Trimming The Freaks

Andy Wibbels (or for fun you can go to Andy Wibbles – it all gets you to the same place eventually) has a hilarious entry about clients NOT to accept.

It’s hilarious in that "I saw someone do something really embarrassing and I cringed but still laughed" kind of way. Typical (awesome) Andy style.

He’s right, you know, when he says your client description should not be "anyone with money" – it doesn’t work. Whatever you have a passion for and love to do will become torture-and-fire-and-brimstone and all kinds of other bad bad things if you do that.

You have to have a more descriptive approach for your ideal client.

This will vary. Some people may require an IQ over 90, others may want grammatically correct e-mail, other others may want you to never, EVER use little smiley faces made with a colon and an apostrophe.

Whatever the case, you need to know what’s going to drive you insane. 10pm phone calls, relentless IMs and personal conversations may drive you nuts. If they do, do not put up with them. Well, put up with them until you get the electric bill paid, then move ON!

Don’t let a disrespectful client or a rude client ruin your love of business ownership. Move on and make space for a client you will bend over backward for without a second thought.

You deserve it.

Now go, give Andy some love…