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This week's deal is on 6,500 vector icons from Pixelicon for 80% off! 

> No more hunting for an icon to throw into your design - they're all here! 

If you've ever needed an icon for a site, an app or a design you know there are plenty of options out there but that finding the right one is tricky or expensive. Sure, you can download a free icon off of the internet, but chances are you'll need to put an attribution IN your design - which completely ruins the point! In this bundle, you can get 6,500 icons that cover the full range of your needs, from social to brands to commerce and more, for only $19! Each one comes in 7 file formats and is easily customizable. Finding a good icon when you need it is a headache. Buy this bundle and never worry again. 

Normally all 6,500 icons would cost $97 but for the next week you can buy them all for only $19. That's a small price to pay to never search for royalty-free icons again. 

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Don't sell service, sell STRATEGY: Annabelle King's tips for great pitching

When pitching your work, most creative freelancers sell their skills or their services. However, the key to landing big clients is to show that you're an indispensable part of their team by selling strategy. 

Anabelle King realized this over years of working at agencies, and now she lands big clients with her boutique branding business I Like Storytelling. She shares her strats for creating a collaborative relationship with her clients in today's episode! 

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"Honestly? I truly believe that you're the last one." 

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This week's deal lets you "get hygge" with over a hundred comfy cozy design elements for only $9! 

> Yes, I know "hygge" doesn't rhyme with "jiggy" if you pronounce it correctly. I don't care. 

Scandinavian design is world famous not only for it's groundbreaking vision and clarity, but also for "hygge" [hoo-gah] the design philosophy of creating a cozy, warm and welcoming space. These borders, patterns and textures perfectly express this philosophy and are both retro and forward-thinking. Comes in AI, EPS, JPG and PNG formats so you can fully customize them, these elements would be perfect for kitchen products, tote bags and countless other items! Just look at them - don't you want a set of bakeware with these fun designs? Well you can make that happen. 

Normally all 115+ of these elements would cost $70, but for the next few days you can get them all for only $9 at 87% off! Pour yourself a cup of tea with some honey and treat yourself. 

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This week's deal is on a Photoshop action that turns photos into crisp black and white vectors in just a few clicks! 

> Seriously, the results look like FANTASTIC fully scaleable illustrations with almost no effort.

A striking pen and ink illustration is always a showstopper. Your clients will think you're a wizard when you give them vectorized portraits with just a few clicks. Whether you're throwing together a sales catalog, a business card or a personal website, this tool will give you awesome results every time - and at only $5 it's a steal. I could even imagine producing an entire graphic novel with this tool! 

That's right, Photoshop Vectorizer is only $5 for the next week. Skip two coffees and you have the budget; sell one project with this look and it will pay for itself and then some. 

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Client: Can you, like, convert a JPG to HTML?

This client worked for a very large design-centred corporation.

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My aunt recruited 14-year-old me as a videographer for the church’s theater performance of the “Passion of Christ” at the church. There were three cameras: two were owned by the church and stayed mostly still once they were set up on either side of the stage, and I brought a camera with me to get a dynamic front view of the stage. The play went off without a hitch, all the cameras worked to perfection, and I was all set to hand off the flash drive with the video file from my camera to the pastor. 

Client: Thank you so much for doing this for us. Now on the topic of payment…

Me: Oh I wasn’t expecting payment for this, just tell my aunt that I had fun!

Client: Oh no you misunderstand, YOU need to pay US.

Me: What? Why?

Client: Rental fees for the 2 cameras of course! What did you think we would let you use them for free? 3 hours of use means you owe us $30!

Me: You mean to tell me that you want me to pay for the use of cameras owned by the church, to use within the church, to make a video for the church, of a play performed by the church?

Client: Yes!

Me: …Tell my aunt I will call her tomorrow, I’m going home.

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I work in a small mobile phone repair and accessories shop.

One afternoon an older gentleman and his wife came into the shop carrying a plastic shopping bag that looked like it had a box in it.

Client: Our phone isn’t working.

Me: (imagining they have been given a new mobile phone by well-intentioned family) Ok, what’s the matter with it?

Client: We can’t make or receive any calls and it’s very inconvenient.

Me: Ok well I’ll take a look at it, maybe there’s something wrong with the network settings.

They open the bag and dump onto my counter a “wireless” landline phone complete with cradle.

Me: This is a landline phone.

Client: *blank stare*

Me: I work with mobile phones.

Client: Well it is mobile. It’s one of those cordless ones that you can walk around with in the house.

Me: Well, yes, in that sense. But it’s still a landline phone. I can’t fix it.

Client: (looking equal parts annoyed and desperate) But we NEED to be able to make calls!

Me: Have you tried replacing the batteries in the back?

Client: Do you sell those?

Me: … No. But your local supermarket will - they’re standard AAAs.

Client: Why don’t you sell them?

Me: Because this is a mobile phone shop and mobile phones don’t use standard AAAs.

Client: But this IS a mobile phone!

They might have said more, but I didn’t hear them over the banging of my head against the desk.

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I’m an Etsy store owner. I state clearly in my listing description that I do not provide the images and that they must have permission to use any kind of design/artwork they submit.

This one client sent me a bunch of images that they clearly found on Google that they did not have copyright for. Some had watermarks, one was even a link to someone else’s OneDrive account…

Me: I can’t work with these. You clearly don’t have copyright for these.

Client: Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know.

Then they sent me links to stickers and t-shirts on Redbubble and Teepublic.

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Me: Okay, I’m halfway done with your report. What do you think?

Client: Good, it’s still only $10 right?

Me: That's not what we agreed. The end price will be $40 because it’s 4,000 words. I’m not even including the $5 editing fee that I usually do with such big projects.

 

Client: That’s ridiculous! I have five other people doing this report for me and you are by far the most expensive. I’m not going to be paying.

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