I recently came across an article on one of my very favourite blogs, FreelanceSwitch by Patrick Neeman of UsabilityCounts.
It so perfectly summed up what I wish I could explain to every single client and potential client out there, that with permission, I’ve reproduced his article here:
I got a call from a friend the other day – she works for her mom occasionally, and her mom wanted her to redo the company business cards for their boss, but she didn’t have the right programs to do it in. Her mom wanted her to use Powerpoint, because why should she pay a [...]
I read lots of blogs. I read my clients’ blogs; I read blogs about animal welfare (my pet charity). I read design blogs x lots (in a bid to keep at the forefront of my craft) and I read horse riding blogs (my hobby). I read my friends’ blogs on many different subjects because I [...]
Recently I had the most profoundly vile experience of my life with a certain client. Let’s call him the NCfH (Nightmare Client from Hell).
He was rude, he was ignorant (and proud of it! He emailed me telling me he did not want to be “over-educated”; I thought there was little chance of that ever happening!); [...]
According to Digizen, Social Networking can be broadly defined as Internet- or mobile-device-based social spaces designed to facilitate communication, collaboration and content sharing across networks of contacts. Digizen goes on to say that social networking services are changing the ways in which people use and engage with the Internet and with each other. But are [...]
.. I’ve learnt a lot:
I’ve learnt that some clients aren’t worth having no matter how much they pay, and that some clients are worth so much more than the discounts I gave them. I’ve learnt I’d rather do business with friends than strangers, because friends are more reliable. And if they’re not reliable, they’re not [...]