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How do you identify a bad client?

• CodeWriter23 8y ago
  They either: - don’t pay - don’t pay on time - want to low ball you on bids - don’t follow your advice - get upset when the pain you told them would happen if they ignore your advice, happens - are verbally abusive or manipulative - anything else that makes you unhappy working for them Bottom line my mentor taught me to take work from the troublesome clients but to make sure their rate was sufficiently high so that I was always happy to work for them. They can be jerks but I would smile because I knew I was getting a fat check from them. Experience has shown me however crap loads of cash aren’t always enough.
• swatcoder 8y ago
  In a way, it's personal. Any client that makes you really stressed out and leaves you feeling tempted to avoid their calls and ignore their messages is a bad client for you. With practice, you'll figure out why that is and whether it needs to be that way. Sometimes you can even turn a bad client into a good client by adapting things on your end. In a broader perspective, a lot of people have trouble with clients that - don't communicate - don't listen - don't learn - don't respect boundaries - don't pay