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Small Business Owners & Entrepreneurs

grantcart

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6. if they are demanding more service than the other clients you need to charge them a surcharge.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 08:59 PM

Nov 2012

If they stay with you then you will be making a higher profit from them and you might then find them more appealing.

Or they may leave, giving you more time to make a profit with clients in your wheelhouse. The good news is that they will go to your competition and drive him craxy too.

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How do you deal with clients who are driving you crazy? [View all] Auggie May 2012 OP

From when I had clients... Lionessa May 2012 #1

There's a couple of kinds of crazy... Phentex May 2012 #2

I don't know about "drive me crazy" but sure did waste my time... Cronkite May 2012 #3

I get your 2nd problem a lot Awknid Feb 2014 #13

lol Broderick May 2012 #4

How to Deal with Clients trishnikolic Aug 2012 #5

if they are demanding more service than the other clients you need to charge them a surcharge. grantcart Nov 2012 #6

suck it up staffjam Dec 2012 #7

Few parameters that can be kept into consideration while dealing with the clients like such. GMR Transcription Dec 2012 #8

Solid advice. Thanks. Auggie Dec 2012 #9

I've always said my job would be a lot easier without clients. IDoMath Dec 2012 #10

Really, really good advice. mahina Feb 2013 #11

I consult the book "Working with Difficult People" to try and get perspective, and then I find a bettyellen Feb 2014 #12

I'll have to get that book! Awknid Feb 2014 #14

Problems Will Occur Michael_wood Apr 2015 #15

All my clients are crazy prior to walking in our doors. I always say they wouldn't be my clients mackerel Jul 2015 #16