Why Freelancers Don’t Want To Work With You: 5 Signs You’re A Red Flag Client

There’s no denying it: clients are the most important thing in a freelancer’s career. As a freelancer, if I’m not looking for new clients, I’m working hard to maintain the relationships that I already have. Most clients are great, but there are always exceptions.

So let’s start off with this: what are “Red Flag Clients (RFCs)”? In short, they’re the clients that no freelancer ever wants to work with. They’re the clients that make a freelancer’s life a living hell; the ones they wish they never took on in the first place. There are a ton of articles aimed at freelancers talking about how to avoid RFCs, but I thought it was time to talk about how to not be a RFC instead.

Here are the signs that most freelancers look out for, and how to avoid being that RFC:

1. You Lowball Your Freelancer

Everyone has a budget — all freelancers understand this. But all freelancers have a rate as well. You wouldn’t walk into a store and tell them to lower their prices, so why would you do that to a freelancer? When you ask a freelancer what they charge, respect what they say in return! Most freelancers are open to negotiation, but if they’re rates are not closely within your budget, thank them for their time, let them know they’re out of…