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04 β€” Client Relationships

Handling clients after the first contact: following up, recovering from mistakes, managing waits, and ending relationships.

SourceUpdated 22 Aug 2026

04 β€” Client Relationships

Handling clients after the first contact: following up, recovering from mistakes, managing waits, and ending relationships.

VideoFocus
Why Your Follow-Up Might Be Driving Clients AwayReactance β€” and the correct follow-up script
Why a silent client is worse than a furious oneTrust asymmetry; competence signaling
What to tell a client when you can't fit them inManaging a wait; foot-in-the-door
When to fire a clientEnding on fit, never on behaviour
Why clients stop buying without complainingLuxury fatigue; silent attrition
The Myth of LoyaltyLoyalty is rented, not owned

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