Comments on: Biting The Bullet: 5 Reasons Why Arguing With Unruly Clients Will Get You Nowhere http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/ The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:42:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A client of Mike Smith (made by guerilla) http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-54359 A client of Mike Smith (made by guerilla) Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:15:27 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/#comment-54359 Hey Mike. You may want to rethink this article, as you personally have a habit of pissing off clients by not keeping in contact or being on time with your work. Maybe you've experienced angered clients for a damn good reason. Hey Mike. You may want to rethink this article, as you personally have a habit of pissing off clients by not keeping in contact or being on time with your work. Maybe you’ve experienced angered clients for a damn good reason.

]]> By: In case you didn’t know, I’m a freelance writer as well | Mike Smith http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-42425 In case you didn’t know, I’m a freelance writer as well | Mike Smith Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:42:07 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/#comment-42425 [...] Biting the bullet: 5 reasons why arguing with unruly clients will get you nowhere Comments: 47 | Digg: Front Page [...] [...] Biting the bullet: 5 reasons why arguing with unruly clients will get you nowhere Comments: 47 | Digg: Front Page [...]

]]> By: Carolyn Clark http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-29637 Carolyn Clark Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:17:59 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/#comment-29637 My PIA client story: A client so self centered, confused about direction of her message, tech illiterate, princess complex, changes direction every 2 days, takes none of my advice. After too many lost hours of unbillable mush, I told her I cannot work with her. Then she comes back begs, apologies, claims she will be good - a month later despite delivering stellar products she starts with the same insanity including hiring another web developer to make changes on her site the same day she asks me to make changes. There are some clients that you should not take on and should be "Fired" if you see too many waring sign of trouble. My professors at design school stated this over and over again watch out for BAD clients you will loose. I have also won over many difficult clients - there is a difference- and turned them into really good clients! Good luck out there. My PIA client story:
A client so self centered, confused about direction of her message, tech illiterate, princess complex, changes direction every 2 days, takes none of my advice. After too many lost hours of unbillable mush, I told her I cannot work with her. Then she comes back begs, apologies, claims she will be good – a month later despite delivering stellar products she starts with the same insanity including hiring another web developer to make changes on her site the same day she asks me to make changes.
There are some clients that you should not take on and should be “Fired” if you see too many waring sign of trouble. My professors at design school stated this over and over again watch out for BAD clients you will loose.
I have also won over many difficult clients – there is a difference- and turned them into really good clients!
Good luck out there.

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]]> By: 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Argue With Unruly Clients « Telescopes http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-15806 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Argue With Unruly Clients « Telescopes Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:22:05 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/#comment-15806 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Argue With Unruly Clients « Chardonnay4’s Weblog http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-15705 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Argue With Unruly Clients « Chardonnay4’s Weblog Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:07:50 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/#comment-15705 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: M. http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-13999 M. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:39:49 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/#comment-13999 I just had an experience with a client that was simply horrible. Sometimes, the only thing you can do is walk away. I just had an experience with a client that was simply horrible. Sometimes, the only thing you can do is walk away.

]]> By: PM http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-12439 PM Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:11:38 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/#comment-12439 I always do the very best I can for every client regardless. My outlook is that if they are difficult to deal with, give them the service and a product that they could not possibly find anywhere else and when they come back again to hire you for another job, make it worth your while, charge them double. Of course they will gripe and moan and complain about that and usually walk away to find another person to do the work. But one or two jobs later and they are at your doorstep completely willing to pay you double because no one else would deliver them the quality of work and services because of their piss poor attitudes. then you charge them triple. ;) I always do the very best I can for every client regardless. My outlook is that if they are difficult to deal with, give them the service and a product that they could not possibly find anywhere else and when they come back again to hire you for another job, make it worth your while, charge them double. Of course they will gripe and moan and complain about that and usually walk away to find another person to do the work. But one or two jobs later and they are at your doorstep completely willing to pay you double because no one else would deliver them the quality of work and services because of their piss poor attitudes. then you charge them triple. ;)

]]> By: Nicholas Paul http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-12190 Nicholas Paul Sat, 31 May 2008 16:40:07 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/biting-the-bullet-5-reasons-why-arguing-with-unruly-clients-will-get-you-nowhere/#comment-12190 I'm with Vladimir - just fire 'em! "Goodbye" OR how about (if there is a next time, for the client who is clueless as to their actual annoyance) give them a quote for, say, $10,000,000. For a 5 page website. They wouldn't be your client much longer... WOOHOO!! plus you could have a good chuckle to yourself. I'm planning on this one myself actually! I’m with Vladimir – just fire ‘em! “Goodbye”

OR how about (if there is a next time, for the client who is clueless as to their actual annoyance) give them a quote for, say, $10,000,000. For a 5 page website. They wouldn’t be your client much longer… WOOHOO!!

plus you could have a good chuckle to yourself. I’m planning on this one myself actually!

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