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Red flag alert 🚩 That’s when I knew this wasn’t going to work 🙃
📄 20-page brochure
📦 6-panel flyer
📐 Apartment layouts
💸 Payment plan visuals
🧾 Booking forms
🎁 Gift box design
All due in 1.5 weeks. For ~1K EUR
It was a lot, but I thought I could handle it.
Had a great first call and thought, “Maybe this could be long-term.”
Then came the moment.
The client said:
“This is where you come in to help with content.”
Wait… what?
I’m a graphic designer, not a copywriter, especially not for real estate.
I explained:
👉 You provide the copy.
👉 I design it beautifully and make it print-ready.
That’s collaboration.
She insisted, so I said “no thanks.”
Lesson learned:
✨ Not every project is the right one.
💬 Boundaries protect your craft and time.
It’s not about every job, it’s about the right one, where skills are respected.
@Lala Pash setting boundaries is such a tough thing to stick too, even when all the signs are there!
@Erin Horner it is quite tough! You just gotta choose your battles i guess.
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