Design Domination

Design Domination helps graphic designers gain confidence, clarity and a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace. Colleen Gratzer, industry veteran, accessibility specialist and instructor, shares her insights about creative business, empowering you to be the design hero.

How to Make Money on Upwork With Victor Ramirez

Victor Ramirez joins me to talk about how to make money on Upwork. Find out how he made almost $7,700 part-time in less than two months’…

Colleen Gratzer

May 14

How to Choose Paper for a Design Project

Are you neglecting paper’s place in the print design process? Do you leave it up to the client or the printer? If so, that means you may…

Colleen Gratzer

May 12

8 Tips for a Good Business Name

Find out the pros and cons of using your name versus a business name, 8 tips for a good business name and what to do after deciding on a…

Colleen Gratzer

May 10

How to Manage Client Revisions to Design Proofs

Do clients often point out that you missed some of their edits in page proofs? I’ve got a bulletproof process to help you stay on top of…

Colleen Gratzer

May 7

What Your Reply to Prospects Says About You

Do you send prospects a price or your hourly rate when they first reach out to you? Do you lack confidence when dealing with prospects…

Colleen Gratzer

May 5

Winning Color Strategies

Find out how color affects branding, how to use color strategically and what to consider when choosing colors to get winning color…

Colleen Gratzer

May 3

Man of Many Talents Melvin Thambi

Graphic designer/fine artist Melvin Thambi joins me to talk about pursuing design and fine arts, how he got his work to be exhibited, how…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 30

Squash Self-Doubt and Own Your Expertise

So many designers are afraid to call themselves an expert. They lack confidence, and that creates a snowball effect in their business: not…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 28

Are Your Designs Solving or Causing Problems?

Graphic design is all about solving a particular problem, communicating and evoking a certain feeling. But those efforts fall short when…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 26

How Your Unsecure Website Is Costing You Business

If you use WordPress for your website but don’t take security measures to keep it safe and up and running, potential clients may leave your…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 23

Color Blind by Design

Hear how Jake Albion pursued his passion of a creative career despite being told it might not be possible because of his color blindness…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 21

Reflect, Refocus, Recharge

Let’s talk about reviewing our goals, celebrating our wins and refocusing ourselves and our businesses for the next year. Reflect, refocus…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 19

Which Fish Are You?

Are you a small fish in a big pond, or a big fish in a small pond? If you’re a small fish in a big pond, you need clarity, so you can be a…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 16

“Freelancer” — The Other F Word

Many designers call themselves freelancers when they really aren’t. They’re doing much more than what a freelancer does. In many cases, the…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 14

Break Away From These “But’s” and Stop Wondering Your Worth

Many graphic designers undervalue their expertise and their work. You might undercut or reduce your pricing to win new work and clients…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 12

Responsibility and Revenue With Website Policies

Are you unknowingly taking on liability with privacy policies? Find out your responsibility with website policies, common mistakes web…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 9

Stop Spamming and Seeing What Sticks

If you send messages to prospects that are all about you and your services, you’re turning them off. Stop spamming prospects and seeing…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 7

The Client Is Not the Enemy

Situations may arise when working with a client that make you feel like you’re on two different sides. But the client is not the enemy…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 5

Should You Put Pricing on Your Website?

Does putting pricing on your website help or hurt creative freelancers when it comes to getting new design clients? Find out the pros and…

Colleen Gratzer

Apr 1

How to Deal With Late-Paying Clients (and How to Avoid Them in the Future)

Dealing with late-paying clients and collecting on late invoices is a huge pain. If clients often pay you late, it may be a symptom of a…

Colleen Gratzer

Sep 15, 2020

9 Myths About Accessibility

Most designers don’t know about accessibility or have misconceptions about it, such as thinking it will hinder their creativity or that it…

Colleen Gratzer

Aug 5, 2020

Design With Accessibility in Mind

Most designers don’t think about accessibility, but it affects branding, design, documents and websites. It’s a great way to differentiate…

Colleen Gratzer

Dec 18, 2019

14 Reasons Graphic Designers Are Seen as Order Takers

There are a lot of differences in mindset and behavior between graphic designers who are perceived as order takers and those who are…

Colleen Gratzer

Aug 21, 2019

Power, Positioning & Pricing for Creatives With Blair Enns

Blair Enns joins me to discuss how to take back your power in the client-designer relationship, how not to sell, how to deal with mindset…

Colleen Gratzer

Aug 12, 2019

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