10 ways freelance designers can better manage client expectations

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10 ways freelance designers can better manage client expectations

Have you ever awakened on a Sunday morning, rolled over, and checked your phone, only to see an email from your current freelance client reading: “Why isn’t this done yet? I sent those changes over in the last email”?

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September 4, 2025
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