Had a brutal Tuesday last week in midtown Detroit

Three client calls back to back all canceled their marketing retainer contracts. Lost about $4,200 in monthly recurring revenue in one afternoon. Has anyone else seen a sudden drop in local business spending lately?

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sethtorres18d ago

You mentioned "lost about $4,200 in monthly recurring revenue in one afternoon" and honestly, that hurts just reading it. But heres something nobody brings up - are those clients still in business? I've seen a ton of small shops and service businesses quietly fold in Detroit over the last few months. They cancel contracts not because theyre cheap but because they literally closed up shop and didnt tell anyone. Might be worth checking if those companies still have active websites or storefronts, cause if theyre gone, you got ghosted not dumped. Its a weird side effect of the economy right now where businesses vanish without a trace, and you end up thinking its your fault when its really just them dying on the vine.

the_lucas18d ago

Yeah man, it's like watching dominoes fall in slow motion all around town lately.