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A list of puns related to "List of Zimbabwean flags"
I was talking with another writer recently about red flags that are a sign of a challenging client. I thought I'd write it up just for fun. I'm also curious to hear if other folks here have similar experiences.
For context, I write mostly in the tech/IT niche, and I usually work directly with tech companies, rather than through agencies. I have also been doing this for a long time, and have the luxury of being able to turn down clients regularly if they are not a good fit. In my earlier years I had to deal with some obnoxious clients as I built up my business.
Anyway, the red flags...
This is a sign they have not really thought about content strategy. They probably just read some marketing blogs about content marketing and decided they need content, but they have no idea how to put that content work. When your blogs don't bring them 100,000 page views a month, they will be disappointed and blame you.
Except at very small companies, CEOs and similar shouldn't be a part of content. If they are, it's a sign that you're dealing with a micromanaging culture.
If you say you charge $400 for an article and they ask if you can do it for $375, they're nitpicking over price. They will probably also nitpick everything you write.
That said, I think it's OK if you propose $400, they say they've budgeted $300 and they ask if they can meet you at $350. That's not unreasonable. It's the clients who argue over a few percentage points' worth of price that tend to be hard to work with.
This is another sign that they don't really have a content strategy. It could also mean they don't have solid budgeting behind their content plan.
It's not unusual for me to help clients curate specific topics. But if they have no idea which general topical areas they want to focus on -- or if they propose super generic ones, like "cloud computing" -- they probably have no content strategy.
My experience has always been that no matter how much I get to know someone else's product, I will never know it as well as they will. Nor will I use it in
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I made a general list of red flags in women. Every situation is different. Not every red flag necessarily means the relationship is doomed, sometimes you need to just work around it. This isn't an all inclusive list, and can usually work for both genders, but I was requested to make one specifically for women.
If she isn't responding/engaging in conversation - She's most likely not interested, and if she is, is it really worth it? If a girl wants to talk to you, she WILL. Nobody waits days to answer someone they're genuinely interested in.
If she's obsessed with you - This might seem great at first, but can turn south quick. Codependency is not healthy, and can create a foundation for control, manipulation, and abuse later on. It's better to have a life outside of your relationship, rather than let your life revolve around it.
Always expects you to pay/bad with money - This might not be an issue right away, but can come back to bite you in the ass in the long run. How can you build a future if your partner can't stop spending? How do you feel about being the breadwinner? Why should it be your responsibility to pay for everything?
My exes are psycho - This one take with a grain of salt, because sometimes people legitimately just have bad luck dating and reading people. But in a lot of situations there's one common denominator and a reason their relationships ended badly. So stay on your toes.
She slaps/hits you if she's upset - Physical violence is NEVER okay in a relationship, man or woman. If your date/SO hurts you in some way, run. If they do it once, it's likely it will happen again, and could be much worse. Not to be confused with play fighting or BDSM in the bedroom, which if consented to by both parties, is okay.
She makes her mental health your problem - A lot of people legitimately have mental health issues, but it is not okay to make them someone else's responsibility. You shouldn't have to tiptoe around them all of the time. If they can't handle their emotions on a day to day basis, they have no business being in a relationship. If they ever ever ever say "if you leave me, I'll kill myself", run like the wind. Contact police, family, whoever you need to, to get them the help they need. But that's the end of your responsibility. That is nothing but an abuse/control tactic and is never okay.
Showers you with gifts and affection, but uses it against you -
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I have learned: 1) Vexillology is hard to spell, 2) Y'all are a bunch of effing splitters.
I have learned: 1) Vexillology is hard to spell, 2) Y'all are a bunch of effing splitters.
I have learned: 1) Vexillology is hard to spell, 2) Y'all are a bunch of effing splitters.
I have learned: 1) Vexillology is hard to spell, 2) Y'all are a bunch of effing splitters.
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