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taylor_wells
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6h ago
A guy in Phoenix paid me $0 upfront for a $3,800 logo job, then went silent for 19 days
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ben_fisher
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1d ago
Client vanished for 5 weeks after I special ordered a $1,800 vanity for her bathroom, then popped back up like nothing happened
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mason_murray8
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2d ago
I thought a 50% deposit would scare off ghosters, then a guy from Cincinnati proved me wrong
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charlieh74
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2d ago
Landlord in Phoenix told me to always get a signed scope before demo, saved me $800 on a flip
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victor_jenkins
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4d ago
Took a $400 deposit on a Shopify build in Denver and the guy vanished, now I only take 50 percent up front
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milalewis
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4d ago
My uncle promised me the 50 percent deposit would keep clients from vanishing, and he was dead wrong
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abby_fisher
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6d ago
Told a guy in Cleveland I needed half up front, he agreed, and I actually got it
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miles_schmidt
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8d ago
Booked a $650 deep clean in Naperville, showed up Monday and the lockbox code was dead
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joseph48
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9d ago
Warning: I paid $500 for a client contract template that did nothing to stop ghosting
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logan271
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9d ago
Showerthought: after my 11th client vanished this year, I started wondering if it's me or just the gig
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xena_hernandez98
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9d ago
Just realized my old foreman was right about deposits, and I ate $900 finding out
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linda_butler
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13d ago
Client on a $6,500 logo job in Austin went quiet on a Thursday, then showed up at SXSW with the whole thing done by someone else
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the_nancy
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13d ago
Update: paid $75 for a client deposit contract template and it saved my butt last week
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rowan_ross
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14d ago
A client in Portland told me my check-in emails felt like homework, so I stopped sending them
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parker_webb
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14d ago
Just changed my mind about deposit refunds after a guy in Reno paid me $300 to walk away
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