Income:
The range of income for the first year will depend on the size of the jobs you secure. If you were to charge $50 an hour, and an average brochure takes two to three hours to design. Logo designs generally start at $100 and can reach $1,500 depending on the complexity of the design. If you were to spend 50% of your time, or twenty hours a week, completing billable hours you would average $50,000 a year.
Description:
The graphic design business will require that you to have a firm grasp of the workings of the printing industry. Typical jobs will include designing brochures, business cards, flyers, web sites and other business collateral material.
Clients:
Your clients will tend to consist of small to medium size businesses, especially start-up companies. You will have a very broad range of clients, so the hardest part of defining your target client base will be to focus on specific industries.
Marketing Plan:
Your marketing plan should include leads groups and a plan to develop great relationships with your Power Partners. Typically printers that don’t have their own graphic departments are your best resources to help you get your business off to a quick start. Internet service providers will also know when new companies are just starting up and can refer you new business consistently.