The Problem Client – Or Did I Ignore My Gut Feeling?
Have you ever had that gut feeling when interviewing a potential client that something is ‘off’? But because you had no ‘evidence’ of what it was, you went ahead and agreed to work with them. Just in case you are the one person out there who hasn’t, let me set the scene.
Client Jones contacted me for a resume. I politely exchanged chitchat on his goals, intention for the project and content that would be pertinent. We agreed on a price and Client Jones decided to hire me. I emailed him the homework assignment to gather the information needed.
Fast forward one month. Being the good business person that I am –
I followed up. Client Jones replies that life has gotten in the way of his completing his homework, but he is still working on it and will get it back to me shortly. At this point I HAD THAT FEELING IN MY GUT THAT THIS ISN’T GOING TO WORK OUT, but I told myself that I can’t just dismiss Client Jones –that wouldn’t be good business. So I hoped for the best and kept him on as a client.
Now, a significant amount of time has...