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Top 10 Ways to Fire the Client From Hell

by Jeff Christman

Top 10 Ways to Fire the Client From Hell - Inside CRM

Some of the best decisions I have made have been saying NO to a client. Here is a great article on how to do that with tact and diplomacy.

Clients are the lifeblood of any business. Without them, your venture simply doesnt exist. On the other hand, some clients are so bad that your business, not to mention your personal sanity, is better off without them. So what do you do when you have a client that pushes you to the brink? You fire them Heres how to give 10 of the worst offenders the pink slip without burning bridges.


Posted in General business on September 18th, 2007

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