Tag: proposals

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Package pricing, for the win.

Recently Jonna Jerome at Wordswerk wrote an article about how to package your services, and it inspired me to talk about something I love—package pricing! Thanks, Jonna, for the spark! It’s a question clients and colleagues ask me often: “Should I package my services?” My answer is a … Read On ›

Is it called “Client Onboarding”?

I had the honor of returning as a speaker at WordCamp Atlanta in May 2019. My session was:  Getting Clients to Sign on the Dotted Line Consultations, estimates, proposals, contracts, oh my! If onboarding your clients is a struggle, this session is for you. I’ll share my super straightforward … Read On ›

Is writing estimates / proposals painful?

Do you get excited when talking with prospects about a potential project—only to get very un-excited when it’s time to sit down and write the proposal? I used to dread doing proposals too. They would take forever. And I never knew if the client would like what I … Read On ›

Client Red Flags: 11 Signs of a Bad Client

“I should have paid attention to the red flags.” Freelancers often say this about a project that has gone wrong. And it’s true. Most of the time, in hindsight, there were red flags. But if we pay attention to them sooner, we can eliminate problem projects from the get-go … Read On ›

A client wants to work with you. Now what?

Finding clients gets talked about a lot. But what to do once you have them…not so much! For designers, there is so much that goes into starting a business. Lots of stuff I didn’t really think about when I started. Like what the heck to do once you have a … Read On ›