Comments on: Top 5 reasons to turn down a client http://www.dootch.com/2010/05/top-5-reasons-to-turn-down-a-client/ Perspectives of a freelancer and entrepreneur Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:47:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Luke http://www.dootch.com/2010/05/top-5-reasons-to-turn-down-a-client/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Luke Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:37:39 +0000 http://www.dootch.com/?p=628#comment-462 Thanks for sharing Jessica, glad I could help you. I'm sure it was a very liberating experience! Thanks for sharing Jessica, glad I could help you. I’m sure it was a very liberating experience!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.dootch.com/2010/05/top-5-reasons-to-turn-down-a-client/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Jessica Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:18:49 +0000 http://www.dootch.com/?p=628#comment-461 Thank you! Just found your site today! Have a potential client that has given me an impossibly low price-range - and he has the markings of #2 on your list, with a sprinkle of #5. When I realized the real scope of the project, I read your article - turned it down and wished them luck "learning Indian". Haha! Thanks, you saved me a mountain of time and aggravation! JT Thank you! Just found your site today! Have a potential client that has given me an impossibly low price-range – and he has the markings of #2 on your list, with a sprinkle of #5. When I realized the real scope of the project, I read your article – turned it down and wished them luck “learning Indian”. Haha!

Thanks, you saved me a mountain of time and aggravation!

JT

]]> By: Mikey McCorry http://www.dootch.com/2010/05/top-5-reasons-to-turn-down-a-client/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Mikey McCorry Tue, 04 May 2010 04:44:37 +0000 http://www.dootch.com/?p=628#comment-284 QFT: "Buyers that want cheap work can pull their hair out trying to speak Indian." Although, I've often had a bit of luck with the quote-shoppers. I usually just throw together a very quick quote (definitely don't spend too much time on it) priced much higher than I usually would charge. Occasionally my quote still comes in under the others, and I get a high-paying job for less work. If they're difficult to work with, I usually don't have to deal with them again once the project's finished, but if it's a pleasant experience then they usually call on me again for more work in the future. QFT: “Buyers that want cheap work can pull their hair out trying to speak Indian.”

Although, I’ve often had a bit of luck with the quote-shoppers. I usually just throw together a very quick quote (definitely don’t spend too much time on it) priced much higher than I usually would charge. Occasionally my quote still comes in under the others, and I get a high-paying job for less work. If they’re difficult to work with, I usually don’t have to deal with them again once the project’s finished, but if it’s a pleasant experience then they usually call on me again for more work in the future.

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