Creative Truth: Start & Build a Profitable Design Business
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Creative Truth is your playbook for starting, building, and enjoying a profitable design business. Whether you’re a solo freelancer working from home or a small group of creative entrepreneurs ready to get to the next level, this is your roadmap to success. You’re the CEO, CFO, CTO, Secretary, Janitor, Office Manager, and everything in between. Finding a balance between running the business and doing great creative work is a constant struggle. From learning how to price your work and manage your time, to setting up your business and defining your market, Brad Weaver covers everything designers need to know to run a studio without losing heart. Highlights: • Real numbers, real tools, and best practices in a toolkit that you can start using immediately in your business. • A companion website that offers up-to-date resources, articles, tools, and discussions, allowing readers to continue learning as they grow. • Practical tips for getting clients, being more profitable, building your network, managing your operations, getting things done, hiring help, managing contractors, and finding joy along the way. Review: Great read - Great book! I passed it on for my wife to read but I definitely want my book back because I plan to read again! Review: Disappointing - I was excited to receive this book in part because I read that the author, Brad Weaver, had complimented it with a website in which you could download templates for contracts, work proposals and other things that he talks about. Many of the sections in the book end with the phrase "You can download a template of this from our website!" It had all the potential to be a really great resource for freelancers and those alike. However, upon going to the website you quickly realize that it's just a filler website with no real content. I was wildly disappointed and angry that I had just spent $50 on a book that doesn't deliver what it promised. So, I messaged Brad Weaver on LinkedIn explaining my disappointment but also asking if the resources could be found somewhere else - perhaps the name of the website changed since it was published. It's been months and I still have not received a response from the author, who clearly exhibits a complete lack of care. So, don't buy this book hoping for the additional resources or examples.
C**R
Great read
Great book! I passed it on for my wife to read but I definitely want my book back because I plan to read again!
K**N
Disappointing
I was excited to receive this book in part because I read that the author, Brad Weaver, had complimented it with a website in which you could download templates for contracts, work proposals and other things that he talks about. Many of the sections in the book end with the phrase "You can download a template of this from our website!" It had all the potential to be a really great resource for freelancers and those alike. However, upon going to the website you quickly realize that it's just a filler website with no real content. I was wildly disappointed and angry that I had just spent $50 on a book that doesn't deliver what it promised. So, I messaged Brad Weaver on LinkedIn explaining my disappointment but also asking if the resources could be found somewhere else - perhaps the name of the website changed since it was published. It's been months and I still have not received a response from the author, who clearly exhibits a complete lack of care. So, don't buy this book hoping for the additional resources or examples.
J**F
Excellent, very applicable.
Spot on. I was reading this book thinking, "Ok, I guess I'm NOT the only one who's dealing with these things!". Excellent.
K**E
Five Stars
Excellent book and amazing resource for anyone wanting to take their freelance business to the next level. Invaluable!
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