Workspaces - 448 — Brett Williams


        
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      Brett Williams, aka Brett @ Designjoy on Twitter, is the founder of Designjoy. Designjoy is a $1M one-man design agency that allows clients to submit unlimited requests for one monthly fee.
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      Since starting in 2017, Brett has become the face of "productized service" businesses.
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      This led to him also creating Productize Yourself, a course that teaches you how to make $25,000 per month by productizing what you’re good at.
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
      
    
            
          
        
      
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
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      What has been the most rewarding part of pioneering the one-man design agency? The most frustrating?
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      The freedom to do what I want, when I want is priceless. I can be insanely flexible, adjust things on the fly, and not have to account for how it might the rest of the team. As for the most frustrating? It has to be the fact I can rarely ever take a break, let alone a vacation. Sick? Too bad. Burnt out? Oh well. Not feeling creative today? Get it together. The constant feeling of having to show up everyday, given the workload on my plate, can definitely feel overwhelming at times.
    
                
              
            
              
                
                  
      
        
          
            
              
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Workspaces - 448 — Brett Williams

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