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acs8,
Listen very closely, and live by my mistakes.
1) Create/buy a questionaire that will pull all the information from the client that you need to COMPLETE the website, or at least 90% of it.
2) Keep the sheet, and customize when needed.
3) Give the client a deadline to submit content.
4) DO NOT SPEND ANY MORE TIME ON THE PROJECT UNTIL THEY HAVE SUBMITTED.
5) Explain to the client that their project will be late if they do not meet the deadline.
6) Start looking for other projects.
The idea is to make sure that your 8 hours a day of freelancing are TOTALLY productive and that you make money each day. Waiting for clients and being 'nice' doesn't do anything for you.
If you practice some of the simple stuff above, you will save yourself TONS of time and grief. Remember you are in business for yourself.