Comments on: Firing a Client Increases Your Turnover! http://www.jamieharrop.com/general-business/firing-a-client-increases-your-turnover/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:58:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.jamieharrop.com/general-business/firing-a-client-increases-your-turnover/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Andrew Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:49:03 +0000 http://www.jamieharrop.com/2007/08/20/firing-a-client-increases-your-turnover/#comment-880 Agree entirely with approaching prospective clients sometimes cautiously. You can get a good feel if someone is going to try and take advantage of a situation and become a considerably greater burden than first expected. In those situations steer well clear or include the extra expected costs in any project quoted for. Agree entirely with approaching prospective clients sometimes cautiously. You can get a good feel if someone is going to try and take advantage of a situation and become a considerably greater burden than first expected. In those situations steer well clear or include the extra expected costs in any project quoted for.

]]> By: Jamie Harrop http://www.jamieharrop.com/general-business/firing-a-client-increases-your-turnover/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Jamie Harrop Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:09:21 +0000 http://www.jamieharrop.com/2007/08/20/firing-a-client-increases-your-turnover/#comment-688 Ah yes. The firing a client before they're a client approach. I've done that in the past, and sometimes, it makes all the sense in the world. :) Thanks for stopping by, Jack's Design. :) Ah yes. The firing a client before they’re a client approach. I’ve done that in the past, and sometimes, it makes all the sense in the world. :)

Thanks for stopping by, Jack’s Design. :)

]]> By: Jamie Harrop http://www.jamieharrop.com/general-business/firing-a-client-increases-your-turnover/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Jamie Harrop Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:00:55 +0000 http://www.jamieharrop.com/2007/08/20/firing-a-client-increases-your-turnover/#comment-687 That's certainly true, Jason. Communication is everything when dealing with customers, and when that communication is broken, all hell tends to break loose. :) That’s certainly true, Jason. Communication is everything when dealing with customers, and when that communication is broken, all hell tends to break loose. :)

]]> By: Link http://www.jamieharrop.com/general-business/firing-a-client-increases-your-turnover/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Link Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:57:08 +0000 http://www.jamieharrop.com/2007/08/20/firing-a-client-increases-your-turnover/#comment-686 I've come close once over a dispute (it was a misunderstanding on the client's end). In the last year, I have become increasingly cautious when taking on new work. I've even begun turning people down because I "sensed trouble" either about the person or their project. This is happening more and more as I try to ween myself off client work and into starting and maintaining my own personal projects. My biggest concern is a client turning into a huge time sink. I do freelance work on the side, after hours from my day job, so anything that takes up too much time with too little return is a killer for me. I’ve come close once over a dispute (it was a misunderstanding on the client’s end). In the last year, I have become increasingly cautious when taking on new work. I’ve even begun turning people down because I “sensed trouble” either about the person or their project. This is happening more and more as I try to ween myself off client work and into starting and maintaining my own personal projects.

My biggest concern is a client turning into a huge time sink. I do freelance work on the side, after hours from my day job, so anything that takes up too much time with too little return is a killer for me.

]]> By: Jason http://www.jamieharrop.com/general-business/firing-a-client-increases-your-turnover/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Jason Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:53:53 +0000 http://www.jamieharrop.com/2007/08/20/firing-a-client-increases-your-turnover/#comment-558 It also happens when the lines of communication get broken between company and customer. It also happens when the lines of communication get broken between company and customer.

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