Agreed, I rarely have to fire a client but have done so on a couple of occasions. Typically I screen the real PIA people out before they become clients. As I told one person I'd rather be a greeter at Wal-Mart than work with some people.
One person I mentored a few years back told me the best pieces of advice I had ever given her was: 1. The client is NOT always right. 2. You don't need to accept every potential client that comes along. 3. Some clients are not worth the aggravation they cause and no PIA* factor will make them worth keeping. *I have a PIA factor scale that increases the rate as the PIA goes up. In many cases, this will cause a decision In the client to find another person to do their work. If not, and the aggravation factor is not too high I get compensate for their behavior. Cheryl D Wise MS MVP FrontPage http://by-expression.com Online instructor led training available at http://starttoweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Peter MacGregor I'd support Ross in this. <snipped> Clients often don't realise what a small pool of people there may be for a particular skill - and shoot themselves in several places (not just the foot!) by messing around whoever they take on. Riva - you never seem to be short of work, so don't drive yourself crazy with this one - face them down as Ross suggested - they'll either toe the line or you'll walk away. Either way you are better off! My tuppence worth! ____ The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
