{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Life-First Solopreneur","title":"The Solopreneur's Guide to Breaking Up With a Bad Client","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":737,"description":"Every solopreneur eventually meets the client who pays the bills but crushes the soul. The one who calls at odd hours, ignores your boundaries, pays late, and somehow still feels impossible to let go of because the money is good.\nIn this episode, Carly and Joe tackle one of the hardest parts of running a life-first business, walking away from a client you cannot afford to lose. They explain why the difficult client is not always the mean one, sometimes it is the perfectly nice person who has pulled your business away from its core.\nYou will learn how to do the real math on what a problem client is actually costing you per hour, why communicating your boundaries comes before firing anyone, and how raising your rates can either fix the relationship or end it cleanly. Carly and Joe also share why keeping things professional matters more than venting, how to give enough notice so you never leave someone in a lurch, and what to do with your freed-up time once the client is gone.\nWhether that client is your only client or the one funding your vacations, this conversation gives you a clear, calm path out. Your paycheck and your peace of mind do not have to be at war.\nLeave a five-star review, share this with a fellow solopreneur, and subscribe wherever you listen, including YouTube.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/znAKhjMazUbB3XOIIrcfcy_cqanpE5oL_y3pxIBbpx4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wN2Rl/NDdhOTAzZGVmZTYw/ZGI0ZGUyMTNhYzIw/NGVkNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}