April 29, 2007 :: 10:16 AM
This Week’s Links: Client Focus
This is the first installment of This Week’s Links, which I’ll try to keep up (you guessed it) weekly. I read a great deal, and I often discover themes in the material I’m drawn to any given week. It’s my goal to try and share the better articles, blog posts, and (perhaps) even forum posts I come across. So - without further ado…
This week, the links are all about clients - who they are, what they do, what they should do, how to get them, and more.
Paul Boag of Boagworld.com considers the role of the website owner, from pseudo project manager to visionary. It’s worth reading. (Boagworld has a smashing podcast too.)
As ‘pressed in a previous post, FreeLanceSwitch blogged about the 12 Breeds of Client and How to Work with Them - but what hasn’t been mentioned is their post about the Pitching and the Decision-Making Styles of Clients. Both worthy reads.
SitePoint, publisher of many things worth reading, offers an article to help freelancers find clients - a good starter piece for freelancers trying to build a client base. Donna Gunter adds a few choice bits of advice in her blog about getting more clients online.
Mr. Design Designer has an entire blog about clients from hell, and Graphic Define Magazine offers some advice on how to deal with difficult clients.
So that’s this week’s links. If you’ve got some to add, please do!
