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paige_bell81
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3h ago
Warning: I stopped giving phone consults and started charging $40 upfront, and the tire kickers vanished
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kai_ramirez38
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2d ago
I finally started charging a $75 deposit before the first site visit and it killed the time waster problem
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bennett.laura
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2d ago
I paid $85 for a one page contract template and it saved me from a $2,400 client fight in Austin
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tessap97
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4d ago
My old boss in Cincinnati said never do free samples for a big client, he was dead wrong
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the_rowan
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4d ago
Showerthought: my wife asked why I stopped answering calls after 6pm, and it's because of a voicemail a guy in Tampa left me 2 years ago
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finley_roberts27
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4d ago
Took a fixed $2,500 for a website rebuild instead of $65 an hour, and I'm still kicking myself
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paige_bell81
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5d ago
Am I the only one who thinks firing bad clients is overrated?
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wadejenkins
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5d ago
Warning: a client said my weekly updates were a wall of text, so now I send 3 bullets and a number
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wadejenkins
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5d ago
Shoutout to the guy at the Charlotte airport who watched me hand over 6 revisions for free
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milalewis
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5d ago
My friend who owns a lawn care biz told me to fire my worst customer, and I finally did
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river_thompson
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6d ago
Pro tip: screenshots saved my bacon on a scope creep war
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smith.lee
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7d ago
Client asked me to fake testimonials, then stiffed me on the final invoice
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craig.parker
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9d ago
Cloud migration took 4 months, client swore it was a weekend task
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charlie198
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11d ago
Client kept adding features after I gave them the final invoice, then balked at the total
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hannahj49
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11d ago
That client who rewrote my quote said they were doing me a favor
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