Turned down 'mare potential client. They want honest feedback - shd I?

[Watersign76]

For various reasons have decided not to proceed with client, which feels werid as starting out so do need money but the alarm bells are ringing very loudly.

Having sent a helpful "I am not for you, but why not try this or this" they are now requesting further 'honest' feedback. I get the sense they have had issues with other suppliers, so it could be a geninue desire for something useful...

However, I am thinking that just sticking to original reasoning is probably best, as I have already invested enough time and don't want futher emails.

However, slightly haunted by experience of rejected intern when I was employed, he emailed numerous times and only stopped when I gave some contrustive feedback (never been keen on giving feedback as it can be a mine field etc) and he recently requested we connect on Linkedin - ahhhh.

Anyone have a view?

Thanks
WS

Would

"I'm sorry, I have assessed that you'd be fairly heavy users of my time compared to the average client and I realise that price is important to you so I doubt I can price the work attractively enough to make sufficient contribution to my overhead"

                                         offend  them ?

Very good. How did you know that was the issue though!?!

Hope you aren't them in RL!!!

It doesn't take a lot to guess that "potential nightmare client" = more trouble than they are worth = will take up loads of time.

ineedagoodsolictor's post is beautifully put. I would use it and leave it at that.

agree

ditto

Why thankyou everybody for kind comments.

Let's just say I have experience of being on both sides of the client/service provider fence (and I'm no spring chicken so make that years of experience).

Soon to be ex-h is a nit-picking nightmare to work for and I can spot the hesitation in tradesmens voices/eyes knowing that they are thinking exactly what I am thinking "It'll end in tears and we'll be lucky to get paid in full".

Do please let us know how you got in in due course, assuming that you felt able to put this to the rejected client of course.

Hello

Thanks for all your advice. In the end the idea of putting her straight over ruled sensible advice as to just leave it. She was vaguely accepting I think, but I just left it at her last message; not a good use of time to ping pong back and forth.

Naturally I need to get to the point when I am so busy I don't have time to even worry about these sorts of things!!!

Thanks for responding.

WS