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Fashion Designers Get Paid: Build Your Fashion Career On Your Own Terms

This is a show for burnt-out fashion designers (and TDs, PDs, patternmakers, textile designer and beyond) who want more flexibility in their career while still doing work they love.

You’ll learn how to build a freelance fashion business, so you can do the work you love on your own terms. Freelancing in fashion is the only way to get freedom in your day (instead of being tied to a desk).

Whether you want to earn extra money on the side, fund your fashion brand, or replace your salary, the FDGP podcast will help you get there. Listen in for actionable tips and strategies to kickstart or grow your career as a freelance fashion designer, build your confidence, and create the life you want.

Hosted by $100k+ fashion freelancer Sew Heidi, the show features interviews and strategy sessions with successful freelance fashion designers from around the world who’ve ditched toxic fashion jobs and taken control of their own destinies. This is the only place to get REAL insights from REAL freelancers who have built REAL careers on their own terms. (Formerly the Successful Fashion Freelancer podcast.)

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Latest Episodes:

SFF146: Fashion Freelancer Q&A: Managing Your First $4k Project on Upwork Dec 06, 2021

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Congrats! You’ve landed your first big freelance client on Upwork… now what? It appears you got your work cut out for you, is it even feasible to accomplish the scope of this project within the client’s expected time frame and budget? Before you start to convince yourself that you are in way over your head, you need to get your bearings. So let’s come up with that game plan! In this week’s episode of Successful Fashion Freelancer, I strategize with our guest Amna on how to guide a project and have open communication with a client after she landed her first $4k project on Upwork.

For the complete show notes, including links to the resources mentioned, head over to Successful Fashion Designer!

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SFF145: How This Textile Designer Is Charging $60/hr on Upwork Nov 22, 2021

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Pitching on Upwork can be tough. Despite knowing that you're THE perfect fit for projects, it can be a struggle to get the right clients. Today’s guest, Lucia, found herself in the same situation. After six months of failed pitches, it left her thinking, "Is this really it for me? Why can't I be a mom AND a Successful Fashion Freelancer?"

In this episode, Lucia shares the small changes she made in her pitches that immediately started landing her clients, how she got her first project for $1800, and more.

For the complete show notes, including links to the resources mentioned, head over to Successful Fashion Designer!

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SFF144: Fashion Freelancer Q&A: Why your emails aren't getting replies (+ more on pricing, starting without experience, and finding clients) Nov 08, 2021

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Starting a new career is scary, and it can be easy to underestimate what you bring to the table when you do. In this interview, Heidi helps new freelance pattern-maker Vanessa dissect Vanessa’s current outreach approach and strategize how to receive more email responses, starting without experience, what her pay rate should be, how Upwork can help grow her business, and create a plan of action.

See more about the episode here!

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SFF143: From $100 to $3k/month...And Then I Realized I Was Permalancing... Oct 25, 2021

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"Just realized I'm permalancing and I hate it! How do I 'Quit'?"

Finding yourself in the world of permalancing can be unexpected. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned professional, it can still come as a shock to find that your part-time gig has become a full-time drain.

What are the telltale signs that your freelance work has become permalancing?

And how do you leave?

In this episode of Successful Fashion Freelancer, we dive in with today's guest Michelle Arrubla about her permalancing situation and how to be clear about those important work needs.

For the complete show notes, including links to the resources mentioned, head over to Successful Fashion Designer!

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SFF142: How to figure out your services as a fashion freelancer Oct 18, 2021

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One place new fashion freelancers get stuck all the time is figuring out what services to offer. If you’ve been spinning your wheels thinking you need to learn flats, repeats, tech packs, patterns, sourcing, and maybe graphic design? before you can start freelancing, there’s good news: You don’t have to offer every service under the sun in order to present yourself as a freelancer. In fact, the secret you’ll learn in this short solo episode will make every aspect of freelancing easier, and make you MORE marketable at the same time.

For the complete show notes, including links to the resources mentioned, head over to Successful Fashion Designer!

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SFF141: Why I Hired This Freelancer (and then hired her again, and again, and again!) Oct 11, 2021

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Ever wondered what your clients & potential clients are thinking? What makes them decide to hire a freelancer from a cold pitch? What are they thinking while you’re working together? And how do they decide whether to lose your info, or hire you again (and again, and again)? In this interview with freelance graphic designer Atara, you’ll hear a client’s perspective on what makes a freelancer irresistible.

For the complete show notes, including links to the resources mentioned, head over to Successful Fashion Designer!

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SFF140: Fashion Freelancer Puberty Oct 04, 2021

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Ah, puberty. That fun phase we all go through. When surprises pop up that NO ONE prepared you for, everything is awkward AF, and you’re just trying to figure yourself out.

Puberty may suck, but it’s a mandatory phase--there’s no getting around it.

But I’m not talking about middle school, body hair, and braces. I’m talking about the cringeworthy, painful, but absolutely necessary phase of Freelance Puberty.

If you’re…

Breaking into a sweat before every potential client call…

Putting off sending that cold pitch for weeks (because you don’t want potential clients to laugh at you!)...

Or just feeling the freelance growing pains...

… then this episode is for you!

For the complete show notes and to register for the free training on finding freelance clients, head over to Successful Fashion Designer!

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SFF139 Fashion Freelancer Q&A: CLO3d as a service? Project pricing? And what about portfolios? Sep 27, 2021

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Even if you’ve been in the fashion industry for years (or decades!), transitioning to a freelance career presents a unique set of questions and challenges. Today’s guest has a decade of experience, but she still has tons of questions about how to turn that knowledge into a thriving freelance business. And we cover it all, from pricing to portfolios and so much more.

For the complete show notes, including links to the resources mentioned, head over to Successful Fashion Designer!

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SFF138 How She Did It: A Fashion Freelancer with No Industry Experience Sep 13, 2021

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“It’s practically impossible to break into fashion.” If you’ve ever believed this myth, you’re not alone. And that’s how today’s guest, Brittany, felt after she graduated from fashion school. For 15 years, Brittany couldn’t get her break. But within two months of launching her freelance career, Brittany has already landed her first client and completed two projects--her first paid work in the fashion industry. And this is just the beginning.

For the complete show notes, including links to the resources mentioned, head over to Successful Fashion Designer!

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SFF137 Fashion Freelancer Q&A: I feel like I'm losing my skills and confidence... Aug 30, 2021

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If you’ve ever felt rusty or worried that you’re losing your edge in your fashion career, this episode is for you. Tina is a freelancer in Germany. Coming from the activewear category, she now exclusively designs workwear, and loves it! But will her workwear clients notice that she’s “lost” her activewear skills? And how can she get them back?

For the complete show notes, including links to the resources mentioned, head over to Successful Fashion Designer!

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