- Properly wrapping a project
helps you stay organized,
and your delivery is the last memory your client
will have of working with you,
so make it a good one.
The most important part
of delivering files to clients
is to do it quickly and efficiently.
Clients get frustrated if they have to wait,
so don't delay on getting those files out.
It also helps to name the files
the way the client wants.
Now, we discussed earlier
how I like to name files in a very specific way,
but clients may want to have them named
in a way that works
within their production pipeline,
so try to deliver exactly the way they want it.
Some audio files can be rather large,
so make sure you have access
to some sort of large file delivery service.
There are lots of them out there,
like Dropbox, or Hightail, and many others.
You may find that your client
has their own service that you can use
for sending large files to them.
Now if you're delivering
numerous files at the same time,
either package them in a folder,
or zip them together.
It takes time to download
a lot of individual files,
so do your client a favor
and make their downloads fast and easy.
The last thing you want to do
is give your client more work.
Now, you can attach files
under about 20 MB to most emails.
A lot of large companies have filters
that don't allow emails with attachments,
so emailing download links is usually
the best and safest way
to get files to your clients.
Now, once you send files to your clients,
contact the client
to make sure they know you sent them,
and then they can be on the lookout.
Don't ever assume your emails
are going to go through,
or that your clients are sitting by their email
waiting for something to come through.
I've seen clients get really mad at vendors
about late delivery,
when the problem all along
was that the email system
didn't put something through,
or the email ended up
in the client's spam folder.
See, your client won't know to look around
for your delivered files,
if you don't bother to let them know
that you sent them.
So just like in production,
communication when you deliver a final project
is key to a great working relationship.