{"id":1500,"date":"2016-09-01T17:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T07:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siteskills.com\/?p=1500"},"modified":"2020-12-22T22:50:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T11:50:01","slug":"why-web-designers-fail-2-choosing-the-wrong-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siteskills.com\/why-web-designers-fail-2-choosing-the-wrong-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Web Designers Fail #2 – Choosing the Wrong Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What do you mean choosing? I thought clients chose me? It doesn’t have to be this way. In fact it’s vital for the health of your business to develop a project selection process. This article helps you throw out the trash and bring in better web design clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’ve been told I need a website. I don’t know what that is, but it sounds pretty easy, so it shouldn’t cost much.”
Actual statement from prospect<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nHave you ever been in a situation where the alarm bells were ringing in your head, but you refused to heed the warning and went ahead anyway? Perhaps it was a relationship decision, or an opportunity to do something risky or simply a poor choice of words. We all do it, some more than others, and I’ll leave it to the psychologists to explain the whys. When it comes to the business of web design, you’ll often be faced with alarm bells and sometimes the most effective way to learn is to leap in and make mistakes. However if you find yourself constantly making the same mistakes, it will crush your spirit and ruin your business. One of the biggest mistakes web designers make is choosing the wrong clients. So let’s see if we can avoid some pain and discuss how to avoid this common mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, you can control which projects you take on. Not so much at the start, as you need to accept pretty much anything that comes your way. But as you grow your business, you can decide which projects you take on. This starts with qualifying prospects to determine if you will be a good fit for each other. Look for danger signs and rate each client before accepting a project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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