Typical Day As a Top Graphic Design Professional
A typical day in my life as a graphic designer doesn't really
exist. Each day can be quite different. Owning my own graphic
and web design business is challenging and exciting at the same
time. To be frank, I get up each day around 6am and hit the gym.
After I get home eat some breakfast and shower it's near 8:30am.
I walk into my office, which is in my house, and check my email.
I typically get about 30 a night from existing clients and new
ones who are inquiring about my business. After answering emails
I'll make a list of the things I need to do that day ranging
from projects I need to work on as well as phone calls and
meetings I need to go to. Since I'm a business owner, I know
I'll always be in the process of growing my business so I have
joined my local Chamber of Commerce and am part of numerous
Leads Groups and business networking lunches. I have about five
of these networking meetings each week and I find new clients
and new business contacts each time I attend a meeting. After
I've organized my day, I get to work on my "To Do" list. Today
for example, I've been working on two different company logos, a
brochure, and web site. I try to make sure I give ample design
time to each of my current clients and continue to make
consistent progress on their design project. By 1:00pm if I'm
home, I'll grab some lunch and return any phone calls or emails
I've received during the day thus far. Once that is complete
I'll try to focus on some marketing opportunities to help grow
the business for an hour or so each day. Today I've spent some
time writing some articles to submit online as well as gather
info for our upcoming free monthly eZine that I send out to all
our clients and mailing list each month. I've also spent some
time developing a direct mail campaign for our business. When
the afternoon mail comes, I'll catch up on the business bills,
incoming accounts receivable, and send out new invoices. As the
day winds down, I'll continue working on client projects and
then send out proofs via email for my clients to view. As you
can see, being a business owner and graphic designer is hard
work, but if done well, can lead to a successful business.