ako 👌
Hi Sir! 2 years ago lang po ako nagsimula. Makakaya nyo rin naman po basta po consistent sa practice. Best of luck to you sir
Dami ko nalaman salamat!
Welcome po
Love Ur Work :)
This is very nice and helpful..
Hey, Mike!
Thanks for sharing these helpful & essential tips. Truly inspiring! I wonder if you could share with us how you do the pricing for your output, do you have a fixed pricing or you offer them in packages? Would really love to hear from you 😊
I send them custom pricing proposals
HEY MIKE,
My name is Faizan Chohan from Pakistan, and I love your routine and content, I would love to sit with you and get learn from you (graphic designing),
Your fan and best friend from Pakistan.
and please teach us how to make our professional portfolio in detail
Tip #1: Build a Strong Portfolio
Tip #2: Leverage Social Media
Tip #3: Build Credibility and Social Proof
Tip #4: Create a Pleasant Working Experience with Existing Clients
very inspiring keep it Up with your content
I appreciate that!
Nice video
And
Good working
Thank you so much 😀
Hello! Mike, We love you videos. It will give us valuable knowledge, Good Direction and fun. We want more video from you. please do one video for learning blender. how to use blender to do mockup. please this will help lot's of poeple.
More to come!
You didn't mentioned the groups so I copied the url in the video😁, although the group might not be useful to me(I'm a freelance video editor), you gave me the idea on how to do it, thanks.
Lol you are crafty.
It's very useful thanks
we need more video like this.. please dude make again
More videos to come
best helpful video
Welcome!
Thank you for this insightful video. However, can you highlight some quality groups for graphic designers to join in order to get freelance clients.
Hey Michael, could you touch on how you invoice and receive payments fro international clients?
Absolutely love your work and your videos! I have a question: Do you have fixed pricing for all your services or base your pricing on your enquiries? Also do you share some base pricing in the first message to get an understanding of their budget?
It depends on the scope of work and how you handle negotiation. I always mention the pricing as early as possible. I don't want to exert so much effort only to know that they cannot afford my price. Most of the time saying your pricing upfront is better
Great video.... Amazing tips ... I see clients reach out to you from FB group... Did you post in group or just as a member they saw you and messaged?
Yes I did
Nice.
I asked a youtuber if she finds clients from freelancing websites. She replied that she don't. She just posts her work in her IG a lot wit the right hashtaga and promote her page in different FB groups with potential clients.
This is what I do too. Most of my clients are from Instagram, Facebook, and Behance
Very authentic
thank you
Please make more videos. 😊❤️
I will. New video was uploaded btw
I am so inspired by your style of teaching that I have subscribed to your channel and given a like to this video. Very nice. Keep it up. But your frequency of uploading videos to the channel is very slow. And also one thing more. Can it possible for you to explain your design process by speaking instead of writing subtitle at the bottom.
Will upload more frequently. I have a new video that will be uploaded today
very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Hey Michael! Thank you for sharing your experience and tips. How do you usually answer to potential clients who inquire your services on Behance or Instagram, what’s your process to lead a client from an inquiry to the one you actually work with on a contract base? I usually start asking them questions for the brief, a more detailed information to create a proposal or offer a free call. But I they stop answering although they wrote first. I’m trying to find a better solution or the reason why it happens. Would appreciate your help😊
I usually try to send them over to my email to resume communication and invite them to a call as soon as possible
Amazing video
Thanks!
Hi sir! Dreaming to have your skills one day. Hope you can have a video on how you got started as a graphic designer, courses or tutorials that you can recommend that we can follow? Or did you have any formal lessons with the software that you are using? Thank you.
Thanks for the idea! When I was starting out, I just watch youtube videos. When I got paying clients, I started in Skillshare
@@michael.lubrin wow will try to check on Skillshare. Thank you for this!😊
Yes blender tutorial please.
Really inspired by this! Question-does having background on fine arts/multi media arts help? Would you recommend any programs to learn / build credibility
yes it would help! adobe programs are industry standard
Hey Mike, You are awesome bro, I love watching your videos. Actually, I am a UI/UX Designer and Always wondering how can I find clients.
After watching your videos I will get more motivation.
I have a question for you, tell me what do you do in your free time?
BTW I am Kazim.
Thank you. I do what normal people do - chill, play video games, series, etc. lol
How to determine the price ?
Hello Kuya Mike! I'm so glad to discover your videos! If I may ask, did you always have good creativity for designing? Because I get stressed out a lot that my mind is always empty and would take the whole day to think of something.
I am actually just starting to learn graphic designing and previously was working as a Chef for 3 years and even took a diploma on it. I hate that you have to work 12hrs a day and cant spend time with your family on public holidays.
Anyways Love your content and love to read the comments & answers. It already answered some of my questions.
Love from Malaysia ✌🏻
Hi David. I would say I think I'm creatively inclined. Don;t stress yourself out because creativity can be trained, you just have to expose to yourself to good designs. In fact, I cringe when I check my works when I was starting out. This means that over time, my taste and standards for great design has improved. Also, when your mind feels empty, you have to look for inspiration to get you started.
Best of luck to you
@@michael.lubrin Thank you! I felt like I needed that. 😍❤️
Thank you for enlightening me with your videos, I am graduating students and super lost while keeping this track to be a graphic designer , I don't want my course to be my profession, I'm glad that I've watched yours. Amazing.. 😊
Thanks bro
Any time
Thnks
Do you have fixed pricing for all your services or base your pricing on your inquiries? Also, do you share some base pricing in the first message to get an understanding of their budget? please make a video on how to fix the price budget. and whole details about the price fixing sir. please reply sir or make a video. thanks, sir. great works and your knowledge
It depends on the scope of work and how you handle negotiation. I always mention the pricing as early as possible. I don't want to exert so much effort only to know that they cannot afford my price. Most of the time saying your pricing upfront is better
Hello do you have any recommendations for what laptops to use but budget friendly? 🥺
I find that Asus laptops have great value for money
Hi Mike,
I'm just worried, how do you guarantee payment from the client? Do you use Upwork to secure payments or something similar? So that designers and clients alike feel safe. Thank you.
Anyway, I'm already subscribe your channel. Really great content! Keep it work!
get a 50% deposit before starting the project then before you turn over the final files request for the balance. this has worked for me
Bro I want to listen to you while working and you not talking smh
Same here 😂
You're giving us 4 tips, meanwhile i learned like 9 from this video.
You're welcome :)
How much is the rate for an entry level graphic designer?
client project process from start to finish please
I will do this!
Do u have a sample portfolio ??
Im a beginner no experience applying these would help ? Out in my later career if I decided to pursue
Sir me Graphic and Ui Designer hu but me freelance karna chahta hu lekin mujhe client nahi mil rahe he to please sir help me 🙏
Bro plzz subtitles maat dala karo, aapke video help kar rahi hai isliye sub video dekh li aap ke lakin subtitles ke karan 🥲 problem or thoda boring sa lag raha the soo plz aap khud bote Jaya Karo ke aap ab kya kar rahe ho..... ❤️❤️❤️👍
Hi Mike, thanks for sharing these amazing tips! I'd like to know how do you respond to clients inquiries? I struggle in this step and a lot of clients ghost me after I send them the project proposal.
Hi! I may upload a video about this. That's really normal - I still get ghosted by potential client. I feel like my replies are generally focused in having the intention to hop on a call with the client to show how I can provide value
How to make Behance Portfolio Make Video on it Sir
I believe this will be the next video
Hi kuya Mike on 6:15 sorry this is my first time to ask, do have any guide on making client agreement or contract? (I don't know what is that haha!) Thank you for your tips and appreciate that :D
Hi Justine. I may upload a video about that. There are actually templates online, in case you need it now
@@michael.lubrin Thank you very much kuya! Super appreciate this! And I'm excited to your channel grow! 😁🎉
Amazing video! I just discovered your channel recently and I'm inspired again to start my graphic design career. May I know how much do you charge po?
Go for it! Pricing is quite hard to answer because it depends on the scope and your negotiation with the client.
Hellooo... I Hope you notice this, what apps you used on making a logo?
Adobe illustrator
Hi, in one design you're making, your estimation how much you earn?