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Does running or starting your design business leave you feeling frustration, fear, stuck or like a sales person?

Get your free, Design Business Tips, which help you:

tick Run a creative business

tick Avoid the no. 1 pricing mistake

tick Find design clients

tick Have a good work/life balance

tick Know how to be a freelance designer

tick Increase your confidence

tick Get more work from existing clients

tick Avoid the No. 1 networking mistake

Plus, you'll receive the Designer's StressFree StartUp Gift eCourse, to help you:


tick Find clients who get your unique skills & style -- and are happy to pay well for them

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Be the 1-in-10 start-up which doesn't go bust

tick Have a profitable business

...and, it won't cost you a penny!

About Me

Photo of Mhairi Gordon-Preston, who helps freelancers & designers get more profitableHello. I'm Mhairi Gordon-Preston. I was a designer for 10 years, creating work for blue chips, charities and small-medium businesses. I've now been running businesses for 10 years, so I combined my creative and business knowledge into business help for designers and other creative people.

I know the frustrations that can come with growing or starting a creative business, or going freelance, but I also know the income & the freedom that can come from pulling out all the stops in my own business.

I've been through the stages of not knowing what to do, of thinking I had to cold-call to find design clients, and of feeling anxious about marketing or having to makes sales. In fact, I sometimes still go through that last one! In my life, I've survived & eventually thrived through many challenging situations, including business ups'n'downs, redundancy, bereavement, and relocation.

As well as my life experience, I have relevant qualifications, including Diplomas in Coaching & in NLP, plus a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design.

As well as enjoying supporting other business-owners, I'm passionate about the planet we live on, so my carbon footprint is kept low by using renewable energy; having insulated premises; being vegetarian; and travelling by bicycle & public transport.

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What creatives say about the tips & eCourse:

"Now received Parts 1 & 2 of the course - I love it, it’s brilliant! Can’t wait for next instalment."
Phil, Graphic Designer, UK

"Great tips & online mini-course - fantastic support for running a creative business!." Allison, Glass Designer, UK

"Mhairi has been of great use to me & my business, and I recommend her."
Simon, Photographer, UK

"Helped me work out how to get a bigger audience. I recommend Mhairi."
Peter, Film-maker & Radio Presenter, UK "Great eCourse!"
Crystal, Graphic Designer, US
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