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More is less in a small business

In the decade of being in business as a freelance writer, do you want to know how many clients I've had? You do? Well, I don't know. Too many. Some worthwhile. Some worthless. Some conned me out of the little that I charge them. Some paid me too much for the little that I did. But too many. The point is that I grabbed everything that came my way.

And do you know that not all of them will remain with you for long? I assume you know that. But here's something that I learned about being in business….well, being in the Internet business, anyway.

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Jamie said…
cuz, below comments are based on my working experience thus far and it might not have any bearings to your line...but then again..it might:

1) Customers are NOT ALWAYS RIGHT!!!
2) A good paymaster is a good customer
3) A customer who unleashes a storm of fury on you is a good customeras compared to a silent one
4) You have the right to choose who are your customers and not vice versa
5) Most customers accept straight facts IF presented in a proper manner
6) One tends to go out of the way to get the best for their customers, so do not be afraid to voice out your dissatisfaction because...refer to item 1 and 5
7) The 80/20 rule does not apply in my line of work because all my customers are BIG assholes
8) Doing work for whatever amount is worth it as long as you are happy and the customer is happy.

Just my two cents cuz...
August 24, 2007 at 1:48 PM
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