{"id":19630,"date":"2020-04-22T21:35:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T13:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=19630"},"modified":"2020-04-20T18:55:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T10:55:16","slug":"alienating-potential-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/alienating-potential-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Alienating Potential Clients Can Be A Good Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Does your client roster read like the advertising section of a newspaper? Do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/roleplaying-improve-freelance-business\/\">plumbers<\/a>, veterinarians, landscapers, dentists \u2013 any and every type of small business who needs design services come to you? This could be because you\u2019re the only game in town \u2013 not everyone lives in a major metropolis \u2013 or because you haven\u2019t learned <strong>the art of alienating clients that don\u2019t suit you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attempting to please everyone is said to be the fastest route to mediocrity<\/strong>. In fact, it\u2019s the fastest route to outright failure. We\u2019re going to look at why this is so, and how to go about streamlining your business to <strong>provide maximum value to the clients who are most worth it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/ideal-client-profile\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: How to Create Your Ideal Client Profiles For Freelancers\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Create Your Ideal Client Profiles For Freelancers<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/ideal-client-profile.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-17926 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/ideal-client-profile.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">How to Create Your Ideal Client Profiles For Freelancers<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Ideal Client Profile, or ICP, is a tool used by many professional service providers and entrepreneurs to...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Too Much Hassle<\/h2>\n<p>You should happily alienate certain types of clients. You can\u2019t please everybody, after all. <strong>Some clients can be more trouble than they\u2019re worth<\/strong>. We\u2019ve all had clients like these.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re demanding, yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/paying-for-good-design\/\">tight-fisted about payment<\/a>; they want plenty of options, but they don\u2019t value you enough as a freelancer to compensate you fairly. They ask for services you don\u2019t feel comfortable providing or which would <strong>require an excessive amount of time and resources to get<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/alienating-potential-clients\/client-hassle.jpg\" alt=\"client-hassle\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/figure>\n<p>To top it all off, they see almost no value in your work as a designer \u2013 maybe their spouse or colleague told them they needed a website or rebranding and they just went along with it. <strong>What are you doing serving clients like this?<\/strong> It\u2019s a hassle that\u2019s not worth it in any way, shape, or form.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/clients-from-hell\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 11 Signs of Problematic Clients You Should Let Go\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">11 Signs of Problematic Clients You Should Let Go<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/clients-from-hell.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-14816 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/clients-from-hell.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">11 Signs of Problematic Clients You Should Let Go<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn freelancing, it's not the number of clients you have that will make or break your freelance business,...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Project Not A Good Fit<\/h2>\n<p>Some design projects are <strong>just not worth the trouble of taking on<\/strong>. Whether they\u2019re simply boring to you, or they won\u2019t contribute meaningfully to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/ressurect-your-design\/\">strong portfolio<\/a>, there are many reasons to turn down certain projects, <strong>even if the client is pleasant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/alienating-potential-clients\/not-fitting-project.jpg\" alt=\"not-fitting-project\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/figure>\n<p>I can\u2019t tell you how many times I\u2019ve referred a perfectly good client to another designer friend of mine, simply because I didn\u2019t think I was capable of providing the best value to them.<\/p>\n<p>If you <strong>don\u2019t appear greedy for business<\/strong> \u2013 any business \u2013 these <strong>clients will usually take notice<\/strong> of that, and when a colleague of theirs comes along whom you are a better fit for, they\u2019ll call you first.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/freelance-project-types\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 15 Project Types You Will Face In Freelancing\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">15 Project Types You Will Face In Freelancing<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/freelance-project-types.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-17327 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/freelance-project-types.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">15 Project Types You Will Face In Freelancing<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHave you ever heard of the toughest species on the Earth? It's named Toughus Freelancerus, common named Freelancers....\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Who To Alienate<\/h2>\n<p>So, what types of clients should you alienate? Choosing who to focus on is a highly personal exercise. You can <strong>start by creating a list of the most common traits of your 5 best clients<\/strong>. What did you most love about working with these people? What about the projects was most interesting to you?<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/alienating-potential-clients\/alienating-clients.jpg\" alt=\"alienating-potential-clients\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/figure>\n<p>When you\u2019re done, you will have a reference sheet of the single type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/ideal-client-profile\/\">niche client<\/a> to zero in on. Anyone who doesn\u2019t embody, at least 80% of, what\u2019s on that list should be referred to a designer friend of yours who is more suitable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/five-types-of-bosses\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 5 Common Types of Bosses and Strategies to Handle Them\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Common Types of Bosses and Strategies to Handle Them<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/five-types-of-bosses.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-17139 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/five-types-of-bosses.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">5 Common Types of Bosses and Strategies to Handle Them<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWorking in the financial sector for years has exposed me to various kinds of bosses. Some were challenging...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Can\u2019t Afford To Ignore?<\/h2>\n<p>Focusing on a particular type of niche client can be scary for some freelancers who aren\u2019t as secure financially as they\u2019d like to be. We\u2019ve all done things \u201cfor the money\u201d that weren\u2019t necessarily fulfilling or career-building, and that\u2019s okay in the short term.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you consistently find yourself taking on work you don\u2019t enjoy, just to pay the bills, that\u2019s usually a sign that something is wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Either you\u2019re not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/not-getting-work-seen-by-clients\/\">exposing yourself<\/a> to the <strong>right type of clients<\/strong> who will pay more for your work, or you\u2019re <strong>off the mark with <\/strong>your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/get-clients-to-pay-your-rate\/\">pricing and service offerings<\/a>. Either way, you\u2019re not providing the correct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/add-more-value-find-another-job\/\">amount of value<\/a> to the clients you\u2019re serving.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/calculating-flat-rates\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: Designers: How Flat Rates Can Elevate Your Worth\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Designers: How Flat Rates Can Elevate Your Worth<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/calculating-flat-rates.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-19502 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/calculating-flat-rates.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">Designers: How Flat Rates Can Elevate Your Worth<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMany designers adopt a fixed pricing strategy when billing clients for their services. A common choice is to...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>No designer can be everywhere at all times, nor can they be everything to all people. There\u2019s no single, solitary designer who can provide the perfect solution to a generic pool of clients, nor should there be.<\/p>\n<p>If you <strong>want to be memorable in your clients\u2019 minds<\/strong>, you have to first <strong>find the type of clients who are most likely to remember you<\/strong> \u2013 the ones who most value your contribution \u2013 and ignore the rest who don\u2019t fit.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does your client roster read like the advertising section of a newspaper? Do plumbers, veterinarians, landscapers, dentists \u2013 any and every type of small business who needs design services come to you? 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