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Profitable Designer · June 18 · 1 hr 27 min

How to build a 7-figure solo industrial design consultancy.

Most industrial designers sell drawings and prototypes — and cap themselves at a designer's rate. The shift is repositioning from designer to product commercialisation consultant: now you get paid for the client's win, not just the deliverable. For every client ready to invest in design, there are a hundred more who just need someone to validate the idea and show them the path — and positioned as the consultant, you capture all of them. Patrick breaks down how to run the whole machine solo: productised validation offers, tiered consulting, royalty and finder's-fee deals, all funded by treating marketing as an investment instead of a cost. The result is a seven-figure consultancy run by one person — because the words you use determine what you get paid. Watch our 1-hour free training on how to become profitable and in-demand: profitabledesigner.com/training Apply to work with me: profitabledesigner.com/apply Connect with me on Instagram: instagram.com/profitabledesigner

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Most industrial designers sell drawings and prototypes — and cap themselves at a designer's rate.

The shift is repositioning from designer to product commercialisation consultant: now you get paid for the client's win, not just the deliverable.

For every client ready to invest in design, there are a hundred more who just need someone to validate the idea and show them the path — and positioned as the consultant, you capture all of them.

Patrick breaks down how to run the whole machine solo: productised validation offers, tiered consulting, royalty and finder's-fee deals, all funded by treating marketing as an investment instead of a cost.

The result is a seven-figure consultancy run by one person — because the words you use determine what you get paid.

Watch our 1-hour free training on how to become profitable and in-demand: profitabledesigner.com/training

Apply to work with me: profitabledesigner.com/apply

Connect with me on Instagram: instagram.com/profitabledesigner