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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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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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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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Get elegant with the Exquisite Bundle of 1000+ elements for $9! 99% off!

This week's deal is on over a thousand high-end design elements for only $9.

> The entire bundle has a premium feel with more than a touch of class. 

This package has a ton of elements that will save you time, and therefore money: floral designs, decorative elements, flexible brushes, monograms, logo templates, icons, illustrations, seamless patterns and textures, watercolors, wedding invitation templates and more. Perfect for creating branding packages for vacation getaways, florists and wineries, wedding invitations, inspirational crafts... any project that requires an elegant feel will benefit from this package. 

Full price for every element in this package would add up to $1150, but this week you can get all of them for just $9 at 99% off! That's incredible value and well worth the price, especially if you sell designs using these elements. Remember, if you're using it for freelance work it's TAX-DEDUCTIBLE. 

> Check out the deal here.

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Overwhelmed? Get over it with Emily Leach

 

It's the 21st Century. Chances are you're feeling overwhelmed right now. If you are, listen to this interview with The Freelance Conference's Emily Leach to find her effective strategies for managing overwhelm! 

Even better, her tip isn't just "plan better." It's to reach out to people you love and keep human connections in the picture. Find out why this works in this interview! 

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Get high resolution gold textures for only $9!

This week's deal is on over three hundred high-res metallic textures that will transform your designs!

> Use them as a background texture, or make your text glitter. 

You've seen this look everywhere: gold text with real metallic textures on a flat or marbled background. It signifies luxury and decadence, all while looking really, really cool. This pack of premium seamless textures gives you a ton of different looks and colors to play with and will make it easy to spice up your next business card, package design or poster. 

At only $9, you get over three hundred premium textures that you'll use over and over for the price of 2-3 coffees. That's a no-brainer.

> Check out the deal here. 

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Turn any image into a watercolor illustration! Only $6!

This week's deal is on a tool that will let you transform any image into watercolor style quickly and easily in Photoshop.

> Just take a look at these results. They're stunning. 

Watercolors are elegant, and if you're not a master of the form it's hard to incorporate them into your designs... unless you buy this tool and turn stock images or photos you've taken into convincing, gorgeous paintings. Easier than even using a Photoshop action, this tool will add a beautiful dimension to your designs. 

Normally this tool costs $30, but this week you can save 80% and get it for just $6. That's a pittance for an effect that's this useful.

> Check out the deal here. 

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Add animals and crafts to your toolkit with 700+ elements for only $9!

This week's deal is on over 700 elements full of stylish animal and craft-inspired designs.

> They split the difference between "cute" and "bleeding edge cool."

In case you haven't noticed, animal designs are having a moment right now. A well-designed fox, deer or jackrabbit is the perfect adornment for bags, posters, invitations and a heck of a lot more. This bundle features hundreds of awesome animal illustrations and elements inspired by the crafting scene, making it easy for you to make products for all sorts of clients. Designing a beer label? This will be perfect. Brand identity for a pour-over coffee shop? Bingo. There are so many opportunities built into this bundle - take advantage!

Normally everything in this bundle would sell for $360, but for the next week only they're just $9. Sell one design with one element from this pack and you've made your money back. 

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Don't you just hate talking about money with clients? Either you're quoting WAY too low, or you're putting out a number that makes you feel like an imposter. Either way, talking budget is a source of incredible anxiety for most freelancers.

Unless, of course, you're Ilise Benun. Ilise LOVES having the money conversation with clients, and that's because she's figured out a great trick for making both her and her clients comfortable discussing budget. 

It's a simple trick, but it's a mind-blower: she asks "is this a $500 project, a $5000 project, or a $50,000 project?" Find out WHY this amazing trick works in her conversation with Kyle! 

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