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This article is geared towards anyone looking to implode under the crushing weight of unsustainable business practices, unreasonable client expectations, long hours for little pay, and a general sense of bewilderment as you ponder what went wrong. While that may not be you today, you may identify with one or more of these afflictions. Are you already recalling your worst client and the headaches they have caused? Here are some of the ways that you can hurt yourself as a web professional.
One of the most difficult aspects of being a web designer is dealing with clients that “just don’t get it”. In this article, we’ll discuss seven things that often make the job of web designers difficult when dealing with unreasonable demands from clients. The goal in this article is not only to identify these common situations, but also to share with you some ways to avoid them and explain to your clients why their demands can’t or won’t be met.
“I’m on a really tight budget and I need this done as inexpensively as possible.”
So you have a new prospect for your services and its time to figure out what the price should be. It’s easy to choose to bill by the hour – that’s the easy way out but it is often the wrong way. Billing by the hour is a good way to get yourself into a conversation with your prospect about how long it should take to get something done and since most of your clients aren’t designers, they likely won’t know what the work entails.
Create a Menu and Scrap Hourly Billing Practices
As a buyer, I prefer a flat fee. It only matter how many hours are spent so I can factor an expected completion date into my project. Whether it takes a designer 4 hours or 50 hours, I’m just looking for a flat number to get the thing done. I’m buying the end product, not your time. I suggest developing a menu for your clients – so they know if they need a logo, it’ll cost $X; if they need a web site designed with a custom front page and layout for interior pages its $y; and so forth.
