Comments on: Managing Lazy Clients

By: Alexander

Alexander — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:45:29 +0000

Better to print article, not record by voice:
1. Reading is faster than listening.
2. You can go back and forward easy.
3. Voice is not as pleasant as text unless you are a famous actor.
I am not going to listen until end – boring, slow, and pointless.

By: Edward Davies

Edward Davies — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:41:02 +0000

Thank you for the advice, Stefan.

Edward

By: Stefan Mischook

Stefan Mischook — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:34:10 +0000

You have to open up lines of communication with your web designer right away so you both know what to expect.

When I hire assistants for my own projects, I look to find trustworthy people and after a few small projects, where I see he/she can work at a speed that is acceptable for me … I let them work on a per dium/by the hour method.

You may want to agree on a fixed cost since you will probably not be able to judge how long something will take to do.

Stefan

By: wuzzup

wuzzup — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:55:18 +0000

I’m a client looking for a web designer and ran across your site. It truly is killer!

Sounds to me like many clients are lazy and really waste a lot of designer’s time.

I’m glad I read this blog because, now, I’m going to get all my text, photos, and graphics together before the engagement starts. By doing this (and, making myself available to answer any and all questions, 24/7), I should be viewed quite favorably by any web designer I work with.

Enough to get a price break, you think? Any other tips to get my site up with the least expense incurred?

By: Stefan Mischook

Stefan Mischook — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:59:16 +0000

Hi Mary,

I’m happy to hear you’ve found the series useful to you.

I do have a few more episodes recorded – I just have to finish things up.

Stefan

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:50:16 +0000

Hi Stefan,

Thanks for the excellent tutorial.It has given me some great ideas for for treating my current venture more as a proper business and less as a hobby. It helps me to realise that if I work hard enough, I can be a professional too (even if I have the wrong degree!).

I particularly enjoyed the “lazy client” section as I currently have 2 of them! I’m almost relieved to know that it is not just me that has this problem.

I eagerly await the next tut!

regards,

mary