Last week we ran an article about the various characteristics of a good client (http://freelancefolder NULL.com/characteristics-of-a-good-client/). This week, we’re going to look at the other end of that: ten different types of bad clients, and what you can do to avoid them.
If you’ve been freelancing for long, then there’s no doubt you’ve read some of the horror stories about bad clients. You may have even run into a few bad clients in your own business.
Over the years, I have noticed that most bad clients seem to fall into certain common patterns. In this post, I share those patterns with you. Keep in mind that none of these bad client types are specific to any one client that I’ve ever worked with. Rather, these examples are a generalization of the many different characteristics a bad client can take. Personally, I rarely ever have to deal with a bad client in my business, and I’ll explain how you too can avoid them later on in the article. …more at 10 Types of Bad Clients and How To Avoid Them – FreelanceFolder (http://freelancefolder NULL.com/bad-clients-and-how-to-avoid-them/), published 17 March 2009.
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