If you plan to continue working with your new designer, here are a few tips that can help you maintain a healthy working relationship.
- Keep the designer informed about whether or not the project was successful. It's very important for many designers to know if their work is effective or not and if it fulfilled it's main goal. Some ways to measure success is by measuring the percentage of increase in profits, website statistics tracking, etc.
- If you think anything could have made a better experience for you throughout the process, let your designer know. Feedback is very important.
- If you feel happy with the work done and the outcome was successful, make sure your designer feels appreciated. Some basic things you can do to demonstrate your satisfaction might be to pay quickly, write your designer a testimonial, or refer new clients to them.
Getting good work out of your designer requires some effort and collaboration, but can result in a long, healthy, and successful business relationship for both of you. Good luck!
About the author: Naomi Niles is co-owner of Intuitive Designs, a web design, illustration, and consulting firm. Intuitive Designs provides web design services, custom illustration, and web consultation services for small businesses, organizations and entrepreneurs internationally.
