Earn Money As a Graphic

Designer

So if you’re wondering how to make more money as a graphic designer, read on, and we’ll give you 8 different ways to make money as a graphic designer. Follow these tips, and you’ll soon be better off financially and able to focus fully on doing the job you love.

On Fiverr, the freelancer provides pre-made packages for services with a fixed price, usually starting at $5 and escalating in price. On this website, you can create a variety of graphic design packages. Learn more about how to make money on Fiverr by clicking here.

 Make Swag

There’s a good chance that if you’ve been designing for a while, you have old Illustrator or Photoshop files collecting dust.

With the rise of on-demand merch websites like Redbubble, it’s now easier than ever to open an online shop selling shirts, coffee mugs, phone cases, stickers, and more.

I’ve personally only used Designbyhumans and, to my surprise, actually sold a few shirts of old designs I made for fun or rejected iterations for clients. I never took it seriously enough to make more than a few bucks, but there are certainly possibilities here for talented graphic designers.

Become a design consultant

If you have a lot of experience in design and you are an expert in your field, you can become a consultant for companies and businesses. Consultants provide recommendations and advice to companies on how to improve conversions and attract more customers to the business in terms of proper design. Your role will be to be objective and to look at the situations through complexities that the company cannot overcome.

Creating physical products

You probably have t-shirts, mugs, or some other accessories with interesting visual elements: logos, catchy phrases, or images. Why don’t you try to create something of your own from printed materials and, thus, monetize your ideas?

Handmade is great creative work and self-expression. All you need is to create your own unique design, find a compliant manufacturer and test your hypothesis on a small batch of products (not forgetting the risks).

Upwork

One of the quickest ways to get a flow of potential projects and find clients already hiring for design jobs is by using freelance job sites like Upwork.

I started my freelance career on Upwork to gain my footing with freelancing and then soon gained traction finding clients outside of Upwork. I realized that Upwork wasn’t a great long-term strategy for my freelancing career, but it was a quick way to build my portfolio and meet clients. I was on Upwork for two hours, though, and applied for jobs on and off whenever I had a lull with my clients or if I needed extra cash.

Release online courses

And this is great news for people who have ever thought about creating their own online courses.

The only problem is that people think that their experience will be of little use to anyone and that the world already knows everything. But this is far from the case. There are a lot of people in the world who will benefit from your knowledge and experience. Of course, you have to work hard to create the material, organize it, and record all the content on video. But when everything is done, you can receive good dividends in the form of constant passive income and your growing popularity. In addition, it will help you organize all your previous experiences and gain new insights!

YouTube + Patreon

There’s a good chance you got some of your design chops from watching YouTube videos. With endless updates to Sketch, Figma, XD, and all the other design platforms — there’s a constant demand for new tutorials, tips, techniques, and so on.YouTube can be a great source of income on its own, but when paired with Patreon, it can be extra powerful. Patreon is a website that creators can use to receive support from fans for their creative work through a monthly membership.

With nothing more than the screen recorder built into your computer, you can begin creating useful content today.