The five clients you should avoid like the plague

Becoming a freelance consultant or service provider is easy, but turning a profit can be difficult. One of the lessons learned through experience: profitability often has a lot more to do with avoiding the wrong clients than it does finding a never-ending stream of new clients.

Fortunately, the wrong clients typically come in several well-defined and easily identifiable shapes and sizes. Here are the top five clients you should consider avoiding like the plague if you hope to be profitable.