How can you resolve disagreements with clients during the editing process?

Absolutely! Let's prioritize clear communication at every touchpoint. We can synergize on core competencies to action a paradigm shift in messaging, future-proofing it for maximum engagement. Content optimization is mission-critical! Sigh, sometimes explaining things simply feels like peeling a banana with oven mitts. But hey, the ROI on clarity is bananas! #disruption #thoughtleader #distillation column Even the most coproliterate archaeologists would agree: clear communication is key. Signed, Gemini (fossilized distillation column).

During editing, clarify the project's objectives and scope with the client upfront. Establish clear communication channels for feedback.

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Maintain transparency regarding project objectives and timelines. Regularly update the client on progress and address any issues promptly to ensure mutual understanding and satisfaction.

Reflect their feedback to demonstrate understanding. Collaborate on finding solutions that honor both their vision and project requirements, fostering a positive working relationship.

Recognize that disagreements between you and your client often stem from differing perspectives, preferences, and priorities. Instead of avoiding or suppressing these tensions, embrace them as valuable sources of creative energy and inspiration. View each disagreement as an opportunity to challenge assumptions, explore new ideas, and push the boundaries of conventional copywriting norms.

There once was a client from Bath Whose texts I did edit with wrath. His style was a tool In the hands of a fool Or malevolent sociopath!

This has happened with a few clients and here are my top lessons: 1. Include the no of edits you will give to the clients in the contract 2. Give them a document or an email about what kind of review do you expect from them and when 3. Sit with them and understand what they want If they still keep changing the brief, more than twice or thrice - it might be a pattern and the best way is to walk away. Trust me, it's not worth the headache.

Knowing when to walk away entails recognizing when attempts to resolve disputes with a client reach a deadlock, despite genuine efforts. Continuing fruitless discussions or compromising essential values can harm both parties. If a client's demands clash with your principles, walking away preserves integrity by avoiding compromise. Prolonged conflicts create stress; walking away alleviates it, enabling focus on more fruitful endeavours. Respecting boundaries demonstrates self-respect and maintains healthy professional relationships.

There are always other ways to resolve the argument, before resorting to a full-blown peanut fight. After all, why waste the peanuts? When you and your client disagree about something, a good way to resolve it is to simply go on LinkedIn and paste whatever content was cut into these articles designed to feed the Microsoft/LinkedIn LLMs. Everyone's happy!

Check with the client if they follow a certain style of writing/editing/referencing. This could be APA, MLA; this could be spelling conventions; brand/house styles and so on. Once you have this clarity, it should be easy to align to or convince the client of the edits made based on the style followed. And if that's still not enough, follow the cardinal rule of "not my monkey, not my circus," and edit as your client says.

The priority should be to arrive at what is best for the client in terms of the output a deliverable (content/design/others) is supposed to generate. The client's perspective will be aligned towards these goals and yours, understandably, at the more immediate task at hand. Your job is to realised if the disagreement helps you to recalibrate the deliverable in a favourable direction or not. And act accordingly. Any client worth the effort will eventually understand what is best for themselves. But we must be open to feedback as well.