Go Media Podcast – Episode 7: How to Close Design Leads

In this episode, Jeff Finley and Bill Beachy sit down to talk through a chapter from Bill’s upcoming book. In that discussion, Bill talks about putting yourself in a position to get hired by a client by putting together a great proposal.

Go Media Podcast – Episode 6: Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2013 Kick Off!

In this episode, Jeff Finley and Bill Beachy sit down with Jesse Sloan and Todd Gauman to talk about Weapons of Mass Creation Fest. Plus, they share what makes a great design conference and music festival.

Go Media Podcast – Episode 5: 2012 Year in Review

This edition of the podcast is our 2012 Year in Review. A look back at our successes and failures of the year, what we’ve learned, and what we have in store for 2013.

This month’s Quick Tip is setting up Monthly Reports. It’s important to remind yourself of what you’ve accomplished, as well as where you can improve as you move forward.

Go Media Podcast – Episode 4: Pricing, Haters, and Bad Clients

This episode answers questions that you guys sent to us in comments here on the Zine, on Facebook and over Twitter. Listen to the Podcast [powerpress] Show Notes: Go Media Quick Tip: Under Promise and Over Deliver Know what it…

Go Media Podcast – Episode 3: The Role of a Designer

This episode focuses on the role of a designer with special guests Connie Ozan from Twist Creative and Julia Briggs from Blue Star Design. We also talk about setting up metrics for your business and the redesign of the Arsenal. Listen…

15 Design Podcasts You SHOULD Be Listening To

It’s been a little over a month since we released our very first podcast here at Go Media. Prior to that we’ve been avid listeners and we wanted to share with you our favorite podcasts. We also included a few…

Go Media Podcast – Episode 1: What to Do When the Well Runs Dry

Welcome to the 1st edition of the Go Media Podcast brought to you by our hosts Jeff Finley and William Beachy along with our awesome Producer: Bryan Garvin. This episode focuses on what to do “when the well runs dry…

Becoming a Professional, Freelance Artist

How to Become A Professional Artist with Lindsey Jo Scott Have you had to urge to leave your full-time position and pursue your love of art full-time? Today, with the help of local artist, Lindsey Jo Scott, we explored what…

Designer Face Off featuring Mike Klok and John Lee Clair

Welcome to Designer Face Off, where we ask two designers to go head to head, asking one another burning questions about their shared passions for design, entrepreneurship, and all things creative. Facing off today are designer Mike Kluk of Stuffed…

Our Top Reasons to Attend WMC: Off-The-Grid — October 5–7th, 2018

Design Conference 2018 – WMC: Off-The-Grid by Go Media We here at Go Media (your favorite design shop in CLE) are thrilled to introduce a new event to our community this year, an offshoot of our annual design conference Weapons of Mass…

Twenty Eight Actionable Ways to Up Your Game, Increase Your Exposure and Expand Your Audience

Best Ways to Market Yourself as a Graphic Designer Whether you are a freelancer or head of an advertising agency, there is always an opportunity to gain more exposure for your personal brand, your products and services. Here are 28…

Creating & Maintaining a Social Media Branding Strategy

5 Tips to Help Create Your Social Media Branding Strategy Every platform you use allows you to access a certain set of resources. This means that with your social media branding strategy, even with the same message you used a…

Mobile SEO Rules You Need to Remember When Designing an App

Mobile devices became an important part of people’s private lives, but the increasing usage of smartphones also forced companies to invest in this segment of the business. Mobile browsing already makes more than half of Internet usage globally, which is…

Reputation Marketing Techniques that will Do Wonders for your Brand

Reputation Marketing In today’s hyperconnected world, building a reputable brand is more difficult than ever. Maybe there was a time in the past when you could entirely control your brand’s development, but today, that’s not possible. With the rise of…

5 Time Saving Video Strategies

Video Production Strategies: Time Saving Tips and Tricks If you are like me, you use video as a marketing tool for your design studio. Building a video series for your brand or business is no small task. It takes someone…

What Makes an Effective Landing Page?

Examples of Effective Landing Pages & Tips When you discover a new website, whether on your own or through a web search, consider the first page you usually end up on. That’s easy to imagine, right? Because you — and…

How to Start a WordPress Blog: Part 5 – Choosing Topics

You have made it to Part 5 of our six-part series on how to start a successful WordPress blog!

WMC Fest Storytime: Meet Scotty Russell

Meet Scotty Russell of Perspective Collective It’s time for another video! This video is another in a line of shorts introducing you to the speakers who will be presenting at our design, art and music conference, Weapons of Mass Creation Festival. Today’s…

Constructing An Email List: 3 Tips to Cultivating a Community

How to Build a Successful Email List We all want to create an email list that matters, but doing so takes some know-how. Here are some of our suggestions for cultivating a community of email subscribers.

Go Media’s Weapons of Mass Creation Fest

About WMC: Off-The-Grid This year, Go Media has set out to create a more intimate experience for the design community – WMC Off-The-Grid. WMC Off-The-Grid is a three-day weekend retreat aimed at freelance and in-house graphic designers, small business owners and…

Go Media’s Design Products – The Arsenal

Go to the Arsenal About Go Media’s Arsenal The Arsenal is a collection of design resources created and curated by the design team at Go Media. Go Media started releasing its collection of royalty free stock vectors in 2006 and…

My love letter to Weapons of Mass Creation

[Notes from the road: As I begin my journey back to Scranton – heading east on route 80 with a long road ahead – I have plenty of time to process all the amazing memories dancing around my brain from…

Download of the Day: Hand-Drawn Foliage Brushes for AI

Download of the Day: Free Laurel Brush Pack Join us every Thursday, when your friends here at the Arsenal take over the Go Media blog to share insights, tips, freebies or other fun to brighten your work day.

WMC7: Inspiration on Fire, all weekend long

Our fearless Weapons of Mass Creation Fest emcee, OKpants, explores what inspiration truly means in this short video.