Resources

Your field guide to jumpstart a career in graphic design.

Graphic designers are ⭐visual problem solvers⭐ and making things pleasing for the eye is their thing. They strategically turn ideas and messages into impactful visuals, making it easier and more engaging for people to interact with brands and products. 

We go extremely in-depth in our Graphic Design✹Course, where you learn graphic design, master technical skills, and come out with a polished portfolio. But if you’re not 100% sure about becoming a graphic designer, let’s take a step back real quick.

This field guide is your roadmap to becoming a graphic designer. We’ll get into:

• 💸 Salary projections & what to expect    

• Skills you need to land your first graphic design role or client 

• A glimpse into the daily life of real-world graphic designers (who doesn’t love a good “day in the life”?)

• How to build your own adventure as a graphic designer, plus common trajectories as you advance your career 

• Insights from recruiters (👋 Creative People)

👇🏼 Enter your info below to download the Job Directory and subscribe to our Graphic Design Course email list.

Your field guide to kickstart a career in social media.

Most of us use social media personally every day (unless you’re digital detoxing ← mad respect 👊). We watch funny videos, post footage of our lives, and send memes to all our friends. If social media is your hobby, you’ve probably already thought to yourself: “Maybe…I could do this for…my job?” 

There are so many entry points to a meaningful career in digital marketing, and it can be tough to know if you’d be better suited for social media vs. copywriting vs. graphic design. (That is a-okay, by the way! We’re all figuring it out as we go.) Social media is a highly desired and potentially career-defining option, and—perhaps most importantly—it’s a field where creativity is encouraged. 

But before you go all in, our guide breaks down what it’s like to work in social media—whether you land at a big brand or start by building a company’s social from the ground up. Think of this Social Media Manager Job Directory✹ as a primer. 

We polled real-world creatives and social media darlings to demystify their day jobs and slashie side gigs, so you can go into applying or career-pivoting armed with as much info as humanly possible.

We’ll get into: 

• 💸 Salary projections & what to expect    

• What sets a good social media manager apart from a great, expert mode social superstar

• Skills you need to land your first role or client in social media 

• A glimpse into the daily life of real-world social media professionals from brands like Glossier and Reformation

• Winding paths and possible trajectories to advance your career (future CMO? maaaaybe)

Your field guide to jumpstart a career in Shopify Development.

Shopify developers are the technical architects behind e-commerce stores that sell. Whether creating custom themes, building apps, or optimizing performance, they’re the glue between brands and their online customers.

If you’re considering pivoting into Shopify development or adding Shopify to your toolkit, the good news is that there’s no perfect starting point. You might be coming from web design, learning to code, or starting fresh—whatever your path, we’re here to simplify your research 🛠️.

We go deep into the nitty-gritty of Shopify development in our dedicated course, but this guide will give you a big-picture rundown to get you started:

• Salary projections, freelance rates 💸, and what to expect 

• What sets apart a good Shopify developer from a great, sought-after Shopify expert

• Essential skills to land your first client or job

• What a day-in-the-life of a Shopify developer looks like

• Transparent advice from developers who’ve seen it all 👀

Your field guide to jumpstart a career in copywriting.

Copywriters are ✨professional communicators ✨and storytelling is their superpower. They create all the messaging needed to share a brand or business’ products and services with potential customers — and the world. 

Not sure you even want to get into copywriting? That’s where this roadmap to becoming a copywriter comes in. Big thanks to the recruiters at Creative People for giving us insight into the industry!

👇🏼 Enter your info below to download the Job Directory and subscribe to our Copywriter Course email list.

Whether you’re growing your instagram account, revenue, or subscribers; you should map out your goals, and create your roadmap for growth.

Questions this spreadsheet will answer:

• How much will you grow in 3 months? In 6 months?

• What are your goals each week?

• Which conversion let you know your business is successful? (i.e. total profit, active users)

• Does your growth correlate with your overall conversions?

Accountability & Time Management Video

We stay productive using the POModoro Technique. Woof! This 2 hour time management technique is such an effective way to study, learn a new skill, or finish your dream project. You’re gonna wanna bookmark this & have it in your repertoire.

How it works:

• Decide on what you want to get done

• Start the video ▶️

• You’ll have 25 mins to work (aka pomodoro), then you get 5 minutes to rest up and drink water🚰

• Do this 4 times (grand total = 2 hours!)

If these Pomeranians don’t keep you focused, we don’t know what will.

We think it should be MANDATORY that all loans show how much total interest you are paying and for how long (aka your amortization schedule). These interest rates be crazy, but they’re usually hidden and, let’s be honest, those online loan dashboards are confusing AF.

Questions this spreadsheet will answer:

• How long will it take to pay back my student loans?

• How much interest am I paying in TOTAL?

• What are my options to pay this down?

🙏🏼Please share this with as many people as possible!

One in seven people in the US have student loan debt and not everyone knows the answers to all of the questions above. The more we talk about our student loans, the faster we can pay it off and start using interest for our savings.

Everyone always wants that passive money, welp! If you have debt, you gotta pay that off first.

“I bought my first duplex on a waiter’s salary!” — Andrew

Buying a home seems like a pipe dream these days. Puno has a transparent (and fun!) conversation with Andrew Tyree, an LA-based real estate agent (and Founder of travel company, Coast to Costa) to demystify the process for first time home buyers. He also talks about his own personal story of buying a home… on a waiter’s salary!

😉 FYI, this talk is FREE in our Finance Friends Forever ✹Course.