Today we’d like to introduce you to Angela Wingard.
Angela, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I grew up in Woodstock GA and went to Kennesaw State with a BFA in Graphic Communications. I’ve been freelancing since college and in 2008 one of my clients was a startup at ATDC. When the economy crashed, I took the company up on their offer to go full time as their Creative Director. Almost 10 years and an acquisition later, I finally left the company to go back to freelancing and working for myself full time. I had freelanced on the side all these years doing design and photography, and just felt it was time to be my own boss again.
My corporate experience was invaluable and while it was sometimes brutal, I wouldn’t trade it for anything but I am loving being my own boss again and creating my own schedule.
Has it been a smooth road?
Ha. I’d love to know who says “yes” to that question. No it’s been rough but what I tell everyone who wants to start a business is you just have to stick with it. And in the age of comparison traps on social media, it’s really hard to not get down on yourself sometimes, no matter the industry. But if you stay consistent and focus on you and your goals, things start to get a little smoother.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
I’m a freelance graphic designer and photographer. I’m basically a one-woman creative firm. When a client comes to me with a desire to brand or rebrand, I do everything from logo design to web design, their marketing collateral they’ll need like presentations and brochures, business cards…and the perk is that since I do photography as well, I can usually shoot all the content for the site.
In the past few years, my services have spun off into offering retainer programs for select clients, which I love because I really get to maintain their brand consistently. The voice of the brand, the look and feel on all touchpoint, and the social media content! Working with a variety of companies from boutiques to bloggers to builders to gyms, it’s been such a great experience learning so many different industries and taking their brands to a new level alongside the owners.
For photography, I also do families and portraits, which is a nice break sometimes from being inside designing all the time.
I would say I’m the most proud of the fact that I never have lost a client. Even ones from when I first started are still with me today.
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Absolutely! I love Atlanta with all my heart and I think its creative entrepreneur scene is growing by leaps and bounds. Everyone is so friendly and big on community within their niche.
Pricing:
- Photography – starts at $375. Mini Sessions are offered a few times a year for my email subscribers which is essentially half off.
- Branding – starts at $850.
- Web Design – starts at $1200
- Retainer Programs – starts at $375. These can be used for web maintenance and SEO, branding and graphic design needs, social media designs, and photography.
Contact Info:
- Website: angela-elliott.com
- Phone: 678-428-8756
- Email: angela@angela-elliott.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/angelaewingard
- Facebook: facebook.com/AE.Design.Photography
- Twitter: twitter.com/angelaewingard
Image Credit:
Angela Elliott Wingard
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