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shane170
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1d ago
Update: my biggest client turned off their card and left me holding $1,850 in ad spend
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emma_lee22
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5d ago
Can we talk about the invoice I chased for 7 months over a $450 logo?
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blair_owens
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5d ago
Lady at the hardware store in Boise told me to always get a deposit before ordering materials, and I learned the hard way
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keith164
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6d ago
My old boss said never discount your rate to win a job, and I lost a $6k website build because I ignored him
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wadejenkins
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6d ago
Vent: a guy at a Houston coworking space told me to fire my worst client, and I waited 7 months too long
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thompson.julia
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7d ago
Charging a $150 deposit before booking cut my no-shows to zero, and the ones who balked turned out to be trouble anyway
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laura_wilson
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7d ago
Update: I fired my worst client last month and my whole week changed
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amy654
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8d ago
PSA: My old boss said never refund a deposit, my friend says always refund it, who is right?
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wyattramirez
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8d ago
Hot take: a guy at a wedding in Phoenix paid me $400 in ones from a duffel bag and I changed how I invoice
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ben_fisher
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9d ago
Down to my LAST 2 revisions on a logo, and I just hit send on the final one
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finley_smith
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10d ago
Vent: client fired me over email at 5:47pm on a Friday in Denver
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felix_miller50
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12d ago
Question about firing a client after losing my 4th retainer in 6 months
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vera_green69
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14d ago
My old boss in Tulsa said never give a client my cell number, and 3 years later I finally get why
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finley_roberts27
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15d ago
A guy at a hardware store in Akron asked me to slash my rate by 70% because his nephew could 'do the same thing'
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the_rowan
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16d ago
A guy in Cincinnati asked me to cut his site's ad load in half but keep his ad cash the same, and I still don't know if he was joking
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