So… is there a way to listen to this for us that think itunes is the root of all evil?

Where can i find Kristin’s Contract?

@Tim

The link is now on the episode 2 show notes, as well as the episode 1 show notes.

@Kristina

We’ve been having some server slowdown, so I apologize in advance to those of you seeing slow download speeds. As to ending abruptly at 1:12, I’d suggest subscribing on iTunes, as the server slowdown is affecting the buffering of the Flash Player. Does that help at all?

sorry, i forgot to ask. Do you happen to have a sample contract for Freelance designers?:)

@Tim, just FYI, we do our shows biweekly (once every two weeks), so you can expect to see them every other Wednesday, barring technical hiccups of course.

Just FYI folks, we’ll have a final version of the audio up soon–I know that there have been some issues with new subscribers getting files that are ending prematurely. I can’t apologize enough, and just want to say that we’re working like crazy to get this resolved, and will ensure that this doesn’t happen again.

Hi, One thing i would love to hear you guys speak on is. how do you set vacation sick days etc.. when you a freelancer. do you let the clients know that would will be away from whatever dates?

Phew!

All those weird technical glitches should be all set now. If you play the podcast from the site now (or re-subscribe via iTunes or your podcast aggregator of choice), your new download of episode 2 should be fantastic! The duration still shows up incorrectly, but it’s a minor thing that we’ll correct for future episodes.

Hope everyone’s doing okay! If there’s any more feedback on the show, please don’t hesitate to contact us or to leave more comments here or in the forums.

Dickie -
Thanks for your tangent riff on client relationships. Veritable gold. I wish I would have heard this 2 years ago. It’s basically my M.O. but you really put it into words well. Thanks.

Great podcast folks!

Regarding Cyan’s comments about not doing work for free (which I agree with 1000%) I think what Dickie is doing is quite different.

He approaches clients who he wants to work for and does a mock up—he is not bidding for an advertised job against hundreds of others. And as he noted during the show, should someone take his work and then try to use it without proper compensation, small claims court it is!

Can’t wait for Episode #3!

Dave Rakowski (recovering attorney)
Allentown, PA

Hey guys,

I would like to hear more about contracts. LIke exactly should be in your contractto cover your self and the client but mostly your self

Hooray, an awesome podcast guys! As always John your voice is smooth like butter

thanks Kristen! i noticed. I was like she wrote that for me..lol thanks again

Hey guys,

Just want to say Hi fom the Emerald Isle

great resource, keep it coming.

I’ll be putting my newfound knowledge into practice on my next project.

Thanks for making this podcast! Thank you guys. In this episode, I studied how to get customers not by offer them my services. But get them by slowly in more “Venus” way. Nice! Rock on guys!

OK. I’m late since I’m on session 2 and you guys are off and running.

A comment on why not to say “your web site sucks.”

I absolutely love the idea of giving them a tease of your work to open them up to greater possibilities. That you invest your effort without immediate expectation of compensation is a powerful opening to a relationship.

For this idea you get one free cappuccino at my cafe, Conscious Cup Coffee whenever you visit Crystal Lake, IL!

I have a question, if you try to develop a personal relationship with cliients, doesnt that affect in future projects? What if they want to lower prices based on the ‘good relation’ and start sayin “hey can you give me a better price? we are friends aint we?

That has given me trouble before.