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sometimes client projects just aren't a fit they pay too low there are red flags or you're just too busy whatever your reason is in this video i'll show you exactly how to decline a client project professionally and politely using a few proven scripts so let's jump right in [Music] hey guys i'm josh from millow.co where freelancers come to level up their business and today we've got a few easy ways to professionally and politely decline a client project that's just not a good fit for you before we get started consider subscribing to grow your freelance business okay if you want to avoid burnout and grow your freelance business you're gonna have to learn to say no to clients now and again that's because every time that you say yes to one project you're essentially saying no to another so it's important that you only take on the best projects for your business each time that you receive a client request ask yourself will this project be exciting and fun to work on will the client pay me what i'm worth will the deliverables be something that i could use in my portfolio with that in mind here are a few reasons that you might choose to decline a client project first you notice red flags with the project or the client red flags could include unrealistic or really tight deadlines pressure for discounts or a simple lack of trustworthiness in these cases the client simply doesn't align with you or your business saying yes to clients who exhibit obvious red flags can leave you burned out stressed out and exhausted for these clients politely decline next you may want to decline a client project if you're already busy with other projects as your freelance business grows there may be many instances where you would like to work on a specific client project but you simply don't have the bandwidth in these cases it's important the client knows that you're not necessarily rejecting them or future opportunities to work together you're simply declining the current project at hand if you're too busy for a certain project or task you are well within your rights to turn it down respectfully turning down projects when you're too busy will allow you to give your full attention to those that you have agreed to complete this will ensure that your work remains at a consistently high quality level for all of your valued clients finally you should politely turn down a client project if their budget is just too low while you may choose to occasionally offer discounts or special rates for your work you have every right to turn down clients who approach you with a budget that's significantly less than what you charge your time is valuable and your rates should reflect the value that you bring to your clients the last thing that you want to do is devalue your worth by agreeing to projects that don't...