#6: How to Respond to Difficult Clients with Melanie Padgett Powers

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This week, we're thrilled to welcome our guest co-host Melanie Padgett Powers, a seasoned freelancer and podcast host, who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table.
Building a successful freelance career requires assertiveness and clear boundaries. Our conversation with Melanie dives into practical strategies for dealing with difficult clients, especially when they start crossing into employer/employee land.
Join us for insights and actionable tips that will help you foster positive working relationships and build a profitable business.
About the Hosts

Treasa Edmond is a content strategist and consultant, best-selling ghostwriter, and podcast host. On Boss Responses, Treasa and her weekly guest hosts explore how freelancers and small business owners can navigate the sometimes tricky path of client management and communication. She also teaches content professionals and small businesses how to create SEO-optimized content strategies so they can grow their businesses by connecting with their audiences.
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Melanie Padgett Powers is the owner of MelEdits and lives in the Washington, DC, area. She is a freelance writer and editor, primarily for health care membership associations. She began her freelance business in October 2013. She has a journalism degree and was previously a newspaper reporter in her home state of Indiana. Melanie is also the creator and host of two podcasts: Deliberate Freelancer, which focuses on the business side of freelancing and has over 160 episodes, and her newest podcast, Association Station, which interviews membership association leaders about content and media.
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Check out the Deliberate Freelancer podcast, which focuses on the business side of freelancing.

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Chapters

1. Managing Boundaries With Difficult Clients (00:00:00)

2. Creating Boundaries as a Freelancer (00:07:45)