>Plus, a client asking for something like this - that's a huge red flag that the person asking is going to be very demanding, very clueless, or both. OR an ind

>Plus, a client asking for something like this - that's a huge red flag that the person asking is going to be very demanding, very clueless, or both. OR an indicator that you have failed to understand your client's motives and value judgments. I've learned to never say "no" outright to tasks that are difficult, but not impossible; just unflinchingly quote the price at which I'd be willing to do it. These prices seemed absurd to me and I fully expected to be laughed at... and more times than not, the customer, with some relief, agreed on the spot. These became some of my most interesting and profitable long-term relationships. (It should be noted that the "absurdly" high price seems to have a huge filtering factor on the deluded people with unrealistic expectations. There is no small correlation between cluelessness and 'cheapness'.)