Your Design Sucks (and Nobody Trusts You)

Your Design Sucks(and nobody trusts you)

By Shawn Rubel

Founder/CEO Eezy.com

SAYS WHO?

• Designer 😎

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SAYS WHO?

• Designer 😎

• SEO/Affiliate Marketing 🚀

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SAYS WHO?

• Designer 😎


• Founder 💥

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SAYS WHO?

• Designer 😎


• Founder 💥• Eezy.com

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SAYS WHO?

• Designer 😎



• Network of 5m designers per month

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SAYS WHO?

• Designer 😎




• 14 team members

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SAYS WHO?

• Designer 😎




• 14 team members

• Design is still my passion ❤️

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But design is

subjective!

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Subjectiv

eObjectivevs

Colour Palettes

Identity

Branding

Marketing

Etc.

Navigation

Forms

Buttons

Layouts

Etc.

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Many Designers are like…

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Select Popular

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Select Popular

Don’t select Teams

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Select Popular


Type in “Web Design”

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Indonesia

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Don’t Tweet That!

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Select Popular


Type in “Web Design”

Start with Indonesia

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Only contact designers who have

created designs that are similar to

what you are looking for.

Important:

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Don’t get hypnotize!

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Amateurs vs ProsHow do you tell the difference?

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Attention to detail

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Example A

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Poor Alignment

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Example B

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35px 41px

Padding Issues

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Outreach Time

Here we go!

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Experiment for yourself

Always be testing!

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Sample outreach email:

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Ignore their response if:

Watch out for these responses…

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1. They give you an hourly rate.

Nope!

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2. They ask about your budget.

Nope!

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2. They ask about your budget.

3. They ask too many questions.

Nope!

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Other countries to try:1. Romania

2. Poland

3. Bulgaria

4. Russia

5. Serbia

Other good countries besides Indonesia

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Hello Sir,

For that type of design I will charge $150

and can have it done in 3 days time.

Regards,

Designer

Look for these types of responses

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#winning

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Yay!

🎉

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It’s awesome.

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To Do Doing Done

Back in the day…

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My Trello “Design” board

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Just for ideas

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For designs that are ready to go

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For designs in progress

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For designs that need to be reviewed

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Ready to be invoiced

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Designs ready to be coded

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Whatever floats your boat

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Any Questions?

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Thank You!

Your Design Sucks (and Nobody Trusts You)

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