Ron Lindeboom
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[Tim Kolb] “I suppose the hulking hybrid Escalade isn’t your idea of ‘elegance’?”
Kathlyn and I have always referred to the Escalade as the urban drug-runner assault vehicle.
Even the guys at the local Cadillac dealership joke that they sell most of them to wealthy soccer moms or drug runners.
I guess it’s the reason for the new joke that I just am making up right now, as to what do soccer moms and urban drug-runners have in common? Escalades.
(Drum roll sound inserted here, a little louder than the audience groaning as the shepherd’s hook reaches on-stage and pulls the aspiring comic off-stage — where he truly belongs.)
Have fun,
Ron Lindeboom
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[Mark Alexander] “Just returned from Thanksgiving on the central California coast (in Creative Cow land).”
So, what city did you visit, Mark?
Next time, give us a shout and we will take you to lunch or something.
Ron & Kathlyn
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[johnsabbath d’urzo] “He owes about 20-25k from the past and his client is gone and he never got paid. He is out a lot more than me.”
This line is often used by grinders who want out of a bill and if you know the originator of the project and you call them after months of being strung along, you may find out that your “friend” is being less than ethical.
I am NOT saying that all people in that situation are liars but sometimes they are.
One of the best ways to avoid this in the future is to get 1/3rd down, 1/3rd half-way through the project (or at a specified point outlined in your contract — you are using contracts, right?), and the final 1/3rd upon delivery.
Most good companies will not bat an eye at a policy like that. I have found that it’s the grinders that do raise a stink.
You are not a financial institution, you are an editor. Don’t confuse the company roles and missions.
Best regards,
Ron Lindeboom
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[moody glasgow] “You either put your foot down now, or give up and admit he owns you.”
Moody is right.
If you watch HBO’s “Oz” series about life in prison, to paraphrase Moody’s comment in the parlance of Oz, you are going to be his bitch or you are not. The choice is yours.
That is the simple choice of the matter and all of the smokescreen of future work and losing clients is pure bull, this guy is NOT a client, he is a certified grinder — oh, and at this point he owns you.
Pardon the crude speech in this post but in the spirit of the business magazine I worked on back in the mid- to late-80s, this one is Straight Talk for Small Business.
Ron Lindeboom
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[johnsabbath d’urzo] “i have a merchant account i dont have a signature and he has the product for 3 weeks. he said he was going to fax me a signature for the last 3 weeks and nothing. i called him twice and his accountant 3 times and sent him 2 emails and still nothing.”
Nothing? You must be joking, John. That callus disregard and failure to deal with you in good faith IS the answer, man. The trouble is, you are not listening.
This guy sees you as a real sap and he knows he can work you and treat you like dirt and you will let him. As Steve Wargo said, you are like a battered wife who keeps going back to the bastard and yet wants sympathy for the abuse.
You are NOT going to get the past monies you are owed, John. That is the fact of the matter. He is using it as bait to keep you on the hook and the taste of that worm has you shoving the hook right through the roof of your mouth.
Look at the track record. Look at the way he has treated you. Look at the fact that on one of your jobs he withheld payment because he wanted it at half price — which you stated in the opening post you made. Look at the fact that he is airing a job that he promised to pay you for and has not even given you the courtesy of a reply when you contact him or his accountant.
Write this off as tuition in the Business School of Hard Knocks (from its’ freshman Business Basics course track, btw) and learn from it.
Move on and get real customers.
Oh, and for fear of sounding like a broken record, go read Client or Grinders: How Understanding the 3 Market Types Affects Success. You really need to understand what is in that article.
Ron Lindeboom
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Inquiring minds want to know, David, what organization was this?
:o)
Boomer
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Search on “rates” and “price” in the Business & Marketing forum. You will get a lot of great stuff to consider in that forum. It is exactly what that forum is there for.
Best regards,
Ron Lindeboom
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Yes, Mark, I always smile whenever people use “Born In the USA” as a song of patriotism. It just confirms to me that many people don’t really listen to words, focusing instead on the ones that get repeated over and over.
:o)
Ron Lindeboom
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[Terence Curren] “PS: Yeah I know I was being a dick, but sometimes I just can’t be restrain myself…”
Know thyself. — Socrates
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Aharon,
It has been a GREAT honor to work with you over the years. Not only for your sense of humor and your skills as a teacher, but just because you are also a magnificent human being whom I will always be grateful to have worked with and to have become friends with. Your sense of fair play, loyalty and friendship are exemplary and while I know that Kathlyn and I will remain in touch with you, there will indeed be a hole left behind here in the ole pasture.
We wish you all the best in your life and with your family, knowing that you will find great joy in what it means to be a parent.
You are a good man, Aharon Rabinowitz, and we are proud to call you our friend and to have worked alongside you for these last 4 years and more.
Oh, and thank you and Serge for taking such good care of Kathlyn and our daughter Stefani when they go to New York. I am sure they’ll be flying out again soon, so all your new babysitting experience will come in handy. ;o)
Your friends,
Ron & Kathlyn Lindeboom
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