Dear providers,
Please take this from the heart of a long time hobbyist....Please don't treat us like a number and please don't treat us like customers. Yes, you are providing a service, and yes you may get some jerks, but this is a relational service and not all of us are jerks. For example, I am a customer of my barber but I continue going back not only because he provides a good service, but also because he is personable. If you want repeat clients, be warm and passionate, and inviting. The same way you don't want to be treated like an object, we don't want to be treated like a number. If you don't like what you are doing and don't like working with people, maybe you should consider going to tech school so you can work with computers and not people...that is all...I now step down from my soap box...