Trade Tales

Ask Us Anything: Erin Gates on clients who disrupt the design process

Episode Summary

Erin Gates on the importance of documenting client communication to keep all parties accountable, the value of setting expectations early and how charging hourly can protect a firm in cases of revision.

Episode Notes

Erin Gates joins the show to answer a question from a designer trying to establish boundaries with clients who requested revisions too late in the design process. Gates offers advice on the importance of documenting client communication to keep all parties accountable, the value of setting expectations early and how charging hourly can protect a firm in cases of revision.

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Erin Gates
Kaitlin Petersen
Business of Home

This episode was sponsored by Four Hands and Crypton.