When Projects Go Bad 1: Feedback
So far we’ve had lessons on how to pitch, how to convert that pitch into a job and how to ensure you have good client relations during that job. We’ve covered some of the negative attributes that clients might be guilty of and how best to deal with them. Often factors like Penny Pinching or […]
Good Client Relations 17: Bigger Clients
Coming to the end of our topic about good client relations I wanted to do a quick summary of some of the positive and negative attributes of both bigger and smaller clients. Bigger Hook Bigger clients take a lot more prospecting than smaller ones, finding the right person in a big organization can be tricky, […]
Good Client Relations 16: Smaller Clients
Coming to the end of our topic about good client relations I wanted to do a quick summary of some of the positive and negative attributes of both bigger and smaller clients. Bigger Impact One of the main positives about working with those smaller clients and my personal favourite thing, is that you can have […]
Good Client Relations 14: Dodgy Clients
This blog comes directly from you readers. Someone asked my advice on how to deal with a dodgy client. To give you an outline, this freelancer had taken on some work, done their usual due diligence, started the work only to discover some illegal goings on in the past. So what do you do with […]
Good Client Relations 13: Cheap Skates
This is certainly one of the most common traits that I’ve seen freelancers get frustrated with. Clients who want the earth for pennies. So how best to deal with a tight pocket? Here are my tips. Education I’d like to think that most clients are not malicious but just under educated about the time and […]
Good Client Relations 11: Ghost Clients
Beware foolish mortals, for you enter a world of creepy clients and jaw dropping jobs. In this last few weeks we have been covering some of the darker side of client behavior and in this lesson I want to cover ghosts. BOO! Ghost clients are those people who seem really interested in your project and […]
Good Client Relations 8: Emergencies
For the upcoming weeks I will be covering various bad habits of clients and how best to deal with them. Although 90% of clients are fine, when you do come across those bad clients it can often feel very isolated as a freelancer, but thankfully there is free advice..so here comes mine. Why it’s a […]
Good Client Relations 6: Perfect Client
When talking about client relations, you can’t really avoid talking about different kinds of client. To start off with I wanted to talk about that perfect client. Great Expectations When you think about your perfect client , you probably imagine a scenario where a client finds you, pays you a great wage, lets you get […]
Good Client Relations 4: Communication
I’ve talked a lot about the importance communication so far, but let’s delve into some of the specifics. Be Dumbo Any salesperson worth their salt will tell you that the key to success is to listen more than you talk. Often freelancers feel they need to prove themselves and so they ram their entire CV […]
How To Convert Lesson 1: Spec Work
Now that you’ve sent off your amazing pitch, made the call, done the presentation…how do you ensure that you convert that pitch into actual work? In this lesson I want to cover spec work. What Is It? Spec work is where a prospective client asks you to provide a sample of the finished item/work for […]
