Every freelancer should have a litmus test for clients.<\/p>\n
You don’t wanna just take any ol’ client.<\/p>\n
You gotta *qualify* them, first.<\/p>\n
Kind of like how I qualify women I’m dating.<\/p>\n
You see, one of my litmus tests is what piece she chooses when playing Monopoly. If she chooses the IRON, there’s a good chance she’s a keeper.<\/p>\n
Another litmus test is her reaction when I tell her:<\/p>\n
“Hey! That sammich ain’t gonna make itself!”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Obedience is important.<\/p>\n But obedience with a smile<\/em> is mandatory.<\/p>\n Heh.<\/p>\n Anyway, back to clients…<\/p>\n One of the interesting things about the way Daniel Levis taught about getting clients on the webinar we did last Thursday (the webinar replay page comes down today – see the URL below) was you realize getting the clients isn’t that hard when you know what you’re doing.<\/p>\n It’s actually the easy part.<\/p>\n The hard part is qualifying them.<\/p>\n Making sure they’re people you want to work with.<\/p>\n That they have a pleasant personality.<\/p>\n And, that you enjoy dealing with them.<\/p>\n Otherwise, what’s the point?<\/p>\n Again, that free webinar replay disappears today.<\/p>\n Here’s your last chance to listen to it:<\/p>\n