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Helping motion designers and animators do better business. Founder @HayleyAkins

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Hey everyone! 👋

This is our final post on X.

We’re shifting our focus to platforms where we can better connect with our audiences.

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Is this the easiest way to sell motion design?

Productized services are bound by:

🗓️ Timescale
📦 Deliverables
💰 Price

So if you have similar types of clients coming to you for similar projects, it might be time to consider packaging your services in this way.

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Finding your new niche or positioning yourself to stand out in the industry is always challenging.

But I hope this inspires you and gives you a starting point.

Are you thinking about a new niche, offering or positioning?

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There are so many companies out there, who could be using motion design.

They just don’t know what motion design is. Or how it can help them.

And this is our biggest challenge as an industry!

How are you currently explaining motion design and what problems you can solve?

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This one thing helped this studio owner get amazing projects.

Karl Doran, the founder of Flow Creative thought with his team about the type of projects they enjoy the most.

And that is what powers their brand and positioning.

I encourage you to do the same in your business!

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When you’re in a scarcity mindset, saying yes to every new project seems like the best thing to do.

But this can lead to feeling overwhelmed and working on projects that don’t align with your goals and values.

It’s about saying yes to the RIGHT opportunities!

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“I do 3D motion design” just isn’t enough anymore!

To create an ultimate niche that both attracts clients and brings you joy.

You need to combine it with your passions, interests and values.

Let me know in the comments what your niche is! 👇

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Packaging your services in this way can help you to market yourself as you’re then more clear on the exact problem you solve.

Does this give you more ideas on how you could market your services?

🎧 Listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts!

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Watch this if you struggle with taking breaks.

The trick is to set a timer for every 25 minutes throughout the working day to remind you to take a 5 minute break.

Have you tried this? Let me know in the comments!

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This motion designer mastered niching down…

▶️ Watch my latest YouTube video with James from Doodledo where we chat about his views about niching down in motion design. https://t.co/3T3QsdF61k

🎧 Or listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts.

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In Balanced Business Bootcamp, you’re never building your business alone.

Ready for expert support growing your motion design business?

Go to https://t.co/QJWCRNcuq3 to find out if this program is the best next step for you.

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Post this on socials instead of just your work!

By getting clear on what processes and values make you different, you can start to communicate that to your potential clients.

▶️ Watch my latest YouTube video with James from Doodledo
https://t.co/3T3QsdF61k

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Are you scared of niching down?

A lot of freelancers think that niching down can cut off other potential work.

But that doesn't have to be the case!

▶️ Watch my latest YouTube video with James from Doodledo
https://t.co/3T3QsdF61k

🎧 Or listen to the podcast.

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Repost this to remind your network!

#motiondesign #creativefreelancer #freelance #businessowner #businesstips

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Do you use the hold booking system?

It can be tricky when managing multiple unconfirmed projects as a freelancer.

Whether you choose to use this system or not, the most important thing is having a booking process in place for your business.

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3 productivity tools I use every day:

👉 Templates in Gmail
👉 Calendly (alternatively, you can use Google Calendar.)
👉 Publer and Taplio to schedule social media posts

Do you use any of these? Comment any recommendations you have!

#freelance #productivity #freelancetools

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Add these check-in reminders to your CRM to warm up new leads:

👉 Engage with them on socials x 3

👉 Drop them a personalised message or email x 1

👉 Follow up with them 3 weeks later

👉 Remind yourself to regularly add more potential clients to the list

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This is how to get sh*t done!

Schedule the time and put it in your calendar.

Then, hold yourself accountable when it comes to actually doing it.

So many freelancers struggle with getting business tasks done.

And it’s all to do with accountability.

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This is a lesson I had to learn myself...

2 years ago, I made a video about my very first showreel and say it was very, very bad!

I try to look at my old work to see how far I've come.

You can even do this with social media posts, showreels, and projects.

Give it a try!

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Looking for clients? Here's what I'd do...

1. Add past clients to my CRM

2. Ask those clients for a referral

3. Start warming up new clients on social media and add them to your CRM