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Tag Archives: client relations
Creating memorable holiday greetings
It’s not too late to send a holiday greeting to clients and prospects. Freelance writer and CFC veteran, Tom Tumbusch of WordStreamCopy shares a few tips to show your creativity and your gratitude at the same time. Continue reading →
Categories: Freelance Design Work & How to Freelance
Tags: client relations, freelancing, self-promotion
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5 Ways to Say No (to the Wrong Clients)
Writer, Alison Harrison, shares what she learned at CFC 2012 about how to say no to clients she doesn’t want so she can find the ones she does want. Continue reading →
Categories: Design Business Clients: Communication & Management
Tags: client relations, freelancing, pricing
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Meeting with a Prospective Client: After
Part 2 of how to handle a meeting with a prospect from designer, Lidia Varesco Racoma. Today’s focus is best practices for follow up. Continue reading →
Categories: Self Promotion for Graphic Design & Designers
Tags: client relations, marketing, networking
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Meeting with a Prospective Client: Before (& After)
Designer, Lidia Varesco Racoma, shares her tips for making the most out of a meeting with a new prospect. Continue reading →
Categories: Design Business Clients: Communication & Management
Tags: client relations, networking
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Stolen logo? What would you do?
A logo created by a designer is very similar to another but she knows she didn’t steal it. Should they scrap it? Can the client be forbidden from using it if it hasn’t been trademarked? What would you do? Continue reading →
Do you check your client’s references?
Pam Saxon, Nashville designer, shares how she almost got burned by not checking on a too-good-to-be-true new client. Continue reading →
Categories: Design Business Clients: Communication & Management
Tags: client relations, freelancing
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Breaking My Own (Email) Rules
Does successful work-life balance mean you don’t respond to email outside of business hours? Here are copywriter Alisa Bonsignore’s rules (and exceptions). Continue reading →
Categories: Design Business Clients: Communication & Management
Tags: client relations, freelancing
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Abusive client — what would you do?
A designer tells of an opinionated (bordering on abusive) committee member and a project that’s lost its way. What would you advise her to do? Continue reading →
Get More Clients for Your Design Business
Want to get more clients? Check out this real-world client proposal, sample qualifying material, book excerpt and expert interview to learn how to find clients.
Teleconference Etiquette
Following are some teleconference etiquette suggestions for making the most of these sometimes awkward meetings.
Categories: Featured, On the Job: Advice & Tips for Designers
Tags: client relations, meetings, teleconferences
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