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Designer Mindset

Designer Mindset is for freelance and professional designers. Build a sustainable, high-income design business.

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How this community works

Pricing
$147 a monthWell above the business median of $7.
Size
1,027 membersBigger than 56% of the business communities indexed here.
Revenue ceiling
$150,969 a monthIf every member paid the listed price. Free tiers, discounts and churn are not visible from outside.
Platform
Circle
Category
Business
Last verified
9 October 2026

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About Designer Mindset

Designer Mindset is for freelance and professional designers. Build a sustainable, high-income design business.

Why you should join: Structured programmes on mindset, positioning, offers, client acquisition and business systems, live sessions and mentorship from Öykün Yılmaz and seasoned designers, and a global peer network. Membership is $147 a month.

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The one-liner

A coaching community helping designers scale to sustainable six-figure design businesses.

What they actually sell

Designer Mindset is run by Oykuen Yilmaz. The headline pitch reads: "A community helping designers scale their design business and earn six-figure income." The public offer sits at $147 a month. Oykuen Yilmaz built Designer Mindset for designers who want a sustainable high-income business. Anyone copying this should notice that the sale rests on one clear outcome rather than a long feature list.

Who pays and why

Freelance and professional designers stuck below the income they want. The pain is talent that does not translate into a stable high-income practice. They pay for structured programmes and coaching to scale a design business. The emotional pull is being around people chasing the same thing, which matters as much as any single lesson.

Where the members come from

Oykuen Yilmaz's name is on the Circle page, so members most likely come from existing work, clients and followers rather than cold traffic. The page itself links no social channels, which suggests growth comes from an audience built elsewhere. Oykuen Yilmaz stays the visible face of the brand on the page.

What's holding it back

Six-figure promises attract sceptical buyers. Fresh member income stories are essential.

Steal this

Sell the mindset and business system for six-figure design income, not only prettier portfolios.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for other freelance creative businesses. Weak for students still learning tools.

Written 9 October 2026

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