Ellesse, thank you very much! Good point you bring, if they all understood exactly what, how and when to do our job, we wouldn’t be self-employed, we’d be unemployed. hehe

Hi Dan and Jennifer (is it Dan or Jennifer?). Yep firing an undesirable client, I did that before, just have to think “long term”, if you can put up with the client’s attitude and requests and it pays well, don’t fire him, but if you end up working for 4 bucks an hour, you’re probably better off firing that client :)

Absolutely – understanding what the client actually wants can involve all kinds of voodoo. And when it’s done, they can change their minds and say “that’s not actually what i wanted, just what i thought i wanted”. :-)

Learning how to communicate with these guys and anticipate those needs and changes is CRUCIAL!.

And guess what – some clients are more difficult than others, by a long shot. Many are awesome to work with. One of the great things about working for yourself is that you get to pick who you want to work with, and you can always fire an undesirable client. Very cool. :-)

Have an awesome day!
Dan & Jennifer