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Learn how to communicate with design clients, set clear expectations, negotiate fees and deadlines, and handle feedback.

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How to Improve Your Communication With Clients

How to Improve Your Communication With Clients

Improve your communication and get down to the nitty-gritty with clients, so that you won’t waste time assuming that they need to know things they don’t.

Why Clients Are Asking for More Creative Control in Web Design

Why Clients Are Asking for More Creative Control in Web Design

Strategies for giving clients more control and flexibility in web design projects, ensuring satisfaction and creativity.

What to Look For in Maintenance-Only Clients

What to Look For in Maintenance-Only Clients

Are you looking for maintenance-only web design clients? Here are some things to consider, along with how to determine your business goals.

How to Increase Revenue From Your Existing Web Design Clients

How to Increase Revenue From Your Existing Web Design Clients

Learn effective strategies to boost your revenue from existing web design clients, including upselling, cross-selling, and offering additional services.

Do Clients Need To Know How Their Website Works?

Do Clients Need To Know How Their Website Works?

We explore the challenges in educating clients about their websites. Along the way, we share thoughts on why knowing it all isn’t all that great.

Ideas for Making the WordPress Back End More User Friendly

Ideas for Making the WordPress Back End More User Friendly

Introducing clients to the WordPress dashboard can be difficult, therefore, we need to improve the experience. Here are a few simple ways you can do that.

How to Calm Down a Panicky Design Client

How to Calm Down a Panicky Design Client

We discuss panicky clients and cover methods that will not only de-escalate their panic but also bring them around to your point of view.

Your Web Design Business Has Grown: How Do You Manage Legacy Clients?

Your Web Design Business Has Grown: How Do You Manage Legacy Clients?

One thing you may not expect with web design business growth is the continued pull of legacy clients. So, how can you keep old clients happy while forging ahead?

How to Handle Ethical Disagreements With Your Design Clients

How to Handle Ethical Disagreements With Your Design Clients

We share a reliable process freelance designers can use to stop all those unethical requests from clients from getting out of control.

How to Deal With Sudden Client Designer Syndrome

How to Deal With Sudden Client Designer Syndrome

We’ve all experienced when a client wants to make a change to your design that, as a designer, you can immediately tell will result in disaster.

Why the Themes and Plugins You Choose Matter to Your Clients

Why the Themes and Plugins You Choose Matter to Your Clients

Plan ahead on client projects with smart WordPress theme and plugin choices that reduce risk, cut emergency fixes, and keep your sites running smoothly for years.

How to Protect WordPress Block Layouts From Accidental Changes

How to Protect WordPress Block Layouts From Accidental Changes