How to get clients to stop micro-managing design?

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How to get Clients to stop Micro-Managing Design?

We keep having meetings about the design, the layout hasn't changed it's just nitpicking about colors and textures etc. and nobody has any actually constructive criticism. Nothings really changing, just shifting things around CONSTANTLY, how do you tell your client to shut up and let you do your job?

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