{"id":3433,"date":"2023-06-20T01:46:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T01:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/?p=3433"},"modified":"2024-04-08T22:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T22:54:46","slug":"bti-518-client-confidential-red-flags-for-crappy-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconrefined.com\/bti-518-client-confidential-red-flags-for-crappy-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"BTI # 518: Client Confidential: Red Flags for Crappy Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27205533\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/4427553\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Client Confidential: Red Flags for Crappy Clients<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hosted by: James Patrick<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In today&#8217;s episode, we&#8217;re going to peel back the glossy exterior and dive head first into the world of red flags when dealing with client relationships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;When they have been ripped off by every service provider they&#8217;ve hired, the common denominator is them, not the service provider.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">IN THIS EPISODE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Personal examples from James&#8217;s experience when he stood his ground and when he did not.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">When prospective clients ask you to work for free.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Signs of commitment phobia.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Should you sign an NDA?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Why you shouldn&#8217;t work for less or free.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Connect with James<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Website: <a href= \"https:\/\/jamespatrick.com\/\">jamespatrick.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Instagram: <a href= \"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jpatrickphoto\/\">@jpatrickphoto<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Text me marketing questions @: 480-605-3254<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Share this podcast with a friend and remember to leave a 5-star review!<\/p>\n<p><strong id= \"docs-internal-guid-db81f7cb-7fff-0150-768f-f15ecb69da4a\">For more, visit <a href= \"https:\/\/www.jamespatrick.com\/\">jamespatrick.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/27205533\/tdest_id\/4427553\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Client Confidential: Red Flags for Crappy Clients Hosted by: James Patrick &nbsp; In today&#8217;s episode, we&#8217;re going to peel back the glossy exterior and dive head first into the world of red flags when dealing with client relationships. &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8220;When they have been ripped off by every service provider they&#8217;ve hired, the common denominator [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[179,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beyond-the-image","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - 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