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Dana · 08-02-2006

Hmmm, good question.
Tricky.
I don't know how to tackle that one.

With general business issues, you would simply inform your client of a non-disclosure agreement and that would be that but handling clients with the same key words could be very tricky.
I'm interested to see how other people respond here.

It might be best to set a policy up front on taking on only one client at a time with specific parameters to the project and not bringing in a competing client for X amount of time.

For example, if you signed Pepsi and promised them specific rankings, you might say that you wouldn't take on a competitor like Coke for a minimum of 6 months following the project end date.
This is just off the top of my head. I'm looking forward to other members' take on this one.

08-02-2006	#2 (permalink)
Dana Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,198	Re: . Do I Have A Conflict With Two Clients In The Same Industry? Hmmm, good question. Tricky. I don't know how to tackle that one. With general business issues, you would simply inform your client of a non-disclosure agreement and that would be that but handling clients with the same key words could be very tricky. I'm interested to see how other people respond here. It might be best to set a policy up front on taking on only one client at a time with specific parameters to the project and not bringing in a competing client for X amount of time. For example, if you signed Pepsi and promised them specific rankings, you might say that you wouldn't take on a competitor like Coke for a minimum of 6 months following the project end date. This is just off the top of my head. I'm looking forward to other members' take on this one. __________________ Dana ~~~ *"Do or do not. There is no try"-Yoda* The best forum ever: http://www.precharge.net http://feeds.feedburner.com/precharge.gif