Problems faced by Young Designers

The client requests a full presentation before signing any payments

When you finish your meeting with the client at the beginning of the project, and when you give your time for conceptualization, style, theme, mood board, so with all this activity, you've taken some time to create this beautiful design, so don't be over-excited to present your ideas of inspiration to the client. 

The client will still be good to you at the beginning of the discussion, so don't be overwhelmed and give them the designs. The client might tell you to submit a 3dview or a presentation. But please don't submit it, you can go and show it, or you can tell them to visit your office. And if they are demanding about the design, you should send them the mood board and the Reference images. But don’t give the entire project to the client before any payment.

The client forces their designs on you that you know they're going to look mismatch.

Often the client wants to create a space to look like him, but you know it's going to look terrible, but don't spend time directly remind the client that you've paid me for my expertise, but in the end, it's your space, you can do anything you want. It won't look well on my part, the client of this discussion will worry a lot, and he'll change his mind.

      They have changed the design many times and are constantly asking for more renderings or drafting.

The design process is the secret, you have to present your contract to the client at the start, i.e. there will be certain modifications that will be allowed and after that, for each, the modification will cost a certain amount. So don't neglect to improve your agreement by getting the expertise from experienced designers.

Went several times for material selection

Your concept must be powerful, and if you know what you want to give them, they'll have to buy it by default. Ex. If you haven't shown fabric cloth for your couch, Otherwise the client will select by himself. As a result, the client should realize at the beginning of the conversation that they just need to acquire a specified fabric.

The whole family is involved in making every decision and it creates chaos.

You have to tell the client at the beginning of the project that there can be a sole decision-maker from your whole family who may be your wife, daughter, etc. And if you haven't explained this, you'll be in trouble by the end, because the time will be increased. Therefore the client will agree and assigns one person on everyone's behalf.

Clients do not make timely payments for materials and then complain work is delayed.

This is the simple rule that you have to make certain charts to show the client on which date the material will arrive on-site and which payment has to be made on which date, this conversation needs to be addressed immediately after the beginning of the project. Otherwise, the handover deadline will be postponed, and it will come straight to you.

The client put his contractor on site that may not succeed.

Your relation with the client must be strong, and if a contractor does not do well on-site, you should be able to give this message to the client so you should bring another contractor on-site. Overall, it's not as good for your design as it is time-consuming for both of you. And if the contractor is on your behalf, you can still take the same action.

The client comes to the site and make changes on their own.

No issue, even though the client comes to the site and changes the design, you just need to remember that any single change you've requested will add this amount of money and time for that particular change. But don't be afraid to let your client know anything from the site, otherwise, it will come to you in the end.

The client isn’t allowing you to photograph the completed project.

You need to address this topic with your client right before the start of the project. You should tell your client that you need photographs of your project for your portfolio because as a young designer you need this strong portfolio. For this, you should have a contract and have a sign on it.

 And if the client does not comply with it, you sign a non-disclosure agreement on that stage on your own, since many designers charge an additional fee for that it means you won't be able to click any picture for that project, and it will not cover in your portfolio. So don’t wait for the entire project to end, otherwise, you will be in trouble.

The final installment not released.

This is a familiar topic for all of us, timely payment is still a major concern. The only way to make sure your payments are made. You can clear up your previous installment as soon as your next installment pops up. You need to organize your payment according to your design services. And only 5% of the proposal can be retained at the end of the project. And if you have a decent relationship with your client and you have delivered the site to the client at the right time, then there is no need to hold the money out, it should be cleared.

Do comment down below and let us know if you have gone through same challenges with the clients, and if you want to suggest us more points on your behalf you can comment us. Thanks for your precious time, and do share if you agree with us.