Zombie Hater Clients from Hell - FOWD London 11

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Zombie Haters Clients from Hell Survival tips and tools @jbfeldis lundi 23 mai 2011

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My Uni Session at Future of Web Design London 2011.It's all about managing those bloody clients when you're in the webdesign field.

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Zombie Haters Clientsfrom HellSurvival tips and tools

@jbfeldis

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BraaaaaaaiiiinnnnIndex

Save your ammo (choose your clients)

Easy as Braiiiiiins (teach them)

Basic dental surgery (tools to avoid bites)

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Choose your clients

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BraaaaaaaiiiinnnnChoose your clients

Take all jobs? NO

Bad clients will make you lose money

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BraaaaaaaiiiinnnnChoose your clients

Bad clients typology:

1. doesn’t pay + work done by 13 yo nephew (he ROXX)

2. never pays

3. pays half

4. cries

5. asks his/her wife/husband/pet

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SAY «NO»really

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BraaaaaaaiiiinnnnChoose your clients

You’d better spend your time:

looking for cool customers

working on your portfolio

working on your own projects

sleeping

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Teach them

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BraaaaaaaiiiinnnnTeach them

Bad news: you have the power

you’re responsible

you should explain your customers what you do

Might be hard, you can do it

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Be professionalit’s great*!

*and harmful

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Tools to avoid bites

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Great tools...

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... make the difference

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BraaaaaaaiiiinnnnTools

Harvest

Track your time easily

Precise (clients do get that)

Serious

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BraaaaaaaiiiinnnnTools

UpShot

Share your work (mockups, creations, anything)

Give access to your customers

Gather feedback

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Innovativeso you stand out

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Thank you! Bloody questions?@upshot > http://upshotapp.com

@studiomelipone@jbfeldis

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