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See your name in lights: Maddy Osman and building your bylines

Maddy Osman knows how to sell herself and her services. That's because she started out in sales before becoming a full-time freelance copywriter and SEO specialist! In this week's episode, she tells Kyle how she built her business by doing (gasp!) free work, and why sometimes it's worth it for building that byline. 

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Work/life balance is bogus: Cami Travis-Groves and the secret to work/life harmony

 

Image courtesy of Cami Travis-Groves

It's the middle of winter, and a massive tree just crashed down on your house. What do you do? 

It happened to Cami Travis-Groves, and she knows she did exactly the right thing. She expressed gratitude that nobody was hurt and move on. She brings that attitude to her working life as a designer and as a coach for freelancers, and she shares her tips for how to rise to every occasion and why "work/life balance" is, in her eyes, totally bogus. 

As a bonus, listen to host Kyle Carpenter pitch her (unsuccessfully) on why sarcastic positivity can be really helpful for some people! 

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Create stylish Art Deco designs for only $17!

This week’s deal is on all the fonts, borders and backgrounds you need to make stunning art deco style designs. 

> Just take a look at this classic styling, all for only $17.

There’s a reason he was called the “Great” Gatsby and not the “merely ok” Gatsby. Art deco inspired much of modern design and remains utterly compelling in its own right. These fonts, border elements and backgrounds combine to let you harness this powerful and influential style for your own designs. 

This package retails at full price for $104, but for just a few more days you can get it at a savings of 87% for only $17. 

> Check out the deal here!

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Add hundreds of design tricks up your sleeve with a bundle of bundles for only $21 — 94% off! 

This week's deal bundles together a series of other bundles. It's awesome.

> Take a look. There's so much cool stuff here.

This is a seriously useful bundle of elements, combining textures, patterns, masks and vector illustrations. Frankly, the pack of retro diagram illustrations, including retro video game consoles, alone is worth the price. You could probably produce a couple of the textures or masks in this bundle yourself, but ask yourself: "if I paid myself for my time, could I do it for less than $21?" The answer is no, of course not. Treat yourself. There are thousands of awesome elements here that will make your job so much easier for a great price. Sell one design with one element, you've made your money back. Sell dozens? You're laughing all the way to the bank.

Normally everything here would sell for $375 — which is already a great price — but this week you can get all included 26 bundles for just $21 or 94% off. 

> Check out the deal here.

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You need a (virtual) assistant: Melissa Smith of the Association of Virtual Assistants

 

Do you have an assistant? Should you? Look at what you have to do today; how much of it is what you want your job to be, and how much of it is something you hate to do? What if you had someone who could do that stuff for you, so you could focus on being the designer/programmer/writer you always wanted to be? 

Melissa Smith is the founder of the Association of Virtual Assistants and she's of the opinion that everyone growing a business should have an assistant to help them do the things they need to succeed. 

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Jumpstart your toolkit! 220 fonts, 60 logo templates and 100 vector objects 99% off!

This week's deal is on over 220 fonts, 60 logo templates, and 100 vector objects to turbocharge your toolkit.

> There's a lot here. It's all great.

What designer doesn't like more toys to play with? Take a look at what's here and see if there isn't something that inspires you. I'm particularly fond of the cartoony Les Paul font, and the ruggedly retro Bartender. Sandwich is a VERY handsome beveled typeface, while The Telegraph conjures the look of classic newspaper headlines. This is a high-quality bundle at a great price. 

For the next week, save 99% and pay only $15 for every font and tool in this huge bundle. Call it a Halloween present to yourself.

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Make any photo or design a gorgeous watercolor for only $16!

This week's deal is the ultimate tool for turning photos, designs or logos into beautiful and compelling watercolors. 

> It's easy to use and the results are stunning.

Watercolor paintings are elegant and refined, but difficult to master even for accomplished artists who haven't specifically trained in the medium. With this package you can employ this style quickly and easily! Layers convert your images into convincing watercolor style, background textures give you the watercolor in no time and the included fonts round out the look in an impressively comprehensive package. 

There's a lot in here for only $16, at a savings of 82% off of the normal price. 

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Add over 80 fonts to your toolkit for only $9!

This week's deal is on 80+ fonts in 32 font families.

> There are a lot of options here for one low price.

 

It's easy to get stuck in a rut, design-wise. Some days it feels we're all just working away in a Helvetica hellscape. Spice up your toolkit and get inspired with these fonts. Try Art Nouveau cool with Josephine, or inspirational with Amanda Santiago. Aim for rugged retro with Echomotors, or the dusty, forgotten upscale hotel lobby look of Lancaste. There's plenty to explore here; break out of your rut and try something new!

To buy all these fonts individually would run you $459, but this week you can save $450 when you buy all 80+ at only $9. If you use one font in this bundle, it's paid for itself. If you use two or three you're laughing all the way to the bank. 

> Check out the deal here.

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Business tips from a pro caricature artist: Julia Kelly

Balancing a passion for art and a talent for business isn't always the easiest, but it can be done. Just look at Julia Kelly, who turned a part-time job doing caricature art into a full-time business that paid her more than accounting work! 

In today's episode, she talks with Kyle about the lessons she learned in client management from doing caricature art (hint: understanding your client means paying attention to more than just what they're saying), describes her path forward in a new business. 

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Want to support the show?

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Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or recommend us to a friend. It helps immensely.

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2,350+ Pro graphic elements for just $19!

This week's deal is on 2,350+ graphic elements that are as useful as they are beautiful. 

> Take a look. The watercolor elements alone are worth the asking price. 

There are literally thousands of intricate, well-designed elements in this bundle and they're all going for only $19. Branding a new line of perfumes? This kit has it all. Designing a book jacket for a young adult novel about a girl's coming of age? Weirdly specific but this would be perfect.  There's a lot here, and it's great.

This bundle's normal price is the extremely reasonable $89, but you can get it for $19 which is great. Buy it for that.

> Check out the deal here. 

 

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