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I used to freelance a while back (mainstream no in porn) and to my surprise many clients use to say that I am a blessing compared to their previous experience. Many freelancer (especially those newb indians) take bigger bite than they can swallow and when they see that they don't have the skills to complete the project they quit.
As one other person mentioned, the freelancer can fire you too, if you give bad instructions and you don't clarify the job properly before hand (so that the project turns out to be a lot more complex and time demanding than what the freelancer expected and quoted for) he may get fed up with you and drop you as a client.
It happened once to me but in general I was trying to screen the potential clients for this issue and not take them if I suspect it may end up this way...
In general, don't take the lowest and fastest bid, see which bids actually include information of how the freelancer is going to approach your particular problem, what particular challenges may be there and how he is going to solve them... it is a good sign if he wants clarification on particular parts of the task etc; do not take the "I am god" kind of bids where the only think they say is how many projects like that they have done in the past and how piss easy is for them to do it. If their English is crap that may not be such a good idea as well (communication is important).
As a client try to be as clear as possible when outlining the project, also talk with them and clear even the smallest details, you can't be vague about some aspects and then if they turn to be a lot more than anticipated, expect the freelancer to complete the project for the same time and money.
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