Comments on: How to Divorce Your SEO Client

By: Seo Queen

Seo Queen — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:03:28 +0000

I must say that you have mentioned some great points in your article and I think every SEO must face these kind of problems somewhere in there career and same for me.

By: Kamal Patel

Kamal Patel — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:10:48 +0000

Hey Nick

First of all, let me thank you for writing the great post.

I would like to add one more thing that, be clear with what you have and what you’re going to do. Always do conversation (at least once in week) with clients on your work, it will helps lot.

Thanks again for sharing, and always waiting for your great post like this.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:09:09 +0000

Thanks again SEO Essex for reading and sharing your thoughts!

Take Care!
Nick

By: SEO Essex

SEO Essex — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:09:27 +0000

Hit the nail on the head, Nick. I agree with Bryan Phillips. These things do happen, I agree with holding your ground (as well as everything else). If you have completed all of your jobs and done them properly and effectively then there is no reason to be down on yourself. It just happens within the industry. Nice post again, Nick, Thanks for sharing.

By: web marketing adelaide

web marketing adelaide — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:38:47 +0000

thanks nick,
here you have provide useful teaching because client keeps important value in any business.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:31:40 +0000

Thanks Mike for reading and sharing your thoughts!

Hi Marcus,
Very true! Thanks for reading and your comment!

By: Marcus Miller

Marcus Miller — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:22:34 +0000

Alarm bells should ring if the client has no faith to begin with, daft goals or wants to pay peanuts. Equally, I have dumped clients when they have been rude or are just not very nice people.

I have also had clients go, work with other companies that will over promise and then come back.

If you are not enjoying it, try to focus your efforts elsewhere.

By: Mike Glover

Mike Glover — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:47:10 +0000

Nick – I have followed you for a while now, and I believe that if it was not working out with one of your clients, it most certainly would not be because you did anything wrong. It seems like I have been reading a LOT of posts like this lately, I even wrote one on my Blog (LOL). Seems to me, if you do your job, educate your clients and they are still upset, there may be no pleasing them no matter what you do. But having said that, I still would not “fire” a client. I may give ultimatums, give them the tough decision…but in the end, it would be their choice to leave.

You can read more of my thoughts here http://click-finders.com/blog/when-is-it-okay-to-fire-an-seo-services-client/

Thanks for the share! I always enjoy your viewpoints especially on matters like this!

Mike

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:06:49 +0000

Thanks for reading and your comment Bryan!

I agree with you 100%! If a client is no longer a good fit and as long as you did everything you said you were going to do, then there should be no hard feelings and of course, not taking anything personal is important too!

Take Care!
Nick

By: Bryan Phillips

Bryan Phillips — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:02:32 +0000

Hey Nick,

You are a content creating machine and I agree with your recommendations!

Inevitably, some clients are going to leave. If you leave on good terms AND you have provided good service, some will come back if they find the grass is not greener.

One thing I had to learn over the years – don’t take it personally! This is easier if you’ve provided great service and value.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:24:56 +0000

Hi Stan and Tom, Thanks for reading and your comment!

Take Care,
Nick

By: Tom Tuerff

Tom Tuerff — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:27:34 +0000

Some potential unpleasantness can be avoided by making sure that clients understand the SEO process before you spend a single dollar of their budget. There are people out there who hear “This will take quite a while to work” who will leave thinking in days or even hours rather than weeks or months.

The less you assume the customer knows at the start, the more you should mention, regardless of how inane it sounds to you. It only sounds that way because you do this every day. They don’t.

By: Stan

Stan — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:27:28 +0000

i have had a few of these type of clients, they are usually the ones that are on the minimum package and require the most maintenance. Good tips for letting them go!