Got burned by a nightmare client. Built something to prevent it — would this help you?
Last year I took on a client who seemed fine at first.
Vague brief. Kept saying "just make it pop." Changed scope every week. Then disappeared for 3 months without paying.
I ignored every red flag because I needed the work.
I've been building a small tool that reads a client's first message or job post and flags red flags before you commit — things like vague scope language, lowball anchoring, urgency pressure, and IP grabs buried in casual messages.
Before I keep building: would you actually use something like this? And what red flags do you wish you'd caught earlier?
(Not selling anything — genuinely trying to figure out if this is worth finishing.)