Freelance Design Contract: Guide to Bulletproof Agreements
A weak contract is a business liability. Inkbot Design breaks down the essential clauses every entrepreneur needs when hiring creative talent—from IP ownership to scope creep prevention.
Creative Career & Business
The business of design is just as important as the craft. This category is dedicated to the Creative Career—supporting Freelancers, Agency Owners, and In-House teams.
Find resources on Pricing Strategy (Hourly vs. Value-Based), writing winning Design Proposals, and managing Client Relationships. We also cover career growth topics like building a Design Portfolio, Hiring Creative Talent, and understanding Copyright & Trademark laws to protect your work.
Scope Creep: How to Manage Projects Without Losing Clients
Scope creep is the silent killer of creative and technical projects. This comprehensive guide covers how to identify it, the contractual clauses to prevent it, and the exact scripts to use when a client requests “just one more thing.”
Project Management for Designers: Guide to Process & Profit
Creativity without control is just chaos. This exhaustive guide covers every aspect of project management for designers, from fighting scope creep to selecting the right tech stack.
What Does a Brand Manager Do? The Commercial Reality
Most people think brand managers just approve colours and plan photoshoots. In reality, they are the ‘Mini-CEOs’ of a product line, managing profit and loss, as well as the psychological contract with the consumer. Here is the exhaustive breakdown.
How to Get Graphic Design Clients: Guide to Scaling Your Agency
A forensic breakdown of client acquisition for designers. We strip away the fluff to reveal the sales psychology, outreach strategies, and positioning tactics that actually fill your pipeline.
How to Become a Web Designer (With No Degree)
Thinking of becoming a web designer but don’t have a degree? Good. In the real world, results matter more than paper. This is the no-nonsense guide to building a career in web design based on skill, not a certificate.
Workflow Management: The Secret to Profitable, On-Time Projects
This guide provides entrepreneurs with a precise 5-phase workflow management system for any design project, from briefing to final handoff. Stop wasting time and money and start getting results.
20 Tips for Working Remotely: A Battle-Tested Guide
Stop treating remote work like a perk and treat it like a discipline. As a remote-first design agency, we’ve learned what works (and what’s rubbish). Here are 20 honest tips for entrepreneurs and business owners managing a remote team.
Graphic Designer Salary: In-House vs. Agency vs. Freelancer
Stop obsessing over the average graphic designer salary or cheap hourly rates. You’re not buying ‘hours,’ you’re buying an outcome. This is the cost guide for business owners trying to budget for design. We break down the real 2026 costs: In-House vs. Freelancer vs. Agency.
The Average Salary of a Web Developer: A Practical Guide
You Googled “average salary of a web developer” and got a number like £45,000. As a business owner, that number is a trap. Here’s what you really need to know about the cost of building a website, and how to avoid the hidden pitfalls.
