I was freelancing on some platforms like Upwork and Fiverr to help my clients with their web design and UI/UX design needs.

What i noticed was interesting: Some clients having lot of issues with their design needs, not about the quality of the design. But they feels like they need a quick deliverables designs.

The real issues was continuity.

They struggled to find new freelancers who had the same mindset, communication style, understanding of their product. As their products grew, they need more designs needs, especially brand design, blog thumbnail design, OG Images, etc.

Brand works usually meant higher costs, If they switched on who specialized in branding, it would be more expensive and re-adapt with the freelancer. And if they stayed with me, they insist to have the predictable costs.

I tried to do add-on services instead of charging per project. This maybe has lower profit for me as a designer, but i'm happier since i can help my clients with their works.

After few months, i found out DesignJoy. The model make sense, so i build my own called Designgud, i tried to improve things out a bit more the pricing etc. And optimized it based on what my existing clients actually needed.

After launched few weeks, i got a few clients that still contribute with me until now. Interestingly, few clients came from Fiverr and Upwork. I don't understand how they can get my contacts, i think they found me on my X.