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The Designer's Guide to Outsourcing Using Envato Studio & Envato Market
If you are a designer and considering taking the plunge to make your way as a freelancer, good for you! You are probably swimming in an ocean of design-related tasks that need to be done to get your business off the ground: everything from logo design to social media banners to business cards.
As a skilled designer, you might be thinking that you can do all that yourself. And you probably can! But would that really be the best use of your time? Surely, no designer is equally talented in every design discipline. Your print layout skills may be top notch, but that won’t be of much help when you need to retouch a professional headshot for your social media sites.
So what’s a struggling designer to do? One good solution is to use the resources on Envato Market and Envato Studio. Your first instinct might be to think that’s like cheating! But it’s really just using a resource at your disposal to fill in the areas you either lack the skill for, or lack the time to accomplish. In this article, we will walk through several design tasks that are involved with running a design business and what resources can help.
Get a Logo
Logos are so very important. Every designer takes a shot at developing their own logo, and it would seem strange not to! Yet if you haven’t had extensive experience with the nuances of logo design, you can probably benefit from the expertise of someone who makes their trade from crafting logos.
Purchase a Logo Template From Envato MarketThe quickest and simplest solution would be to grab a logo template from Envato Market.
Endless Infinity Logo by magikpoinkMarket author magikpoink has provided the Endless Infinity logo for $34. The purchase includes free customization and lifetime support, and it’s 100% Editable.
Market author vaaroo has provided the Luxurious Royal Logo for $29. The purchase includes transparent PNG, JPG, Vector EPS, and AI Illustrator files.
Market author survivor has provided the Creative Idea logo template for $29. The purchase includes AI file, EPS file and a detailed readme file with instructions.
Market author gomezdesign has provided the Studio Pro logo template for $29. The purchase includes fully editable EPS, SVG, and AI files.
Market author c032h has provided the Flame Logo for $35. The purchase includes AI & EPS formats for easy editing.
The majority of the logo templates for sale are provided in a fully editable format like Adobe Illustrator. That means you can easily modify and tweak them to fit your own personal taste and style.
Use Envato Studio for a Logo DesignIf you need a logo that’s more unique than a template, consider using a logo design service on Envato Studio. In fact, Envato Studio has an entire section devoted just to Logo Design services.
With over 300 logo design service providers to choose from, how do you decide which provider to choose? I would suggest looking at five different criteria to help make your choice:
- Price: This is a frequent deciding factor for any product or service. Your budget should be the driving force behind this qualification.
- Delivery Time: How long will it take for the service provider to provide the service? Does that match with your project timeframe?
- Recommendation Percentage: This number shows what percentage of this provider’s customers would recommend them.
- Experience: Pay attention to how many jobs this provider has done, as this is closely related to the recommendation percentage.
- Personal Style: Especially for creative tasks like logo design, you would want to make sure the provider’s artistic style matches your vision and tastes.
You should decide for yourself which of those criteria are the most important to you, and sort the providers by that criteria. One of the great things about Envato Studio is that you can communicate with a service provider before choosing to use them. The studio provides a means of sending an inquiry to five providers per day. This is helpful for asking pertinent questions that can help you narrow down your list of potential providers for your project.
Let’s look at some examples of strong contenders for potential logo design services.
Unique Logo Design by idesigneraidesignera offers Unique Logo design in 2 days with 5 revisions. With 37 jobs done and 97% recommended.
With a low price point and good turnaround time, this service seems like a good fit for a tight budget and deadline.
Hand Crafted Professional Logo Design by UnipenUnipen offers Hand Crafted Professional Logo Design with 3 different initial concepts in 7 days with 3 revisions. Unipen has provided this service 135 times and has a 100% recommended rating. This service is available for $400.
Hand-crafted logos are a premium service that hold higher price points and turnaround times, but the style is unmistakable!
Adaptive Logo Design by sukiafatsukiafat offers Adaptive Logo Design service in 3 days with 5 revisions for $60. This vendor has done this job 2558 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
zlaws offers Professional Express Logo Design service in 5 days with 5 revisions for $50. This vendor has done this job 1233 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
GenesisDesigns offers Simple and Creative Logo Design service in 7 days with 4 revisions for $150. This vendor has done this job 589 times and has a 99% recommended rating.
Logo Customization
It’s possible that you have a logo already, but it’s showing its age and could use a fresh facelift. Or maybe it’s so old that you don’t actually have a clean vector version of it. Logo customization is another area where Envato Studio can be helpful. Service providers can customize or change an existing logo to match your modern needs, as well as create the vector version that modern-day printers and sign-makers require.
Logo Design Customization by HollyMollyHollyMolly provides Logo Design Customization in 2 days with 4 revisions. This service provider has done 177 jobs and has a 99% recommended rating, and the service is available for $30.
CoffStudio provides Logo Vectorization, Customization & Improvements in 1 day with 5 revisions. This service provider has done 269 jobs and has a 99% recommended rating, and the service is available for $20.
Kapacyko provides Express Logo Customization Service in 2 days with 2 revisions. This service provider has done 20 jobs and has a 100% recommended rating, and the service is available for $50.
Nasirktk provides Professional Logo Customization in 1 day with 2 revisions. This service provider has done 35 jobs and has a 100% recommended rating, and the service is available for $25.
CvLd_Design provides High Quality Logo Vectorization in 1 day with 5 revisions. This service provider has done 23 jobs and has a 100% recommended rating, and the service is available for $35.
Logotypes and Hand Lettering
Many approach the idea of a logo by using their own name as the mark. But if you are using a word for a logo, you probably want it to be more visually creative than just typing it out in your favorite font. Consider using Envato Studio to have an expert provide a logotype or a hand lettered version. Sharon Milne shared her experience with using such a service in this article: Premium Logotype Design Services on Envato Studio for Less Than $150
Custom and Hand Lettering Logo by yip87yip87 offers a Custom and Hand Lettering Logo service in 4 days with 3 revisions for $90. This service provider has done this job 15 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
mihai-molnar offers a Custom Lettering/Type service in 4 days with 2 revisions for $350. This service provider has done this job 5 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
DraStudio offers a Hand-Drawn Lettering & Type service in 1 day with 2 revisions for $50. This service provider has done this job 15 times and has an 88% recommended rating.
venimo offers Custom Hand-Lettering - Phrases and Words service in 2 days with 2 revisions for $150. This service provider has done this job 1 time and has a 100% recommended rating.
lusikkolbaskin offers Hand Lettered Unique Design service in 2 days with 2 revisions for $100. This service provider has done this job 55 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
Headshot or Portrait Retouching
If you are planning on creating a user account on a site to promote your business, it’s likely you will need to provide a profile image. As trendy (and tempting) as it is to just snap a selfie, a professional headshot will provide a higher level of respectability.
While photography isn’t a service that is available through Envato Studio, Photo Editing is. It’s quite affordable to have your portrait professionally retouched.
Mudi provides High End Photo Retouching Service in 2 days with 3 revisions. Mudi has provided this service 40 times and has a perfect 100% recommended rating. The cost for this service is $30.
dmitroza provides Retouching of Faces and Bodies in 2 days with 2 revisions. This provider has provided this service 57 times and has a perfect 100% recommended rating. The cost for this service is $35.
johnsoko provides High End Realistic Photo Retouching in 2 days with 2 revisions. This provider has provided this service 47 times and has a perfect 100% recommended rating. The cost for this service is $30.
moshiur008 provides Cutout and Background Remove of 25 Photos / Images in 1 day with 5 revisions. This provider has provided this service 37 times and has a perfect 100% recommended rating. The cost for this service is $25.
dmitroza provides Hi-End Photography retouching in 2 days with 2 revisions. This provider has provided this service 4 times and has a perfect 100% recommended rating. The cost for this service is $50.
Business Cards
In such a digital world, and when you are providing a digital service, the classic business card can seem outdated, or even tacky. Yet they still prove to be useful in the right social situations. You can’t pin your email signature line to the community bulletin board at your local coffee shop. Having a physical object that bears the name, service, and contact information of your design efforts can be invaluable. In essence, that tangible object has non-tangible benefits.
Use a Business Card Template From Envato MarketIf you are a designer who knows their way around Photoshop or Illustrator, then it should be no problem for you to pick up a business card template from Envato Market and populate it with your own information.
Simple Professional Business Card by vglenngohMarket author glenngoh has provided the Simple Professional Business Card template for $6. The purchase includes fully layered PSD & AI files that are Print Ready.
Market author Kilik has provided the Prepped-4-Print: Translucent Plastic Business Card template for $5. The purchase includes a detailed Help file to explain how to print the translucent material.
Market author vanel has provided the Blackish Business Card template for $5. The purchase includes two-sided blackish business cards as a fully layered .PSD file.
Market author cruzine has provided the Vintage Playing Card - Business Card template for $5. The purchase includes fully layered PSD file that is Print Ready.
Market author FlowPixels has provided the Creative Business Card logo for $6. The purchase includes eight Photoshop files for four different color versions.
There are plenty of options on Envato Studio for Business Card Designs. This option takes the headache out of the task by letting an expert worry about getting the details of the product correct.
astralgirl offers Creative Business Cards for $40 with a 6 day timeline and includes 1 revision. This provider has completed this job 11 times and has a perfect 100% recommended rating.
Brandbusters offers Professional Business Card Design for $50 with a 5 day timeline and includes 3 revisions. This provider has completed this job 125 times and has a perfect 100% recommended rating.
RoyalArts offers Professional Business Card Design for $35 with a 2 day timeline and includes 2 revisions. This provider has completed this job 14 times and has a 90% recommended rating.
Chathurangack offers High-End Business Card Designs for $20 with a 3 day timeline and includes 5 revisions. This provider has completed this job 27 times and has an 89% recommended rating.
zlaws offers Creative Concept Business Cards for $75 with a 7 day timeline and includes 3 revisions. This provider has completed this job 16 times and has a perfect 100% recommended rating.
Web Design and Development
The concept of having a “web presence” is still evolving, but it’s still considered savvy business sense to have and maintain a good website. But if your days are spent developing screen printing designs for tee shirts, or finding the exact right kerning on a headline, then the idea of digging elbow deep into CSS and HTML5 might be downright terrifying to you! No need to fear, there’s plenty of expert and affordable help available on both Envato Market and Envato Studio.
Wordpress Themes Available on Envato MarketWordPress is one of the leading products used to create websites that are easy to update and maintain right from your web browser. It’s highly customizable and user friendly. There’s an entire section of Envato Market dedicated to WordPress themes, and that’s found on themeforest.net.
There are thousands of themes available, a veritable forest of them! They range from simple to highly sophisticated.
Avada | Responsive Multi-Purpose ThemeThemeFusion’s Avada | Responsive Multi-Purpose Theme is the #1 selling WordPress theme on Envato Market with nearly a quarter million units sold. It’s highly customizable and is available for $59.
Mint - vCard WordPress theme is clean, modern, very easy to customize, and of course is very flexible, giving you lots of ways to customize your template. This theme is available to purchase for $29.
Once you select and purchase a WordPress theme, you may find yourself staring at a long list of directions containing terms that are nearly foreign to you. Or you may be a wiz at setting up a theme, but find the entire process rather burdensome and quite the chore.
What options do you have? Well, you could always have an Envato Studio expert do the heavy work for you! Just check out the WordPress Installation services that are available.
WordPress All-In-One (Theme Demo Setup, Logo, Plugins, SEO, Security & More) by BesyarBesyar offers WordPress All-In-One (Theme Demo Setup, Logo, Plugins, SEO, Security & More) for $50 with a 1 day timeline and includes 5 revisions. This provider has completed this job 562 times and has a 99% recommended rating.
CSWebExperts offers WordPress Theme Installation (Incl. Demo Content, Logo, Plugins, Shop Set-up) for $50 with a 1 day timeline and includes 5 revisions. This provider has completed this job 1016 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
superhero offers Themeforest Theme Installation / Wordpress Migration / Transfer / Cloning / Change Domain for $50 with a 1 day timeline and includes 1 revisions. This provider has completed this job 466 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
itechnotion offers WordPress Theme Installation(SEO, Security, Performance) for $50 with a 1 day timeline and includes 3 revisions. This provider has completed this job 50 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
hasanet offers Installation of Wordpress Theme & Setup like Demo (+ Extra Features) for $50 with a 1 day timeline and includes 5 revisions. This provider has completed this job 524 times and has a 98% recommended rating.
There’s always the possibility that WordPress isn’t right for your needs. It’s possible you would prefer to have a traditional HTML style website. Just check out some of these web templates available on Envato Market.
Use a Studio Expert to Help with your TemplateThen if you run into snags working with the purchased template, don’t waste your own precious hours trying to get it to work. There are experts available on Envato Studio who provide Website Customization services and can assist with troubleshooting your site and make sure it’s up and running smoothly in no time.
Customize Website / HTML / WordPress by superheroThe Envato Studio provider superhero offers a 1 day 1 revision service to Customize Website / HTML / WordPress for $300. This provider has completed 161 jobs like this and has a 99% recommended rating.
xstreamthemes offers a 4 day, 2 revision service for Professional Website Customization & Updates for $480. This provider has completed 41 jobs like this and has a 100% recommended rating.
sodasi_web offers a 5 day, 5 revision service for Website Customization for $250. This provider has completed 29 jobs like this and has a 100% recommended rating.
ThemeManaic offers a 4 day, 4 revision service for Website Customization for $150. This provider has completed 28 jobs like this and has a 92% recommended rating.
glowform offers a 6 day, 3 revision service for Website Customization (HTML, Wordpress) for $350. This provider has completed 12 jobs like this and has a 100% recommended rating.
Perhaps you are quite good at digital designs in Photoshop. In fact, there’s a good chance that you’ve been playing around with a website design of your own, but you are not quite sure how to change your Photoshop file into a real live website. Fortunately, you don’t have to know how, because there are other experts who would be glad to do that for you! Envato Studio includes an entire section of service providers willing to turn your PSD files into HTML.
PSD to Responsive HTML5+CSS service by superheroThe service provider superhero also offers a PSD to Responsive HTML5+CSS3 service with a turnaround time of 1 day and 1 revision. This service costs $200 and the provider has done this job 347 times and has a recommended rating of 100%.
The service provider vaza also offers a Hand Coded PSD to Responsive HTML5/CSS3 service with a turnaround time of 2 days and 5 revisions. This service costs $200 and the provider has done this job 15 times and has a recommended rating of 100%.
The service provider samirkaila offers a PSD to HTML, Responsive service with a turnaround time of 1 day and 5 revisions. This service costs $150 and the provider has done this job 9 times and has a recommended rating of 100%.
The service provider sniro offers a PSD 2 HTML - Responsive HTML Layout - Basic Package service with a turnaround time of 2 days and 3 revisions. This service costs $100 and the provider has done this job 1 time and has a recommended rating of 100%.
The service provider rohanG offers a PSD to Responsive HTML5/CSS3 with Bootstrap service with a turnaround time of 4 days and 3 revisions. This service costs $100 and the provider has done this job 4 times and has a recommended rating of 100%.
Writing website content is one of those tasks that frequently gets passed around a web design project because nobody really wants to do it. That was the driving principle behind the development of lorem ipsum. As a designer, you rarely need to write content—your job is to make content look good! But what about when it’s your own website? Don’t you have to write your own content? Not necessarily…
Envato Studio offers several options for Website Content Services with providers offering services with a range of prices and turn around times.
Professional Writing Content in English & Spanish (translations available) by madridnycThe service provider madridnyc offers a Professional Writing Content in English & Spanish (translations available) service with a turnaround time of 1 day and 2 revisions. This service costs $45 and the provider has done this job 4 times and has a recommended rating of 100%.
The service provider ashleigh_julia offers a High Quality Website Content - Five Pages service with a turnaround time of 5 days and 5 revisions. This service costs $400 and the provider has done this job 16 times and has a recommended rating of 100%.
The service provider celikn offers a High Quality Website Content service with a turnaround time of 4 days and 1 revision. This service costs $90 and the provider has done this job 3 times and has a recommended rating of 67%.
The service provider emilyshore offers a Website Content Writing service with a turnaround time of 5 days and 2 revisions. This service costs $300 and the provider has done this job 13 times and has a recommended rating of 100%.
The service provider Prowritersden offers an Original, Action-Ready Website Content and Blog Articles service with a turnaround time of 5 days and 2 revisions. This service costs $100 and the provider has done this job 1 time.
So with a website up, your next logical thought may be to start selling your product online. If you design tee shirts, you want a place where customers can buy your product directly from you online. But perhaps you don’t have any clue how to approach an eCommerceshop. Not surprisingly, you can get expert help for that on Envato Studio too. In fact another whole section of Envato Studio is dedicated to eCommerce services.
WooCommerce All-in-One by hasanetEnvato Studio provider hasanet offers a WooCommerce All-in-One (Demo Setup / Adding Product / Speed Optimization) service to be done in 1 day with 5 revisions for $50. Hasanet has performed this job 26 times and has a 95% recommended rating.
Envato Studio provider AslamHasib offers a WooCommerce Customization / Product Addition / Payment Setup service to be done in 2 days with 5 revisions for $150. This provider has performed this job 66 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
Envato Studio provider 1webtutor offers a Themeforest Professional Opencart Theme Installation service to be done in 1 days with 2 revisions for $50. This provider has performed this job 7 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
Envato Studio provider childtheme offers a WooCommerce Customization / Product Addition / Payment Setup / SEO service to be done in 1 days with 5 revisions for $50. This provider has performed this job 6 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
Envato Studio provider AslamHasib offers an OpenCart Theme Installation & Demo Setup (Free Logo Set-up) service to be done in 1 days with 1 revision for $50. This provider has performed this job 3 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
Social Media
Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram are a major focus of crafting an online presence. Designing a custom background for each involves quite a bit of work. Included in that work is researching the proper dimensions and individual nuances of each site. It’s certainly advantageous to use the work of somebody who has already done that work for you.
Social Media Templates on Envato MarketTemplates are a great way to start with social media backgrounds. They include all the sizing and spacing information you need, and they are quite affordable on Envato Market.
Portfolio Social Covers Bundle by SorinDesignMarket author SorinDesign has provided the Portfolio Social Covers Bundle template for $5. The purchase includes multiple variations for Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter, and YouTube.
Market author Ibeck has provided the Facebook Timeline Covers | Volume 13 template for $4. The purchase includes fully layered Photoshop PSD files and 10 unique designs.
Market author osamaworks has provided the 10 Multipurpose YouTube Channel Art template for $4. The purchase includes 10 YouTube banners with 4 different backgrounds for each.
Market author mondz has provided the Softporate - Twitter Profile Cover template for $2. The purchase includes 6 different Twitter Profile Covers.
Market author myboodesign has provided the Twitter Background Design template for $3. The purchase includes the updated version to fit the new Twitter size requirements.
As always, having a studio expert help you is a good option. Several providers offer professionally designed social media covers, backgrounds, and banners in the Social Media Design Services.
Professional Facebook Timeline Cover Design by sudiptaexpertThe service provider sudiptaexpert offers a Professional Facebook Timeline Cover Design service with a turnaround time of 3 days and 2 revisions. This service costs $45 and the provider has done this job 42 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
The service provider MrDaMontana offers an Integrated Express Facebook Cover & Profile Picture Design service with a turnaround time of 1 days and 4 revisions. This service costs $65 and the provider has done this job 122 times and has a 97% recommended rating.
The service provider BannerDesignCo offers a Twitter Backgrounds - NEW layout 2014 service with a turnaround time of 2 days and 3 revisions. This service costs $50 and the provider has done this job 9 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
The service provider BannerDesignCo offers a YouTube Banner Design service with a turnaround time of 2 days and 3 revisions. This service costs $55 and the provider has done this job 7 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
The service provider BannerDesignCo offers a Twitter Headers - NEW layout 2014 service with a turnaround time of 2 days and 3 revisions. This service costs $45 and the provider has done this job 5 times and has a 100% recommended rating.
Another good option is to do the design work yourself. While this option is the most affordable in monetary terms, it’s also the most expensive in time-investment terms. But there’s help here too! Particularly by way of free tutorials that walk you through the creation of your social media design.
This tutorial walks you through How to Create an Awesome Facebook Cover in Adobe Photoshop.
Add Some Extra Flair
As designers, the idea of contrast is well understood. In business, it’s very similar. To make your service or product stand out from the crowd, you need something that’s different from those that surround you. One bit of extra flair that can help is an explainer video. These popular animated voiceover clips are usually, short, informative, and entertaining. They are perfect for communicating to your target audience exactly what design work can do for them! Here’s an example of an explainer video:
There are nearly 150 different providers for explainer videos on Envato Studio.
Fantastic Affordable Videos by ChaostoonFantastic Affordable Explainer Videos by chaostoon offers 14 day turnaround with 4 revisions for $400. This provider has done 43 Jobs in this service and has a 100% Recommended rating.
Animated Explainer Video (30 seconds) by kiwiplay offers 14 day turnaround with 3 revisions for $1,500. This provider has done 22 Jobs in this service and has a 100% Recommended rating.
Explainer Video / Sales Video / Startup Video / Promotional Videos by JBMotion offers 10 day turnaround with 3 revisions for $950. This provider has done 20 Jobs in this service and has a 100% Recommended rating.
Professional And Inspiring Explainer Animations by 155326 offers 10 day turnaround with 5 revisions for $300. This provider has done 2 Jobs in this service and has a 100% Recommended rating.
Explainer Animations - 1 Minute - High Quality by AfterEffectsVideos offers 14 day turnaround with 3 revisions for $2,000. This provider has done 18 Jobs in this service and has a 100% Recommended rating.
What Else Is There?
Maybe you are not trying to build your own business, but need a way to get ahead of the projects you are currently working on. We can all use a hand sometimes! Consider using Envato Studio for any of these services that can help a designer clear their backlog:
- 3D Design and Modeling
- Lettering and Calligraphy
- Icon Set Design
- Mobile App Design
- Infographic Design
- Video & Animation
- Professional Voice Overs
Using the resources on Envato Studio and Envato Market can provide you with a path to build your freelance business faster, with far less frustration, and ultimately more cheaply than attempting to accomplish every task by yourself. There’s no need to try to navigate those treacherous waters alone! Let’s do this together!
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