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Clients are sometimes hard to work with, don't understand the technologies they are working with, or aren't very punctual with paying the freelancers they employ. Use this tag for dealings with clients that are less than beneficial, or when asking about how to deal with a particular case involving a client.
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Best strategies when a bad client refuses to complete payment and demands existing payment r...
First off, in the US, involving a lawyer will cost far more than $5,000 for any substantial legal effort. (30 years ago, a lawyer told me that I needed to be talking about $20,000 just to break even o …
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My client keeps changing password and denying me access before the project is fully complete...
This is a client who wants to take over. Knowing that anything you do will be changed means that you are not in charge of the project once you have handed over control. What that means is that the pro …
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What to do if you received a bad check as a freelancer, and purchased on behalf of the client?
You have two problems:
An unresponsive client
Your bank balance
Only the bank balance is easy to change.
One suggestion is to call the place where you put in the purchase order and attempt to do a r …
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How to deal with an arrogant client who gets intensely upset with even the smallest of commu...
It is important to always be looking for new clients. We can never know when a client will disappear, go out of business, or be bought by someone who has someone else to do your work. We do best when …
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Burning-out freelancer at "old" age. Questioning one's career
Trying to do it all is impossible. There are multiple paths from this point. All require giving up some control and trusting other people to do stuff that you have been doing yourself.
A business requ …
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Know it all client and a wife that stirs the pot. Gun shy of not getting paid and history of...
It sounds like you never had their trust to begin with. It sounds like they were looking for a reason to not pay.
First off, it is important to realize that no matter how good you are, there are some …
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How do I write a killer proposal on Upwork as a newbie?
Proposals on Upwork or for prospects that you have found on your own are very similar. They need to address the real issues that the prospect sees. Note: I state the issues that the prospect sees. You …
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