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On choosing clients

On choosing clients

I've made the mistake of taking on clients who, you know, a month down the line working on stuff, I'm just like regretting saying I'd ever work with them. So I really try to do a good job of vetting out who I'm going to work with. And, and a good way to do that if, if they're all focused on the price, then I tend to float them an elevated fee just because if they have a problem with that it will scare them away and the problem's solved. And if they don't have a problem with that, then (LAUGH), then I make more money than what I normally make, and so it's a pain fee. You know, I have a friend who calls it that but So I, I try to vet clients sometimes a client will come to me and they won't have any money really, they, they, like I've worked with some nonprofits where you know, they, they don't have any money, but what they're doing is really cool and I just want to help them. So I always try, I, I try to do non-profit work every year, at least you know, once every quarter take…

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