About this episode
The longer you freelance, the more likely you are to come across a tricky or challenging client. Clients who try to bargain you down. Who are so disorganised they throw out timelines on other projects. Or clients who just want to micro-manage everything down to the last detail. This week, we talk about our approaches to five typical 'tricky' clients and what works for us.
- The Negotiator
- The Novice
- The Control Freak
- The Boundary Pusher
- The Ghoster
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