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The Marketer's Exit · March 31 · 59 min

Episode 9: Avoiding Red Client Flags

You can't always avoid a bad client, but you can get a lot better at spotting them early. Tas and Tim go through every red flag, mid-engagement nightmare, and hard lesson from years of going solo. We cover: • Why the big logo client turned into Tas' biggest nightmare • How Tim almost walked away from a client that became one of his favorites • The personalities to watch for, Rushing Ralph, the Billionaire Bully, the Moody Truity • Setting expectations so clearly that you rarely have to enforce them • When to refund, when to hold firm, and when to just walk Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠⁠⁠ Tas Bober – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠ The right clients make your best work possible. This episode helps you find them.

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You can't always avoid a bad client, but you can get a lot better at spotting them early. Tas and Tim go through every red flag, mid-engagement nightmare, and hard lesson from years of going solo.


We cover:

• Why the big logo client turned into Tas' biggest nightmare

• How Tim almost walked away from a client that became one of his favorites

• The personalities to watch for, Rushing Ralph, the Billionaire Bully, the Moody Truity

• Setting expectations so clearly that you rarely have to enforce them

• When to refund, when to hold firm, and when to just walk


Connect with the hosts:

Tim Davidson – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠⁠⁠

Tas Bober – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠


The right clients make your best work possible. This episode helps you find them.

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