Yes, it's like sending a scrum update to a teammate who's working from home. It's routine and matter of fact after awhile. If they bitch about the amount of com

Yes, it's like sending a scrum update to a teammate who's working from home. It's routine and matter of fact after awhile. If they bitch about the amount of communication, I just make sure the invoices are all up-to-date and send two-day and weekly summaries. Following up with a phone call if they don't respond to requests. If anything, at least they'll think you're diligent. It took me years to figure out as well. It's like being a silent, technical co-founder for a short period of time. Having some experience in the particular business domain is good but not always required as in the case of a marketing site, but I find it better to not try and outsmart the client and just fulfill the business objectives that they have with a solid, appropriate technical solution.