Comments on: A thick skin helps in this business http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/03/a-thick-skin-helps-in-this-business/ Diary of a website : design by caffeine Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:33:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ROBLOG » Blog Archive » honest work - working honestly http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/03/a-thick-skin-helps-in-this-business/comment-page-1/#comment-14625 ROBLOG » Blog Archive » honest work - working honestly Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:26:49 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/03/a-thick-skin-helps-in-this-business/#comment-14625 [...] Triggered by articles on ‘diary of a website‘ (no1, no2) and comments I began to think about my point of view towards the relationship between my clients and me (actually thinking about blogging it). Not an easy topic. [...] [...] Triggered by articles on ‘diary of a website‘ (no1, no2) and comments I began to think about my point of view towards the relationship between my clients and me (actually thinking about blogging it). Not an easy topic. [...]

]]> By: Robert http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/03/a-thick-skin-helps-in-this-business/comment-page-1/#comment-14621 Robert Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:16:31 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/03/a-thick-skin-helps-in-this-business/#comment-14621 What I learned 'out there' is trying to stay honest with your clients. It doesn't help to take a job you have a certain 'bad feeling' about or where the timeline is simply unaccomplishable. It might go well a few weeks or months - but as I say: 'life strikes back' and you find yourself overworked with projects you don't like and/or grumbling clients who pay you but you feel that they are not completely satisfied... So I try to keep a clear view what I want to achieve and if that compares to my clients (tough work each day :-) What I learned ‘out there’ is trying to stay honest with your clients. It doesn’t help to take a job you have a certain ‘bad feeling’ about or where the timeline is simply unaccomplishable. It might go well a few weeks or months – but as I say: ‘life strikes back’ and you find yourself overworked with projects you don’t like and/or grumbling clients who pay you but you feel that they are not completely satisfied… So I try to keep a clear view what I want to achieve and if that compares to my clients (tough work each day :-)

]]> By: Journal » Interesting Articles http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/03/a-thick-skin-helps-in-this-business/comment-page-1/#comment-12183 Journal » Interesting Articles Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:56:54 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/03/a-thick-skin-helps-in-this-business/#comment-12183 [...] Eyetracking points the way to effective news article design Accessibility Matters What’s it all for, anyway? Design Workflows What is Design Past, Present, Future: Where do you stand? How to: write content for the Internet A thick skin helps in this business Google’s approach to design: evolution, not revolution Share This [...] [...] Eyetracking points the way to effective news article design Accessibility Matters What’s it all for, anyway? Design Workflows What is Design Past, Present, Future: Where do you stand? How to: write content for the Internet A thick skin helps in this business Google’s approach to design: evolution, not revolution Share This [...]

]]> By: karmatosed http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/03/a-thick-skin-helps-in-this-business/comment-page-1/#comment-11414 karmatosed Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:21:14 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/03/a-thick-skin-helps-in-this-business/#comment-11414 I am sorry to hear Kyle keep a good chin up. I think what you have to do is find out often why the client is behaving that way. It may not be just because they are grumpy and bad to work for - it could be they just aren't happy. Of course, sometimes you just can't win with people and in those cases you learn what clients are worth keeping in the future. Client vetting is something we often forget about, prospective jobs are not just about them being happy about you, in many ways you also have to decide if the project and client is right for you. Like in life though sometimes people just don't work well with each other and when this happens it's a shame but you have to gather up and move on. So long as you complete to the best of your ability that is all you can do. I am sorry to hear Kyle keep a good chin up. I think what you have to do is find out often why the client is behaving that way. It may not be just because they are grumpy and bad to work for – it could be they just aren’t happy. Of course, sometimes you just can’t win with people and in those cases you learn what clients are worth keeping in the future.

Client vetting is something we often forget about, prospective jobs are not just about them being happy about you, in many ways you also have to decide if the project and client is right for you. Like in life though sometimes people just don’t work well with each other and when this happens it’s a shame but you have to gather up and move on. So long as you complete to the best of your ability that is all you can do.

]]> By: Kyle Korleski http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/03/a-thick-skin-helps-in-this-business/comment-page-1/#comment-11394 Kyle Korleski Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:50:16 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/03/a-thick-skin-helps-in-this-business/#comment-11394 Oh yeah, I am currently going through some problems with a couple of my own clients and I really would love to have some clients with better behaviour. Oh yeah, I am currently going through some problems with a couple of my own clients and I really would love to have some clients with better behaviour.

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