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Burned $275 on a "client onboarding" course that taught me stuff I already knew
Six months ago I paid $275 for an online course on how to onboard new clients, thinking it would fix my late payment headaches. Turned out all six hours were stuff I already do, like sending a simple contract and asking for half up front, and the guy never once talked about what to do when a customer just stops answering emails. I've had two of those since then and I'm still winging it, so the money basically bought me nothing but a fancy PDF checklist. What actually helped was a $0 template a lady at my hardware store showed me, one page, just dates and what happens if they don't pay. Has anyone found a course that deals with ghosting for real, or is it all fluff like this one?