๐—œ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ Sounds strange ...๐—œ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ Sounds strange ...
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๐—œ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ
Sounds strange coming from a web developer, right?
But I've learned something important:
Not every potential client is a good client.
If someone wants:
โ€œA website that looks exactly like my competitor.โ€
That's a red flag.
If the only question is:
โ€œHow cheap can you build it?โ€
Another red flag.
If they want 25 features but can't explain what the website needs to accomplish...
That's a problem too.
The best projects I've worked on usually start differently.
The client has a business problem.
They explain it.
We figure out what the website needs to do.
Then we build the right solution.
That's the kind of work I want more of.
Not more websites.
Better projects.
And honestly, I think learning to say โ€œthis isn't the right fitโ€ is one of the most valuable skills a freelancer can develop.
What's your biggest green flag when deciding whether to work with a client?
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