Comments on: When Clients Take Too Much Design Control

By: Justin @ Pulse Web Designs

Justin @ Pulse Web Designs — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:19:32 +0000

There’s definitely a fine line between making a client happy by giving them what they ask for, and refusing to help them kick their website in the face aesthetically. I think it all comes down to a judgment call. If the client still insists on specific changes to the design even after receiving a reason why it’s a bad idea… you go with what pays the bills. If nothing else… they’ll see the consequences of their choice down the road. Caveat Emptor.

By: Bill Hz

Bill Hz — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:55:35 +0000

If the client is respectful, kind, not imperious or condescending, I don’t mind polishing their turd or rearranging the turds to be 3 pixels from each other with rollover effects in lime green with magenta accents. That’s entertainment in a dry heaving kind of way. I love this work and I love respectful folks, but being trashed is where I draw the line. I will not be a trashed ho. It’s a sad day to fire a client sometimes, but it cleanses the universe and begs for a Corona.

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By: Tyler Dahl

Tyler Dahl — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:29:48 +0000

I had to deal with this just today. My design was far superior to what the client actually wanted done. I presented the “clients” version thinking they would see what I had been trying to say all along. It went half way… Although I was not able to convince them why my design was the better, they did see that it needed some of what I was saying.

I think a lot of clients have a hard time visualizing what we are so good at seeing in our own head, that maybe taking the little extra time to show them exactly what they want is a way to give them the sense that they are in control so they feel they have come to the conclusion themselves is worth it compared to the energy used to explain the details that have taken us years to master. Sometimes clients “just dont get it” so let them see it!

Hopefully they come to some realization that our reasoning is usually accurate and in their best interest.

By: Ravikumar V.

Ravikumar V. — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:23:39 +0000

its true that sometimes we need to work for a single guy rather than customers!!!

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By: Formulis @LasVegasWebsiteDesign

Formulis @LasVegasWebsiteDesign — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:58:04 +0000

Sadly, this happens quite often. When you hire my firm, you hire us for our experience, knowledge and skill.

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By: kenduret

kenduret — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:02:40 +0000

I have one time when I actually refused a requested change. They asked for it week after week and I just never made the change. Get ready for this... they wanted bold flashing red text that said "take our FREE workshop now!!! One of the huge downfalls to the ease of publishing with a modern CMS is that the client can very quickly destroy many hours of your hard work. Such is life.

By: Aidan

Aidan — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:31:59 +0000

Intriguing read! I guess in the end it boils down to choosing money vs sticking to self principles.