Comments on: Tire Kickers

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:24:52 +0000

Smart ladies - all of you! Yet how long did it take us to learn that lesson? For me, a few times.

Jodi, that's the quote of the week. :)

By: Jodi

Jodi — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:47:29 +0000

I'm with Devon and Anne.

I have no patience with people who want the sun, the moon, and the stars for the price of a few twinkles.

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:46:12 +0000

The irony is, I can be a tire kicker myself when I have to hire someone. I want to get the best value for my money, but I don't try to get them to lower their prices. I just ask how far they can help me stretch my budget. So if a client is wise enough to know (as I do), that you have to pay for quality service but they honestly don't have the funds to do everything they want, I'd be okay with helping them prioritize their needs to match my rates. I wouldn't do that for flat out cheapskates, though.

Right now the bane of my existence is Electronic Funds Transfers. One long-time client just switched to EFT payments, saying it would be faster and I would have been paid two weeks ago if they'd mailed a check. A new client also uses EFTs; the contracts says they pay within 30 days of invoice (with language couching that, saying invoices are "accepted" not upon receipt, but upon final acceptance of the article...which pretty much makes it a guessing game). Final copy was sent November 1, and assuming it was "accepted" within a week, that should be here soon.

The accounting person at the longtime client just asked if m payment had arrived - according t o my bank it isn't even pending yet!

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:39:08 +0000

I'm with Devon… If I've guessed wrong and accepted a client who turns out to be an A** I dump them, nicely.

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:33:21 +0000

Warn them once, then drop them and move on. Not worth the aggravation.