5 Clear Signs You’re Not Ready to Hire a Graphic Designer

Ashley Robertson
2 min readJul 17, 2022

Published on: September 8, 2021

1) You don’t want to be involved at any stage of the process

There are biz owners who don’t provide spec outlines, are unresponsive when asked about goals or topics, and straight up have no opinion about the project in general.

No, this is not giving your designer “freedom”, it’s showing them that you don’t give af about your business and you don’t value their role in helping you succeed.

2) You only request last minute projects

Pushing a rushed deadline on a project only robs you, the business owner, of more opportunity.

If you actually take time to brainstorm your best move, nail the strategy + sales funnel, and actually spend time designing it to it’s full potential — you will see better results.

Like the age old saying: quality over quantity.

3) You share another person’s work and ask them to copy it

First of all: illegal.

Secondly, what works for one company’s audience may not work for yours. (Also ask yourself: do you know that it’s working for them or do you just think it…

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Ashley Robertson

A creative who dips her toes in an assortment of mediums. (Usually a medium hot chocolate, but this will do).