Comments on: Is That Client Legit or Just a Tire Kicker? http://freelancefolder.com/is-that-client-legit-or-just-a-tire-kicker/ The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:25:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: article writing service http://freelancefolder.com/is-that-client-legit-or-just-a-tire-kicker/comment-page-2/#comment-77639 article writing service Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:26:57 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=9526#comment-77639 My husband and i got so glad Raymond managed to deal with his homework using the ideas he was given in your web page. It is now and again perplexing to just find yourself offering secrets which a number of people may have been making money from. We really acknowledge we have got the blog owner to be grateful to because of that. Most of the illustrations you've made, the straightforward blog navigation, the relationships you help to engender - it's everything astounding, and it is facilitating our son in addition to our family imagine that this article is thrilling, which is certainly pretty serious. Many thanks for the whole lot! My husband and i got so glad Raymond managed to deal with his homework using the ideas he was given in your web page. It is now and again perplexing to just find yourself offering secrets which a number of people may have been making money from. We really acknowledge we have got the blog owner to be grateful to because of that. Most of the illustrations you’ve made, the straightforward blog navigation, the relationships you help to engender – it’s everything astounding, and it is facilitating our son in addition to our family imagine that this article is thrilling, which is certainly pretty serious. Many thanks for the whole lot!

]]> By: Damon Sharp http://freelancefolder.com/is-that-client-legit-or-just-a-tire-kicker/comment-page-2/#comment-70349 Damon Sharp Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:22:37 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=9526#comment-70349 I am currently rebuilding my business site and was asking myself the same thing over and over. "What is the best way to weed out these types of potential clients?", because I get them all the time. My approach is to have a simple contact form that asks initially for a budget range and a timeframe for completion (when they choose the "quote request" form option) on top of the general contact info. When they submit the form they will be emailed a conformation that includes a link to download my project planner. This asks some very detailed questions about their project, work habits/philosophy, etc. My thought on this is the following: If they are serious enough about their project they will have absolutely no issue filling out this qestionnaire, and if not, then I'll await a potential client that does. If they have thought about their project enough they won't have any trouble answering all the questions I ask. I'm hoping this works so that it's enough of a roadblock to keep out the tire kickers. If you're interested in viewing it, you can do so here... http://sharpwebsolutions.com/project_questionnaire.doc.zip I am currently rebuilding my business site and was asking myself the same thing over and over. “What is the best way to weed out these types of potential clients?”, because I get them all the time. My approach is to have a simple contact form that asks initially for a budget range and a timeframe for completion (when they choose the “quote request” form option) on top of the general contact info. When they submit the form they will be emailed a conformation that includes a link to download my project planner. This asks some very detailed questions about their project, work habits/philosophy, etc. My thought on this is the following:

If they are serious enough about their project they will have absolutely no issue filling out this qestionnaire, and if not, then I’ll await a potential client that does. If they have thought about their project enough they won’t have any trouble answering all the questions I ask.

I’m hoping this works so that it’s enough of a roadblock to keep out the tire kickers. If you’re interested in viewing it, you can do so here…

http://sharpwebsolutions.com/project_questionnaire.doc.zip

]]> By: Reasons to Fire Your Client | Freelancing Help http://freelancefolder.com/is-that-client-legit-or-just-a-tire-kicker/comment-page-2/#comment-69320 Reasons to Fire Your Client | Freelancing Help Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:22:30 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=9526#comment-69320 [...] Is That Client Legit or Just a Tire Kicker? [...] [...] Is That Client Legit or Just a Tire Kicker? [...]

]]> By: Reasons to Fire Your Client – Your online guide for finding a job http://freelancefolder.com/is-that-client-legit-or-just-a-tire-kicker/comment-page-2/#comment-69310 Reasons to Fire Your Client – Your online guide for finding a job Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:01:00 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=9526#comment-69310 [...] Is That Client Legit or Just a Tire Kicker? [...] [...] Is That Client Legit or Just a Tire Kicker? [...]

]]> By: You Probably Already Do Know Your Very Next Client | World's Greatest T-Shirt http://freelancefolder.com/is-that-client-legit-or-just-a-tire-kicker/comment-page-2/#comment-59487 You Probably Already Do Know Your Very Next Client | World's Greatest T-Shirt Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:02:04 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=9526#comment-59487 [...] Is That Client Legit or Just a Tire Kicker? [...] [...] Is That Client Legit or Just a Tire Kicker? [...]

]]> By: Luis Abarca http://freelancefolder.com/is-that-client-legit-or-just-a-tire-kicker/comment-page-2/#comment-58175 Luis Abarca Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:57:24 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=9526#comment-58175 Very good tips Amber, i going to publish a list like yours, thanks !! Very good tips Amber, i going to publish a list like yours, thanks !!

]]> By: Deirdre ni Dhubhghaill http://freelancefolder.com/is-that-client-legit-or-just-a-tire-kicker/comment-page-2/#comment-55676 Deirdre ni Dhubhghaill Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:40:05 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=9526#comment-55676 "I want a website, can we have a meeting? I don’t know what it is about these kind of tire kickers, but these really do intend to waste your time. It seems that clients who ask for some kind of meeting right away never purchase and are always a waste of time." yes indeed now that you mention it these usually have a sibling, brother in law or their partners, business partners son, who do design. Though by the time I've received this detail the time has passed, they are in the studio. Most often they are fishing for prices, job outline or some detail for that other. Yet the professional must always be polite, they will always tell a friend & you want that to be a good story. Some may come back in the future with a real job after their experience with their in-law etc. Nice advice. thak you Deirdre “I want a website, can we have a meeting? I don’t know what it is about these kind of tire kickers, but these really do intend to waste your time. It seems that clients who ask for some kind of meeting right away never purchase and are always a waste of time.”

yes indeed now that you mention it these usually have a sibling, brother in law or their partners, business partners son, who do design. Though by the time I’ve received this detail the time has passed, they are in the studio. Most often they are fishing for prices, job outline or some detail for that other.

Yet the professional must always be polite, they will always tell a friend & you want that to be a good story. Some may come back in the future with a real job after their experience with their in-law etc.

Nice advice.
thak you

Deirdre

]]> By: Search Freelance Projects » Blog Archive » How Not to Be a Freelancing Diva http://freelancefolder.com/is-that-client-legit-or-just-a-tire-kicker/comment-page-2/#comment-55664 Search Freelance Projects » Blog Archive » How Not to Be a Freelancing Diva Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:49:27 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=9526#comment-55664 [...] course, some clients really are tire kickers with no real interest at all in doing business with you. So, it does pay to be careful sometimes. [...] [...] course, some clients really are tire kickers with no real interest at all in doing business with you. So, it does pay to be careful sometimes. [...]

]]> By: Patrick http://freelancefolder.com/is-that-client-legit-or-just-a-tire-kicker/comment-page-1/#comment-53334 Patrick Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:20:03 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=9526#comment-53334 While I see everyone's point, you should also understand that to most people, website designers and their like are a dime a dozen. You can get as snooty as you want, but in my experience, there's a dozen free-lance programmers and designers lined up to bid for every one project available. Taking anyone's initial asking price without shopping around is just silly. While I see everyone’s point, you should also understand that to most people, website designers and their like are a dime a dozen. You can get as snooty as you want, but in my experience, there’s a dozen free-lance programmers and designers lined up to bid for every one project available. Taking anyone’s initial asking price without shopping around is just silly.

]]> By: Search Freelance Projects » Blog Archive » Managing Your Client Schedule http://freelancefolder.com/is-that-client-legit-or-just-a-tire-kicker/comment-page-1/#comment-51951 Search Freelance Projects » Blog Archive » Managing Your Client Schedule Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:30:56 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=9526#comment-51951 [...] Is That Client Legit or Just a Tire Kicker? [...] [...] Is That Client Legit or Just a Tire Kicker? [...]

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