Inexperienced freelancers are always excited about picking up new clients, without considering any possible drawbacks. The trouble is that some clients can make unreasonable demands and they simply tolerate such behaviour. SixRevisions shares his experiences and the six things he pledges not to accept anymore.
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You’ve come across a project, you’ve assessed the requirements of the project, and you have sent a proposal to the client, which includes the reasonable fees. The client contacts you, thanks you for your interest, and then informs you that in order to consider your proposal they would need you to reconsider your cost. Make sure you avoid making the wrong call on a questioning client, and follow the advice in this article at TheProDesigner.
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Cold calling is usually not one of the favourite activities of most freelancers, but BusinessBalls has some welcome advice. Good cold calling – performed properly and not as merely an indiscriminate ‘numbers game’ – is a fundamental and highly transferable capability, whose basic principles are found in the behaviours and techniques of all great entrepreneurs and leaders.
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