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Clients from hell: How to navigate nightmarish scenarios as a freelancer

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock The worst clients can turn your life into something out of a horror movie. We outline four common types of nightmare clients and explain how to deal with them. We're talking about those clients you simply hate working with. Clients who ended up making your professional life a nightmare.

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Illustrator Joseph Carrington on confronting what challenges you and the benefits of representation

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He's been freelance ever since, and in that time, he's landed work for a host of big-name clients, including the likes of Google, The Telegraph, and more recently The New York Times. Part of what makes Joseph's work so appealing to clients is his clear line work and crisp design choices. But he's also stayed true to his roots.

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Behind the scenes with De La Foye, a Chicago studio inspiring businesses to thrive

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It has also leveraged Editor X and Velo for several client sites. Comfy Fitness recently stood out among its client websites, supporting the Wix Partner Spotlight for superior functionality. At that time, my role included coordinating implementations for big web projects.

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Best Project Management Software for Remote Teams

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If you’re working with a team and/or on multiple projects , then a project management tool would be best to help you organize daily tasks and manage everything seamlessly. 10 Best Project Managing and Planning Tools For Freelancers. 10 Best Project Managing and Planning Tools For Freelancers.

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How To Improve Your Photography Brand to Get More Clients

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And there are many reasons why many of them are losing a steady client base. Not only will the client look at their portfolio, but also require that photographers have some form of guarantee for their work. Attract new clients. A stable brand usually gets the most clients. What is Branding for Photography Businesses?

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Useful tools and systems to make you more successful as a creative

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For instance, in the good times, when three clients offer you work all at once, you'll happily turn two down, knowing that more will surely come along later. Then there's the problem of shrinking client budgets. For most of us, effective time management and project organisation don't just happen by magic.

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How Alphabet shapes brands with trust, collaboration and a 'Saul Bass ethos'

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That quote, 'Design is thinking made visual', "perfectly sums up how we approach every project," says Abbas Mushtaq, Alphabet's co-founder and creative director. For us, it's all about being genuine and really getting to know what our clients want to express," he continues. "We PEKOK by Alphabet "We value our clients' input.

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