Questions tagged [clients]
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Too many clients, not enough work
Right now I have several more clients than I'd really like to have. They are mostly good clients overall, and I enjoy the work I do for them. However, work is never 100% steady with any of them; any given client might give me steady work for several…
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Should one keep their clients' files separated?
As you continue to add more and more clients, are there best practices or procedures that are best to follow to keep clients' project files, credentials, etc.. separated on your computer?
My concerns are trying to ensure I don't accidentally mix up…
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Is it professional that client pays the lunch?
This week a client from another region is visiting my team. We will have a whole-day meeting.
In our last conversation he told me that he would like to take our team to lunch. It's 6-7 persons on the lunch meaning the cost is not insignificant.…
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How to deal with clients in regards to Wordpress-development
I have the impression that my Wordpress-projects seem to function very differently depending on how the client works with me.
Some projects are easy - we select a template, the client accepts that we do not want to change much, delivers text and…
user21909
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Client hasn't answered nor read my emails
So I've been doing freelance design for this company and I work through email and my website with this one client. I have a Chrome extension that let's me track activity on an email after it has been sent. This client last read one of my emails…
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What's the best retention policy for past client information?
Do you have a policy for how long you retain client data after they no longer work with you? I have old files, emails, contracts, etc., for clients that I haven't spoken with in several years. I also have records from client companies that no longer…
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How to tell client I accidentally went over their credit budget
My client wanted a website that included the purchase of a few (6) professioanl images, which I suggested iStock as a place to get them.
It was hard at first to convince him he needed to pay for his images as he thought it was perfectly fine to save…
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