Resourceful Designer - A Graphic Design Podcast
Resourceful Designer offers a graphic design podcast aimed at helping home based graphic designers and web designers streamline their business.
Each week, I shares advice, tips and resources to help you with all aspects of running a successful graphic design business.
But who am I?
I'm Mark Des Cotes, a graphic designer and web designer. I've been designing for over 25 years and I've been running my own successful graphic design business for more than 10 years. I thought it would be fun to host a graphic design podcast and share some of the knowledge I've gained over the years. If you want to know more about me please visit the About page.

Fight Creativity With Creativity – RD299
The best way to stop thinking about your job as a designer is to occupy your mind with another creative task. Since creativity uses a lot of brain power, it’s difficult for your mind to think of two creative things simultaneously. So it focuses on the more immediate one.

My Website Designing Toolbox – RD298
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Getting Out Of A Rut – RD297
Some days, no matter how many things are on my to-do list, I don’t feel like working. I feel lazy. I’ll sit at my computer in the morning with the best intentions, but at the end of my work day, I didn’t accomplish any of them.

The Magic Email – RD296
Nobody likes to be ignored. And it’s a waste of time and energy pursuing someone who is ghosting you. It’s frustrating. So the next time something like this happens to you, try sending a variation of The Magic Email and see what happens.

Two things that helped me become a better designer – RD295
There are two things I started doing that have helped me provide a better service to my clients. Which, in turn, makes me a better designer as far as they are concerned.

What Makes You Different? – RD294
What makes you different from the other designers in your town? What would make a client choose you over one of them? If you can figure out this question and use it to your advantage, you may outpace your competition with more work than you can handle.

Think Like A Design Client – RD293
It’s so easy to get caught up in what we do, be that logo design, vehicle wraps, websites, trade show booths; you name it. We forget that our clients don’t live in the same world as we do. Our clients don’t see the world through a designer’s eye.

Six Unconventional Ways To Find Design Clients – RD292
Word-of-mouth is, and will always remain, the best way for you to land new design clients. But it shouldn’t be your only way. Check out these six unconventional ways to find design clients.

How Precise Is Your Writing – RD291
How do you think a client would feel if they came across a website that contains errors while looking for a designer? I bet they wouldn’t feel too confident in hiring that person.

Prices Are Non-Negotiable – RD290
Your prices are non-negotiable. You deserve every cent you charge and more. So never compromise your principles or values just because a client is hesitant about the price you present them. It’s your business, after all, and you know what you’re worth much more than they do.