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I wish Amazon had a Wish List for Clients

I finally stopped to ask myself, “What kind of clients do I want?"
• The kind that have a realistic budget for the work they want
• The kind that aren’t afraid of doing something different
• The kind that are in love with what they’re doing
• The kind that don’t take themselves too seriously
• The kind that value my professional input
• The kind that value what I do for them
• The kind that ask good questions
• The kind that pay fast

So, what kind of person:
• has a realistic budget for the work they want
• isn’t afraid of doing something different
• doesn’t take themselves too seriously
• is in love with what they’re doing
• values my professional input
• values the work I do for them
• asks good questions
• pays fast

Does this kind of client exist? Am I expecting too much?

To get this kind of client, I must be the kind of designer who:
• knows how to realistically price my services
• like to try different things to get the best possible solution
• doesn’t take myself too seriously
• learns to love what my client is doing
• gives valuable input when it’s requested of me
• properly charge for the work I do
• give great answers to good questions
• invoices fast and makes it easy to pay me

I’m perfectly capable of achieving the above list of items. Now, I’ve want to find out what type of person/industry matches my wish list. This will take some more research.
In the mean time, if you happen to know of a client base that matches my description, please leave me a comment. What does your client wish list look like?

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