Manifesting My Dream Client, A Freelancer's Wishlist
I am waiting for that spring fever to kick in. Anticipating the wardrobe change, packing away heavy knits, moving the winter footwear towards the back of the closet and choosing that new pedicure color. I want to be revived as that new car smell, when everything seems possible, the roads are opened, all the right senses are heightened. You just want to say yes to everything.
If spring is all about rejuvenation, then I am injecting new energy into my game plan. Right now for me, and most full-time freelancers it’s strategizing what the next 3-4 months will be like, will there be enough eggs? (Seriously) I survived winter by tooth and nail, still waiting on some invoices to be paid, which is fine, because I’m thankful for any funds coming in. But for spring, if I want to make any sort of summer plans, I need to level up in all categories. I also need to remove, or rather revise what hasn’t worked successfully for me, no more baby steps.
My dream client is always going to be a woman-owned business. I’ve worked with men, nothing terrible happened, in fact I learned so much, too much perhaps. I just haven’t enjoyed working with male clients, for no big specific reason other than, I get to choose and I choose women. Actually I’ve only had 1 truly bad male client who gaslit the f out of me whenever I had to follow up on late payments. Since they knew a few important people in the biz, I felt utterly helpless. It was still early on in my freelance career, and I only blame myself for not having done due diligence on asking for references. (Ask for references!) I will never allow myself to feel that small ever again.
My dream client is generous with her time, respectful of mine, has vast knowledge of the business, is curious to learn about current and upcoming trends, is honest, communicates effortlessly. She knows who her competitors are and what can be learned (not copied) from them. She is a team player. She never asks me to formulate an outline of whatever she needs to know about and then never brings it up again until I ask “did you have a chance to review?” only for her to reply, “oh I forgot.” <eyeroll emoji>
My dream client says things like,
