How to find a design niche: 1. Interest 2. Money 3. Skills 4. Competitive Advantage :)

@mattsgalaxy823

3 жыл бұрын

God bless you!

@alwayjohnrallos7359

3 жыл бұрын

is there money in architecture and interior design?

This is HUGE!!! I realized this only a month ago and let me say Man does it feel like a huge load off my back from doing everything (logos, character Animation, storyboards, illustrations) My niche is doing Whiteboard Animations and where i feel i have an advantage is i don't use downlaoded templates that a majority of guys use, everything is hand drawn and i noticed my clients really like that and its the reason they choose to work with me coz there's a style that comes with that.

I don't necessarily agree about the need to be passionate about your niche. I think a lot of people look at "finding your passion" completely backwards . I started a niche web design business, not because I was passionate about web design, but because I knew web design would allow me to accomplish my goals. Namely, my goal of building a location-independent business that enables me to spend more time doing the things I'm ACTUALLY passionate about. This was what motivated me to succeed.

@ThisDesignLife

5 жыл бұрын

RapidWebLaunch.com agreed on this

Questions to ask for Niche 1. Ask yourself why you want to work for that Niche? 2. Is the Niche you are planning to work will be able to pay you the money you need to sustain your living? 3. What skills do I need to solve problems for that Niche? 4. What is the competitive advantage you have for that Niche?

That's something I was looking for. Thanks for putting it. Really helpful

Since the webinar about this for the webflow masterclass I’ve been thinking on this way and I decided to focus on snowboard/sk8 clients since this is one of my passions as well, I think is a nice market as well since is very flexible. Now the question is how to reach them! Will need to think on that! Ty once again boss!

Extremely helpful thank you

I’ll love to know more about thar b2b relationship. And how you focus on solving there problems. Great job man! Love the channel

Hey Ran, I'm rebreanding my agency and trying to niche down and productize. I want to focus on UX/UI Design/Development for Startups and Creative Entrepreneurs. I think my challenge right now is going even deeper in that niche. But I think once I start doing more projects in this space, it will help. Previously I was just taking whatever came along. But to win, you have to focus.

Thank you for sharing that. This actually helped me out.

Thanks Ran, I'm a beginner and I haven't ready take a niche. but I know it's important for designer !

I think all businesses are interesting. Working with different clients can help you grow different skills and knowledge. My opinion :) “There is no such thing as a boring project. There are only boring executions.” -Irene Etzkorn

Good points, Ran. My niche - the education and personal growth segment.

Always interesting !

Great video Ran. I'd love to see a video on why you choose b2b vs b2c. Keep up the great content!

@behramshah43

4 жыл бұрын

Bcz of money

I love that Ran said "nich" and "nee-sh" in the same freaking sentence. 😂 The struggle is real. Same.

Can you do a show on lead gen / marketing? Thanks Ran!

This came at the right time for me. Thanks for this video! I had one question though, it would be very easy for my niche to be about schools/education but what happens down the road when you want to change or remove that niche? How would you go about doing that? In my mind, you have to tailor your wording on your website, social media, blog and your projects towards (in my case) schools or education for clients in that niche to find you. If I want to change my niche to the tech industry but I haven't worked with any tech companies before, I feel it would be hard to change my projects to tech when I don't have any. Would I do personal projects around tech or contact some people to see if they know any tech companies that need a project done?

Great Video! You should make a podcast! I would enjoy it.

Im currently working my ass in building a coworking space, where I aim to help startups and freelancers by giving graphic design consulting, but somedays I don't feel that passionate.

Current niche is being the 'creative for creatives'. In my freelance practice i have been working with other creatives to brand themselves and build their business. I enjoy this work as it is collaborative and i work with interesting people. Downside is that these people do not have high budgets.. I think as my skills develop and my portfolio improves, I can target higher paying clients. Cheers Ran.

@The_LousyArtist

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea Ethan

@alwayjohnrallos7359

3 жыл бұрын

Hello, how bout niche in architecture? They said that it's better and easy to work with business people than with creatives.

"I'm not really passionate about the law", I feel exactly the same way. I'll remember that statement next time I get pulled over

I like to build up more and more clients. Every "tech start up" I have worked with has sold this big idea, then spent all the investor's money then gone broke.

What you say about Real Estate niche as a Graphics Designer?

Great vid 👍👏. I think my niche is illustration.

I'm somewhat conflicted with knowing mine. I'd say new start up businesses. I'd love to get into e-sports. but at the same time i love art more and motion graphics which i'm still trying to learn & understand. I've always had a love for comics but i dont feel i can do that also at the same time i love doing commission art digitally.

@fernandoosorio8464

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Stryder, I understand how you feel, I also wanted to try lot of things and I've been finding out what I really want, by enrolling into courses, taking commissions, or just trying the activities. In my case I wanted to explore djing, motion graphics and illustration.

Audio sounds good

Agreed.

I redesign websites, rewrite the content & improve the business model, based on knowledge gleaned from Data Analytics, User Research & Usability Testing.

Having just turned down a crap client even though the job was big, I've realised that my niche is good people. Irrespective of if they come from law or anything else, as long as you are a good person, I'm willing to talk! It's a bonus if they're a startup and/or are in the tech industry :)

Then I might have a huge problem 🤔 I don't have a niche! I love doing everything, well mostly everything. From Illustration through to flyers/posters.... how do I choose if I love doing it all?! I'm still new to graphic designing (little over a year now) - still studying & learning.

My Niche is landing pages for colleges and ISPs

Ran - I have created some research on this if it’s useful to you. I’ve found a few examples of companies that have found and dominated niches.

@thejohnzapido

5 жыл бұрын

Is this the flauntmydesign website? :)

@ThisDesignLife

5 жыл бұрын

John Philippe Zapido no, but that is a good resource. Mine is This Design Life

@oyown

5 жыл бұрын

wow damn I'm gonna be really honest, didn't expect much at all while googling you..was blown away by the fact you have got Chris Do on your interview list!!

@ThisDesignLife

5 жыл бұрын

Ayan Banerjee thank you. Met him a couple of times and I’ve done a podcast interview with him too.

💯💯💯

If you're watching this completely blank on what your "niche" is - what are some steps you could take to explore that? Do I just keep taking on a variety of projects till I realize what it is?

@ThisDesignLife

5 жыл бұрын

Ana M look back at some of the clients you’ve really enjoyed working with. What do they have in common? That’s a starting point.

@AnaMerfu

5 жыл бұрын

@@ThisDesignLife I'm really early in my career haha. But yes I will do that.

@oyown

5 жыл бұрын

Same...though for me it's more about the person I'm working with rather than their industry. My niche, I found, is good people. I started freelancing 3 months ago, and have already worked on 2 websites with a great guy, and I turned a dickhead down even though the money was more.

@oyown

5 жыл бұрын

I realised I didn't really answer your question lmao but I feel like you have to know what you don't like to find what you do :)

Not the face of a loser, a winner is what I choose to see, big things are def comming your way Alexander the Great

Offering social media marketing more profitable?

Can early stage startup afford your services ? Don't they struggle with the funding?

Always interesting !