Comments on: Clientophilic Freelancing Review – How to Win Clients for Freelance Designers

By: Tara: Freelance Designer

Tara: Freelance Designer — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:48:59 +0000

Hi Simon

If you are looking for ways to get your company noticed then the book on self promotion might be better for you. This one is more about sales techniques once you have a client meeting. I am in Northamptonshire UK and its not really a big design place either.

By: Simon Hall

Simon Hall — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:20:30 +0000

I might have to invest in this, this job would be great if it weren’t for the clients! Shame it’s an ebook, a nice hardback would come in handy to hit them over the head with!
Seriously though any ideas from others in the industry is always going to be welcome, I’ve got a lot of experience in both sales, design & print but combining them is a bit of a nightmare, what a client wants out of a printing & design project and what they think is good design & print are two very different things which can be almost impossible to work round. I work from York, UK, it’s a beautiful place but the residents don’t seem to look beyond the city walls when it comes to ideas!

By: smita

smita — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:00:36 +0000

Good one…Much needed one indeed…Often i get requests from people to teach them how to handle client…Now i will be able to refer them this book

Many thanks
Smita

By: Jovit @ Sytek MN

Jovit @ Sytek MN — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:45:27 +0000

Thanks for recommending the book. I am guilty of being a clientophobic. I have always feared client phone calls and I usually communicate with them through chat or emails. There were times when I would say that I don’t have a headset or don’t have good coverage. I know its not good at all but I’m not really a good “talker”. I am a person of few words and straight to the point. Well, I know I should be working on improving my communication skills and this book might help.