The Good Client Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:37 am
I guess you could say the "Judging Clients" thread is the negative client thread. So I'll start a good client thread.
* Repeat clients. I love repeat clients. Trust me, in this business it's not easy to satisfy clients and get them to come back again -- you have to work hard for it. However, when you get those repeat clients, it's a nice little income stream. And the stream involves upgrades on existing work, and often times starting whole other projects.
* Affiliate marketers. There are three varieties of AMers that I see: newbs who are jerks, experienced ones that should know better but still expect super-cheap prices, and experienced ones that still want it inexpensive as possible, but understand the reason for a higher price and are willing to pay for it. So, when I get the more seasoned and reasonable AMers, I love 'em. They keep coming back. They have lots of great project ideas. And often they don't want eCommerce or only want simplistic eCommerce such as with the BuyNow button. And why? It's because AMers make most of their income from the ad revenue. So, it means I can knock out a site much faster. I've met several AMers who do nothing but live comfortably off ad revenue, and some even have several employees working for them.
* Designers. Now, I do a sort of okay job with web design, but there are some people who easily blow me out of the water. I love these guys. They knock out work really fast and do an impressive job. They get my clients in a fantastic mood, ready to work with me. And working with designers is often reciprocal -- I send clients their way, and they send clients my way. Plus, it's like getting a job reference.
* Repeat clients. I love repeat clients. Trust me, in this business it's not easy to satisfy clients and get them to come back again -- you have to work hard for it. However, when you get those repeat clients, it's a nice little income stream. And the stream involves upgrades on existing work, and often times starting whole other projects.
* Affiliate marketers. There are three varieties of AMers that I see: newbs who are jerks, experienced ones that should know better but still expect super-cheap prices, and experienced ones that still want it inexpensive as possible, but understand the reason for a higher price and are willing to pay for it. So, when I get the more seasoned and reasonable AMers, I love 'em. They keep coming back. They have lots of great project ideas. And often they don't want eCommerce or only want simplistic eCommerce such as with the BuyNow button. And why? It's because AMers make most of their income from the ad revenue. So, it means I can knock out a site much faster. I've met several AMers who do nothing but live comfortably off ad revenue, and some even have several employees working for them.
* Designers. Now, I do a sort of okay job with web design, but there are some people who easily blow me out of the water. I love these guys. They knock out work really fast and do an impressive job. They get my clients in a fantastic mood, ready to work with me. And working with designers is often reciprocal -- I send clients their way, and they send clients my way. Plus, it's like getting a job reference.