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Freelance Freedom #58



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N.C. Winters is always drawing. When he isn't making comics, doodling or working as a freelance graphic artist, he spends his time painting pretty pictures for galleries from his home studio in sunny southern California.


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  1. PG Digital Revolutions
    June 23rd

    Haha, so true.

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  2. PG Alex Fraiser
    June 23rd

    Ah, gotta love the client from hell!

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  3. PG Tosin Matti
    June 23rd

    so true.. I hate when that happens.

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  4. PG Katharine
    June 23rd

    N.C., I’m an editor, not a designer, but I always find your cartoons right on target. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

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  5. PG liz
    June 23rd

    i think i know that guy…

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  6. PG trs21219
    June 23rd

    i have a client like that. he seems to think #CCCCCC is a great background color….for alll the content on a website….. right….. lol

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  7. PG MyRule
    June 23rd

    Sounds familiar, I had a client like that.

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  8. PG Benek
    June 23rd

    So true

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  9. PG Gregmayo
    June 23rd

    Italy is the same :)

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  10. PG Chris Hoeppner
    June 23rd

    I had one of those. After 8 months of continuous “I thought I told you that I wanted it this way”, he ended up taking the work to someone else “because you are working too slow”.

    I usually don’t ever know if I should fire the client or continue to give in.

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  11. PG Olivier
    June 23rd

    Argl ! I’m living this right now ! Please, send me an exorsist to cast that client back to hell !!! (Experienced exorsist only please as i d’ like his money no to go in hell with him but in my paradisiac pocket :p)

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  12. PG Niki Brown
    June 23rd

    :)

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  13. PG Omar
    June 23rd

    LOL trs21219 – I like the way you used a hex code in the middle :P

    Like going out to buy a new shirt and asking the sales assistant: “Hi, do you have this shirt in #FF9900?” – I think web terminology is getting to us.

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  14. PG Filosof
    June 23rd

    And after three iterations of color changes client completely changes his mind.. a throws away the whole concept.. :-)

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  15. PG The Fen
    June 23rd

    Every client goes to hell :)

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  16. PG Melek
    June 23rd

    my old boss (before i went freelance) used to stand behind me and say, “that yellow isn’t quite right. add 1% magenta to it. ahhhhh, that’s it. perfect.” whatever dude.

    your cartoons are always right on the mark.

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  17. PG A3sthetix
    June 23rd

    I got that call this morning. I’m glad my cellphone manufacturer placed a nice big ignore button on my phone.

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  18. PG Gabrielle
    June 23rd

    His face in the last shot is hilarious!! I feel your pain buddy!!!

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  19. PG Martha Retallick
    June 23rd

    Just be sure to tell such clients that a certain number of changes are included in your contract. And, after they’ve exceeded that number, they’re going to pay extra.

    Sometimes, this brings the changes to a screeching halt. It can also mean that you could be billing a lot more for the project.

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  20. PG Aaron Riddle
    June 23rd

    We’ve all been there before…

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  21. PG Larry V.
    June 23rd

    Haha N.C.! We still use Vintage Taupe™ here.

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  22. PG Johan
    June 23rd

    That’s so true lol, I’ve also experienced this before. :P

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  23. PG Chris O'Connor
    June 23rd

    This is why I only do design work hourly.

    I went to art college, but until a previous client, I never knew there were so many different colors that are the same color.

    Doesn’t make sense?

    Exactly.

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  24. PG Adrian | Rubiqube
    June 23rd

    This has to be the best comic ever! Awesome! And sad at the same time. :(

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  25. PG Gabe S.
    June 23rd

    “Just be sure to tell such clients that a certain number of changes are included in your contract. And, after they’ve exceeded that number, they’re going to pay extra.”

    Martha, that’s the spot on solution to this one. :) Good comic.

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  26. PG Alex Stubbs
    June 23rd

    Thats 90% of my clients right now…! :(

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  27. PG Stephanie M. Cockerl
    June 24th

    That at least happens to me once a week.

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  28. PG Mef Designs
    June 24th

    Am I the only one that charges per every change that wasnt specified in the original email?

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  29. PG trs21219
    June 24th

    @OMAR

    yeah it happens sometimes…. such as when they make my steak just a little too #CC0000. idk why they dont understand it lol… i actually had someone comment on my shirt the other day… it reads, “There are 10 kinds of people in this world, Those who can understand binary and those who cant.” it took me about 15 minutes to make them understand that 10 in binary is two lol…. maybe its only funny to us programmers

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  30. PG Behzad Saeedi
    June 25th

    Hell yea! :P so true! most of them don’t know what they exactly want!! lol

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  31. PG Jaden @ Screenwriting for Hollywood
    June 25th

    Dirty white! Throw some mud on it and coffee rings please, and burn the edges while you are at it.

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  32. PG BANAGO
    June 26th

    True indeed. I have once sliced into xhtml/css/wordpress tree times. Everything was ok, but he did not like the designs he did himself. :) However, I was paid well for that.

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  33. PG freelancer
    June 28th

    ooo bloody hell! soo true :D :D

    this situation is what I currently have with my client! so annoying!

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  34. PG Lu Sancea
    June 29th

    HA! I am dealing with two clients just like that!

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