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The vast majority of your clients are going to be sweet, kind-hearted people, and the vast majority of them are also going to help grow your business. However, on occasion, you will meet someone who doesn’t have good intentions at all. Check out the two tips below to see phrases and people you should avoid at almost all costs.

I’m Good for the Money

This is one of the hardest sentences to deny, because it’s tempting to take a job when there is a promise of money later on. But can you really trust them? Unless they have a good track record with you or someone you know, it’s unlikely you should accept their offer. Even if they are your best friend or a family member, you may still not want to trust them. Tell this kind of potential client that, though you will accept a smaller deposit, that you absolutely have to have one. There are simply no exceptions. Making this absolutely clear will help establish you as someone who does good business with good people.

I’m Just a Start-Up

Often, a client will say this kind of thing to try and get someone to charge them less. But the thing is that your prices should be very much non-negotiable, and no matter what, someone that is “just a start-up” shouldn’t be able to drive your prices down. Can you imagine going to the electric company and asking them for a discount because you’re just a small business (or you just bought your home) and you can’t afford their rates? What would they say? “No.” Isn’t that what you should say, too?