Comments on: 20 questions that clients ask before choosing a designer

By: David Airey

David Airey — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:09:40 +0000

Stefan,

I’m glad you appreciate Leslie’s guest post. I was very pleased she agreed to make an appearance here.

By: Stefan Tell

Stefan Tell — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:43:23 +0000

Very good summary of questions that I wish some (or all) of my clients would have asked before starting a project. Too often the focus is to get the price right and then right down to the solution (drafts), skipping the whole process of going through a well formulated brief and all that. Or asking the right questions before they might become a problem.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:03:08 +0000

Yeah, my readers are great people aren’t they? It’s an honour to have them visit and contribute to the discussion.

Thanks very much for changing my details on your site. That’s a big help. ;)

By: Leslie Tane

Leslie Tane — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:32:56 +0000

David,
Really, thank you for letting me post here. You have the nicest readers.

SUCH a bummer about your domain name hack job. I changed everything on my site to reflect the new domain name. If there’s anything I can do to help, let me know.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:24:02 +0000

Hi Leslie,

Thanks again for this excellent guest post. Sorry that my site was down for a week or so. Come back anytime with your great insights!

Thanks to everyone else for commenting, and making Leslie feel at home.

By: Justin (pusha)

Justin (pusha) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:52:47 +0000

I Definitely agree with you about not giving out comps or working on spec! So many people ask for that but it’s usually not with bad intentions, just ignorance.

By: allie

allie — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:50:09 +0000

I have hired so many graphic designers in the past year. But the truth is I ask price first and ask for a sample of how they would approach my project. Questions like “why should i hire you” are, IMHO, more for hiring a personal assistant or recruiter, not a designer. Look at the work and that’s all the proof you need. Look at their folio!!

allie

By: Amanda Vlahakis

Amanda Vlahakis — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:30:05 +0000

Yes, I also get quite a few people contacting me from recommendation and it’s clear they haven’t even visited my site yet.

Just shows how powerful a recommendation can be eh? How much people will trust word of mouth.

By: Small Business Marketing

Small Business Marketing — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:25:51 +0000

I really appreciate your list. I have a few other questions I tell my clients to as of their designers. They mostly have to do withyoour understanding of the clients business.

By: Jerad Kaliher

Jerad Kaliher — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:59:47 +0000

I’ve been searching around for a new design and have complied a few questions myself when approaching designers. This list really helps out a lot and I’ll be using it soon.

Thanks for the help, I’ll be tuned in via RSS from now on.