#215: How To Earn Up To $500,000 Per HOUR As A Designer | With Cat Coquillette
6 Figure Creative
English - August 30, 2022 11:00 - 54 minutes - ★★★★★ - 299 ratingsMusic Business advertising business efficiency homerecording marketing music musicproduction recordingstudio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
By FAR the easiest way to monetize your creative skills is by offering freelance services. The only issue with that approach is that it puts a cap on how much you could ever hope to earn per hour.
$50 per hour? Sure.
$500 per hour? Maybe...
$5,000 per hour!? Possibly
$500,000 per hour? As a freelancer? There's no way that I know of...
The other issue with the freelance business model is that if you're not working, then you're not earning a dime (unless you know some secret hack to get paid time off as a freelancer, in which case hmu).
While freelancing can be a great way to get started as a designer, there's a far better business model that our podcast guest this week has used to earn up to $500k per hour–allowing her to travel the world full-time as a digital nomad.
The business model is partnering with big brands via licensing, and Cat Coquillette has mastered the process of being a prolific creator while also getting her designs placed in some of the biggest stores in the world, including Target, Urban Outfitters, Nordstrom, Bed Bath & Beyond, and more.
Listen now to hear how she built her design business from the ground up while skipping out on the freelance part entirely.
In this episode you’ll discover:
How to skip the freelance game and jump into scaleable income
A tax loophole to write off most of your travel expenses
80/20 for creatives - playing the numbers game
Using Print on Demand services to sell your designs
Being open to all opportunities
Handling criticism well
Contract negotiation - give and take
The importance of an active mailing list
Focusing on the important parts of your business
For full show notes, visit https://6figurecreative.com/215
By FAR the easiest way to monetize your creative skills is by offering freelance services. The only issue with that approach is that it puts a cap on how much you could ever hope to earn per hour.
$50 per hour? Sure.
$500 per hour? Maybe...
$5,000 per hour!? Possibly
$500,000 per hour? As a freelancer? There's no way that I know of...
The other issue with the freelance business model is that if you're not working, then you're not earning a dime (unless you know some secret hack to get paid time off as a freelancer, in which case hmu).
While freelancing can be a great way to get started as a designer, there's a far better business model that our podcast guest this week has used to earn up to $500k per hour–allowing her to travel the world full-time as a digital nomad.
The business model is partnering with big brands via licensing, and Cat Coquillette has mastered the process of being a prolific creator while also getting her designs placed in some of the biggest stores in the world, including Target, Urban Outfitters, Nordstrom, Bed Bath & Beyond, and more.
Listen now to hear how she built her design business from the ground up while skipping out on the freelance part entirely.
In this episode you’ll discover:
How to skip the freelance game and jump into scaleable income
A tax loophole to write off most of your travel expenses
80/20 for creatives - playing the numbers game
Using Print on Demand services to sell your designs
Being open to all opportunities
Handling criticism well
Contract negotiation - give and take
The importance of an active mailing list
Focusing on the important parts of your business
For full show notes, visit https://6figurecreative.com/215