Originally Posted by JesseQuinn

have noticed this with a (thankfully) small handful of my American clients. they haven't stopped spending but are doing slightly shorter bookings and slightly less frequently

I get it, even if some haven't been directly hit yet by the goings on in the US, there's a lot of, uh, uncertainty

not something I take personally, seeing me is done with discretionary income so as prices rise and things like tariffs come into play (that's hitting one of my US clients particularly hard in his biz, which directly involves importation) I don't blame those who need to spend a little less on me

for most, no difference, of those where I do notice one it's a few middle-class slightly older regulars. the 'squeeze' folk (or whatever the term is) who have kids still in school plus elderly parents to care for

all the above is B2C though. in my offline biz I notice zero dip whatsoever, this year thus far is actually the best one yet. a salient diff is it doesn't depend on the US economy in any meaningful way

for B2B, clients might be more reticent because their income relies on B2C. if their clients are spending less on pay site subs/cam shows/whatever it might not be the greatest time to expand or launch something new. imagine it's much the same in mainstream

we're all mavericks here though, we'll all get through it. just gotta hang in there and keep pushing


edited to add



this is a wicked way to look at things, and perhaps adjust one's pitch to prospective clients