Reply To: Why designers are afraid of showing hand sketches to their clients?

Hey Robert, the way I keep clients from taking my drawings to others and not paying is

I don’t even make an initial  site visit for free. I explain over the phone that if I come to their

place I’m working and expect to get paid for my time, including travel time. I find it to be a real good way to qualify the client….If they quibble over that, I don’t want to get involved.

I don’t draw anything on site and have them agree to terms for additional work before I begin.

I have found this works quite well and I always get paid for my time.