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Am I the only one who thinks firing bad clients is overrated?
Everyone in this sub keeps pushing the idea that dumping your worst paying client fixes your whole business. I did that last March, cut loose a guy in Tacoma worth $900 a month, and my income stayed flat for 4 months because I never replaced that work. The change came from raising my prices on the 3 quiet clients who never complained, not from firing anyone. What did you do to fill the gap after you cut a client loose?
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kelly_rivera4d ago
Wait, you cut a $900 a month client and just... didn't have anyone lined up to take that spot? That blows my mind honestly. Like I get why people say dump the bad ones but nobody ever talks about the gap it leaves if you don't replace them fast. Four months flat is a long time to eat that loss and most folks on here act like firing is some magic fix. Your point about raising prices on the quiet clients makes way more sense to me, that's money from people who already trust you. Tbh the whole "fire your worst client" advice feels like it only works if you already have a waitlist. What made you finally raise the prices on those three instead of just hunting for a new client to fill the hole?
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