NEW ONLINE BOOTCAMP!
Join Ilise Benun for a two week online workshop and learn how to position your creative services to attract the right interactive clients! Learn more & see Dates!FREE DESIGN TUTORIAL
FREELANCERS SPEAK ON THEIR BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES
As a creative professional, the key to running a successful business is to learn not only from “experts” in the industry, but also to hear from your peers about how they run their businesses and solve some of the same problems you have. So please join us for a free online preview of one session at the Creative Freelancer Conference to hear just that – a “from the trenches” session featuring 4 successful creatives who’ve been there, done that. PLUS - you'll get an $50 coupon towards registration at this year's Creative Freelancer Conference just for registering!
Date: Thursday, June 6
Time: 2 p.m. ET
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The Tools for Smart Pricing
From how to determine a client's budget, to how to control the money conversation, from how real creatives price projects and determine hourly rates, to how to handle retainers, this bundle has it all.Pricing Bundle: The Tools for Smart Pricing
Tag Archives: client relationships
When the client becomes the "art director"
Many freelance designers go out on their own to be their own “art director,” but what happens when your client assumes that role? Continue reading
Preparing your business for baby
Like many moms-to-be running a small business, as the big date approaches, you may start to wonder: what to do about maternity leave? Lidia Varesco Racoma shares what she's learned recently. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Client Relations, Freelance Graphic & Web Design Tagged client relationships, freelancing 6 Comments
When Tragedy Strikes
Since many people are still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, I thought this blog post from Stephanie Cockerl (submitted a while back) would be particularly timely. Please add your suggestions and ideas in the comments. Continue reading
Crowdsourcing Round 2
Laurel Black continues her crowdsourcing nightmare with lots of opinions on how she handled her client’s unhappy comparison between the work she got from Laurel and the work she got from the logo mill. Continue reading
Excellent Web-to-Print Resource
This free DesignCast on Aug 9 with Navitor will show you how you can become a single resource for your clients, while controlling the outcome of the design work and how to add print services to your business model with minimal resource expenditure. Continue reading
Why I no longer call myself a "web designer"
Want to know why its important to listen to you clients? They can tell you where your business is going. Continue reading
How to deal with PITA (pain in the...) clients
In the latest episode of The Freelance Radio Show, Von Glitschka and friends take on PITA (Pain in the A**) clients and share their strategies for how to deal with them.
Do you decline work when you realize the client may want lots of extra time? Has it helped you set boundaries? Do you charge an extra fee to cover the costs you think will arise for extra phone calls, meetings or revisions? Continue reading
Lesson 4: When to suck it up
I’ve spoken numerous times about only working with clients who are a good fit and how you should work with clients with whom you can do your best work. Generally, I still believe that. But I also believe that sometimes you have to suck it up. Continue reading
The Unexpected Consequences of Injury
I’ve long known that exercise clears my mind, and that I do a lot of thinking during my longer runs. I’ve wireframed web copy in my head, polished speeches and analyzed creative ways for tackling complicated client problems. But in … Continue reading
Posted in Client Relations, Freelancing, Growing Your Business Tagged client relationships, creativity tips 1 Comment
