Comments on: 20 Horrible Habits of Clients http://www.youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/ Graphic Design Blog, Tips, Tutorials and Jobs Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:06:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Website Design in Vancouver by Adnovation Design http://www.youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/comment-page-2/#comment-26599 Website Design in Vancouver by Adnovation Design Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:12:49 +0000 http://youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/#comment-26599 Clients that Want Great Designs for Cheap Prices. This simply kills me. Clients that Want Great Designs for Cheap Prices.
This simply kills me.

]]> By: Dificuldades de atender os clientes | 30 e Alguns http://www.youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/comment-page-2/#comment-26510 Dificuldades de atender os clientes | 30 e Alguns Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:09:32 +0000 http://youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/#comment-26510 [...] fuçando nos links de posts que leio, acho interessante e guardo, acabei me deparando com o “20 Horrible Habits of Clients” (20 Hábitos horrível de Clientes) do Youthdesigner, interessante para quem trabalha com design e [...] [...] fuçando nos links de posts que leio, acho interessante e guardo, acabei me deparando com o “20 Horrible Habits of Clients” (20 Hábitos horrível de Clientes) do Youthdesigner, interessante para quem trabalha com design e [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://www.youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/comment-page-2/#comment-26459 Andrew Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:18:21 +0000 http://youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/#comment-26459 We are in the web design business and we are up against the same problems on a daily basis. Clients seem to think that we have a magic button that fixes everything. We are in the web design business and we are up against the same problems on a daily basis. Clients seem to think that we have a magic button that fixes everything.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/comment-page-2/#comment-22624 Joshua Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:36:30 +0000 http://youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/#comment-22624 Clients with marketing degrees making their own site and wanting you to turn a crappy flash page into a social networking site (with a projected income of $42 million after 2 years)... It's impossible... Clients with marketing degrees making their own site and wanting you to turn a crappy flash page into a social networking site (with a projected income of $42 million after 2 years)… It’s impossible…

]]> By: Communication Breakdown & Other Fun Stuff… « Design Drama http://www.youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/comment-page-2/#comment-18429 Communication Breakdown & Other Fun Stuff… « Design Drama Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:38:24 +0000 http://youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/#comment-18429 [...] Communication Breakdown & Other Fun Stuff… December 17, 2008 Filed under: But I'm the designer!, artistic angst, artists, clients from hell, jobs, organization, things I can do without — missbethd @ 6:38 pm Tags: CD package design, frustration I’ve had a bad project experience that stems from a lack of communication with a client. And I was going to write a post about this sort of thing, but it turns out, someone else already has [...] [...] Communication Breakdown & Other Fun Stuff… December 17, 2008 Filed under: But I’m the designer!, artistic angst, artists, clients from hell, jobs, organization, things I can do without — missbethd @ 6:38 pm Tags: CD package design, frustration I’ve had a bad project experience that stems from a lack of communication with a client. And I was going to write a post about this sort of thing, but it turns out, someone else already has [...]

]]> By: Matty B http://www.youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/comment-page-2/#comment-17830 Matty B Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:47:15 +0000 http://youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/#comment-17830 Missing one. The indecisive client. These are the ones who know more about what they don't want than what they do want. You can either ditch these guys or be showing new designs to them until you die. It's a lot like trying to open a lock when you don't know the last two numbers in the combination. Missing one. The indecisive client. These are the ones who know more about what they don’t want than what they do want. You can either ditch these guys or be showing new designs to them until you die. It’s a lot like trying to open a lock when you don’t know the last two numbers in the combination.

]]> By: Roger http://www.youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/comment-page-2/#comment-11417 Roger Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:33:51 +0000 http://youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/#comment-11417 One of my client who was with me for the last few years, I designed a medium-sized Website for him then. But just recently, he decided to take everything down, and give it a re-design himself. Yes, himself. Whom only knew how to use abit of Photoshop and ProntPage. I took down his site completely as he asked for, then he decided to put it all back on the next day, then decided not to few hours later. AND, thinking maybe I can be a good use later on so he might just well contact me when he got the design problems or something. By the way, as far as I knowledged that we've already ended our Website relationships fully as he asked for in the first place before we took down everything. Now, he's expecting me to be as a supporting person to his own design problems, without paying too much or free of charge. He also has tones of #10 and #16 problems (on top of the article), and generally comes back once in a long while to update/change stuff with little pays or no payings at all. Here's a good article which related to above problems I found lately, some of you might be interested: http://www.builderau.com.au/strategy/businessmanagement/soa/Dealing-with-nightmare-clients/0,339028271,339129591,00.htm I'm sure some of you might have this kind of issues too. And I'm still seeking a good soluation to deal with this kind of clients. One of my client who was with me for the last few years, I designed a medium-sized Website for him then. But just recently, he decided to take everything down, and give it a re-design himself. Yes, himself. Whom only knew how to use abit of Photoshop and ProntPage.

I took down his site completely as he asked for, then he decided to put it all back on the next day, then decided not to few hours later. AND, thinking maybe I can be a good use later on so he might just well contact me when he got the design problems or something.

By the way, as far as I knowledged that we’ve already ended our Website relationships fully as he asked for in the first place before we took down everything. Now, he’s expecting me to be as a supporting person to his own design problems, without paying too much or free of charge.

He also has tones of #10 and #16 problems (on top of the article), and generally comes back once in a long while to update/change stuff with little pays or no payings at all.

Here’s a good article which related to above problems I found lately, some of you might be interested: http://www.builderau.com.au/strategy/businessmanagement/soa/Dealing-with-nightmare-clients/0,339028271,339129591,00.htm

I’m sure some of you might have this kind of issues too. And I’m still seeking a good soluation to deal with this kind of clients.

]]> By: Kerrian http://www.youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/comment-page-2/#comment-4479 Kerrian Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:16:06 +0000 http://youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/#comment-4479 I agree with you with all points and hope that "we" in the profession learn from the pointers you have given. You have, in some sense helped to make our jobs "easier" I agree with you with all points and hope that “we” in the profession learn from the pointers you have given. You have, in some sense helped to make our jobs “easier”

]]> By: Shelly http://www.youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/comment-page-2/#comment-2797 Shelly Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:12:13 +0000 http://youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/#comment-2797 Two of my favorites: 1) having an army of people emailing you to tell you what they think should be changed, and ALL of them say different things (which is why I *always* require one contact point) 2) thinking that you're on call 24/7, and demanding things from you on Christmas Day (or at midnight on a Sunday) and wondering why you haven't done it 5 seconds after they sent you the email on it, and threaten to fire you if you don't do it NOW (even though you won't see the email until days later) Two of my favorites:

1) having an army of people emailing you to tell you what they think should be changed, and ALL of them say different things (which is why I *always* require one contact point)

2) thinking that you’re on call 24/7, and demanding things from you on Christmas Day (or at midnight on a Sunday) and wondering why you haven’t done it 5 seconds after they sent you the email on it, and threaten to fire you if you don’t do it NOW (even though you won’t see the email until days later)

]]> By: kathy http://www.youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/comment-page-2/#comment-2299 kathy Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:06:18 +0000 http://youthedesigner.com/2007/11/30/20-horrible-habits-of-clients/#comment-2299 Wonderful post!!! Thank you for this. Wonderful post!!! Thank you for this.

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