Graphic Designer Arguing With Client Video
Share Hi all, found this video in my travels of a graphic designers conversation with a client! Hilarious! Be warned Language is very strong in the video!
Referrals – Freelancing Dreams
Share We were just having through our client list generated during 2009. Kind of surprised but encouraged to see that a substantial amount of our work came through referrals. Referrals – Need ‘Em, Get ‘Em, Love ‘Em. Referrals are great as clients who have used your services and are happy bar the standard of your [...]
What Should You Include In A Design Project Proposal?
Share Last week, we were asked for the first time to send over a detailed project proposal in response to an initial brief document; for a fairly large client. This was the first time we received this request: normally things flow in the normal sense of client contact – meeting – quote – project. The [...]
Does a successful freelancer have to be a good sales person?
Share When starting out, when your down in the trenches fighting against the colossal agencies and your fellow freelancing kin, do you have to be a good sales person in order to secure projects? Do you feel freelancers need to be sales orientated? Are you a good sales person? The internet has given clients information [...]
Factors To Consider When Pricing For A Project
Share One of the things I suffered from in the beginning when pricing clients is often forgetting to bill for all aspects of a project and thus half way through I was feeling cheated or clients were commenting on how remarkably low my prices where in comparison to other quotes they had received. We all [...]
How To Deal with Non-Paying Clients
Share At some point you will come face to face with the worst type of client. The client who despite numerous attempts on your behalf, is refusing to pay outstanding fees on a project. As a business you will at some point have to go after a non-paying client, and as such should be prepared [...]
When Your Client Wants To Become The Designer
Share Every now and then you receive a client who gets involved in your end of the deal, and is questioning / making firm suggestions about directions to take. This could be due to their eagerness, misunderstanding of professional boundaries or personality; but it needs to be addressed when they begin to intrude too much [...]
Your Quote is too high! – Charging/Negotiating for design work
Share It is inevitable and if it hasn’t happened to yourself yet, it is not far round the corner especially in the economic times were in. Quite often, a potential client will challenge you on your pricing. i.e your rate per hour, total price etc The first time it happened to us, we were hit [...]
When Meeting A Client as a freelance designer…
Share When first starting out, the prospect of going to meet a client to discuss the project and work through the nitty gritty details can be a little daunting. This little list is just some things to make sure you have the predictable bases covered: Firstly, I am just going to say remember that they [...]
Don’t be another washed up freelancer – The Freelance Lifecycle
Share The more I network on sites such as twitter and talk to freelancers around the world; typical life – cycle seems to be the same for freelancers – especially within the first 6 months and a condition that I am now going to call ‘the-slump‘ strikes again!
Feb 21, 2010 | Categories: Commentary, Marketing | Tags: client, Freelancing, Marketing | 1 Comment »