As a designer, you’ve probably had the experience of working with a client who repeatedly asks for revisions with no end in sight. It’s frustrating, right? You want to keep the client happy without driving yourself crazy or ruining your profit margin. Both are essential to the success of your business. So it’s important to understand how to avoid getting sucked into the vicious cycle of revisions.

Managing projects and client relationships is a delicate matter and a two-way street. Sometimes, we just end up working with an overcontrolling client who’d do everything themselves “if only I knew Photoshop”. But at other times, we haven’t set the right expectations with the client from the beginning or we’ve mismanaged the client relationship.

Every client is unique, but in general, the following strategies will help you create healthy professional relationships with your clients.