Clientcopia – it happens to everyone…

Sometimes clients can seem like they are from another planet entirely. This happens to everyone eventually, but thankfully there is a web portal called clientcopia.com which is a place where professional service workers can swap client horror stories, and take comfort in knowing that they are not alone, and that they aren’t the first and definitely won’t be the last to deal with client ‘difficulties’. A great stress reliever.

Here is a taste:

Stupid Client Quote #1543

 

Halbie | posted 12-02-2004 | Number of Votes: 144  |  Current Rating: 4.40   

Client: The only logo I could find was a jpeg. I didn’t know how to send it so I put it
in a Word document. Also, I shrunk the logo down really small so you should be
able to download it quicker.

Stupid Client Quote #173 

Brad Webb | posted 08-30-2004 | Number of Votes: 200  |  Current Rating: 3.99   

Client: Just because we signed off on the printer’s proof doesn’t mean we were
happy with it!

Stupid Client Quote #918

 

Ananth | posted 10-17-2004 | Number of Votes: 60  |  Current Rating: 4.22   

Client: The ad is approved…with some minor changes
Me: Which are…?
Client: Revise the headline and the body copy a bit and change the main visual..