Freelance Book Reviews: You’re My Favorite Client

I read six different books for my freelance project and they fall into two categories: those that focus on the business mindset side of running your own business (these are more inspirational mindset books that don’t necessarily apply directly to freelancing), and those that are written with the freelancer in mind and offer more actionable, specific how-to advice for freelancers. This one falls into specific freelance advice.

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You’re My Favorite Client

by Mike Monteiro

"You're My Favorite Client" isn’t specifically about freelancing--in fact it’s actually written from the perspective of the employer of freelancers. This is an excellent perspective to explore, and it gives an in-depth look at the design-for-hire processes and shares the considerations companies should make before hiring a designer. Freelancers can turn this around to learn how to become a favorite freelancer.

The purpose: This book was written to help employers of freelancers learn how to work with a designer and what to expect (both good and bad).

The good: I thought it was fascinating to read about things from this perspective and I learned a lot about how to conduct yourself once you become employed.

The bad: The book doesn’t so much give the “how to become a freelancer” side of things, but gives excellent perspective into professionalism and processes for being employed as a freelancer. It applies more to design than writing, but there are still valuable lessons for all freelancers to learn.