The difference between a good client and a bad one is how fast they decide!

The work is usually the same. Same scope, same deliverable. But one client is done in a few days and another drags on for weeks.

I know, It almost always comes down to how they make decisions.

Some clients are great ..they just decide. You send something, they reply, you move forward.

Others hesitate on everything. Every step turns into “let’s think about it” or “we need to check internally.” Feedback comes late, direction changes halfway through, nothing ever really feels locked in.

That’s when a simple project turns into constant back and forth. You’re not really doing the work anymore, you’re managing indecision.

You can usually see it early as well. If they’re slow before you start, it doesn’t suddenly improve once you’re in it.

Do you find it’s decision speed that makes the biggest difference, or something else?