Client Management For Nice People: Jaw-dropping client experiences (and how they changed us.)

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Paul Byrne, President and Founder of Razoyo, recounts a shocking client experience that started with a promising eCommerce project and spiraled into financial chaos after the sudden death of a key investor. What followed was a tangled web of unpaid invoices, a reckless heir, and a legal battle that tested his resilience and professionalism.
A client hired a web developer to fix her Shopify store—only for them to discover months later that she didn't actually own the website. A cautionary tale about digital ownership, access, contracts, and the dangerous assumptions freelancers make before taking on a project.
What started as a routine Shopify project turned into a digital nightmare when Kathryn Smith discovered her client didn’t actually own the website. Despite the legal red flags, the client insisted on moving forward—raising serious questions about trust, fraud, and professional boundaries.