Good point. People here see clients as if they were sitting on a stack. Just going through them one at a time. FIFO. But thats not the way to treat people. Clients are human beings, they want to be taken care of and understood. Some of them are easier to understand than others, but at the end of the day, everybody wants the same thing. They just want to find someone who will listen, take them seriously, and be there when shit hits the fan. I always keep in touch with clients, and make an effort to send them business. For example, I did a project for a startup who has a great product. From one of my ads on HN, I got contacted to do some engineering work. But hey, my client's product can do what this other person needs at a fraction of the cost. So I advised the person inquiring and got him in touch with the client. They were able to agree on terms. My client made a huge sale. The prospect saved thousands of dollars. And I was able to expand my network with another happy person.