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+layout: default
+title: Managing multiple clients
+description: How to manage multiple clients and their repositories
+categories: collaborating setup
+main_category: setup
+---
+
+Are you a freelance developer working on multiple projects for multiple clients, and want to manage them here on GitHub?  Never fear, this guide will detail the most common solutions to this problem
+
+One account, multiple collaborators
+===================================
+
+This design lets you retain control over the repos, but still gives your clients access to them.
+
+This is the simplest (and cheapest) approach.  Simply create one account with a plan that provides enough private repos to cover all your projects.  If your client needs access to the source code, have them create a free account.  You can then add their free account as a collaborator on the projects you wish for them to have access to.
+
+If you wish, you can even bill your clients for the cost of your account, and maintaining their repos on it!
+
+Multiple accounts, one collaborator
+===================================
+
+This design gives the control over the repos (and the bill) to your client, but still allows you to push into all your clients' repos from a single account.
+
+With this design, have your clients each open their own paid account and create empty repos for each project.  Add your account to the repos as a collaborator.  You can now push to their repos as if they were your own!
+
+Multiple accounts, no collaborators
+===================================
+
+__This is by far the most complicated setup, and should be avoided if at all possible.__
+
+If, for whatever reason, you *must* push to each client's repos using _their_ account, this is the setup you will have to use.
+
+First, generate a second keypair to use for your second account.  To create this key follow [this guide](/key-setup-redirect), but specify a path for the key.  If you do not specify a path you may overwrite your existing key.  For example, you could use `~/.ssh/id_rsa_client`.  Once the key has been created, add the new public key to the client's account on GitHub.  To configure your local settings, see [this guide](/multiple-keys).