{"id":103,"date":"2009-03-18T12:15:36","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T17:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthlingworks.com\/blog\/?p=103"},"modified":"2020-08-18T17:50:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T00:50:48","slug":"non-responsive-clients-why-your-client-doesnt-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidsketch.com\/blog\/web-design-business\/non-responsive-clients-why-your-client-doesnt-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-responsive Clients: Why Your Client Doesn’t Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m sure you’ve been there before. Stuck on a project because the client hasn’t gotten back to you so you can keep working. Emails and phone calls go unanswered; and when they’re answered, you’re greeted with excuses rather action items.<\/p>\n

It’s a site for them and they just don’t seem to care.<\/p>\n

You continue to chase them throughout the entire project. The worst part of it is that it’ll most likely end badly. They’ll be surprised with what you deliver<\/p>\n

They’ll wait to come up with a string of never-ending changes and revisions because it’s not what they wanted.<\/p>\n

And they blame you.<\/p>\n

If you just would have consulted with them, they wouldn’t have to ask for all these changes. The undercurrent is there. You’re the bad guy.<\/p>\n

Who’s Really at Fault?<\/h3>\n

After much back and forth you work through the final phase of the project and somehow end up keeping your sanity. Interaction with the client at the end isn’t pretty but you somehow pull it off. Still, you end up with a pissed off client. You end up stressed out and making too little money for too much hassle.<\/p>\n

So why did this happen? Why do some clients lose interest once the project starts? Don’t they care? It’s for them after all!<\/p>\n

They should care, but they don’t.<\/p>\n

There are many reasons why they don’t, some of them are:<\/p>\n