Posts Tagged ‘Clients’
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Mobile Is Not An Add-OnHow To Sell The Value Of Mobile To Clients
- April 5th, 2013
- 23 Comments
As Web designers and developers, we see the value in supporting mobile devices every day. We’re well-versed in tactics and techniques for adapting our work to mobile. Our challenge is to be equally well-versed in selling our clients on that value as being something in which they need to invest ...
Read more...Do's And Don'tsHow To Use Email To Alienate Your Users
- February 11th, 2013
- 31 Comments
Spam! Monty Python may love it, but the rest of us are not so convinced. But what is spam? Are you spamming users without realizing it? And is there any place in the world for email marketing? Most of us have a love/hate relationship with email. Its one of those necessary ...
Read more...Killing Contracts: An Interview With Andy Clarke
- January 16th, 2013
- 11 Comments
Do you remember those “10 Useful Legal Documents for Designers?” Well, it turns out that you, designers who read Smashing Magazine, liked one in particular: a plain-language, straightforward “Contract of Works for Web Design” which is based heavily on Andy Clarke’s “Contract Killer”. Since Mr. Wong published that template eight ...
Read more...Designer-Client RelationshipGetting Engaged
- January 7th, 2013
- 20 Comments
You probably hear about it every week, if not every day: a spiteful or ragged relationship has ended badly. There are bitter arguments, custody battles, legal entanglements, lives and homes broken in the wake of moral incompatibility, poor choices, and a lack of sober discrimination. It’s the predictable result of kids ...
Read more...Happily Ever AfterHow To Build Long-Term Client Relationships
- November 23rd, 2012
- 14 Comments
Everyone loves a happy ending: the hero slays the dragon, true love conquers all, the Death Star is destroyed, the new website is launched and both client and users alike are thrilled. While this last example may not have the Hollywood ending that the first few examples do, for those ...
Read more...Business StrategyGiving Our Clients The Best Deal In Mobile
- October 5th, 2012
- 16 Comments
Are we cheating our clients when it comes to mobile? More precisely, are we allowing our desire for mobile work to get in the way of providing our clients with the best solution for their business needs? This is the uncomfortable question we asked ourselves recently when redesigning our agency’s ...
Read more...Freelancing ExperimentsPassive Income Strategies For Web Designers
- August 27th, 2012
- 38 Comments
Finding ways to earn passive income is a growing concern among many freelance designers. I’ve always loved client work, but I have to admit that the pressure of juggling multiple bosses and constant deadlines eventually started to wear me down. In a previous article for Smashing Magazine, I compared various ways ...
Read more...Business Side of DesignKeys To Better Communication With Clients
- July 16th, 2012
- 26 Comments
Poor communication is a surefire way to damage any project or relationship, but when I dug deeper into this particular case, I realized that lack of communication was not the issue; the company provided regular updates on projects and milestones and so on. Rather, it was the words they used when giving those updates ...
Read more...Successful Projects Without a MiddlemanWhy Account Managers Shouldn’t Prevent Designers From Speaking To Clients
- June 29th, 2012
- 32 Comments
Working as a Web designer can suck sometimes. This is especially true when you don’t get to work alongside the client. Unfortunately this scenario is more common than you would think. Many organizations have been carefully structured to keep the Web designer and the client apart. But is that really ...
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