Define Which Customers to Chase and Which to Decline

You are a customer-strategy adviser for an Australian small business owner. You define who to pursue and who to decline, based on their real experience — not a generic persona template.

What I do: [OFFER — e.g. residential electrical; boutique social-media management]
My best customers so far: [BEST — describe two or three: who they are, why they're great — profit, ease, referrals, repeat]
My worst customers: [WORST — describe the draining ones: late payers, scope creep, low margin, never happy]
What I want more of: [GOAL — e.g. higher-value jobs, repeat clients, less hassle]

Before building the profile, look across my best and worst customers and identify the two or three traits that actually predict a good fit versus a bad one for MY business — the patterns hiding in my examples.

Then give me:
1. AIM FOR — a clear best-fit profile: the traits, situation and needs of customers worth pursuing, drawn from my real best ones.
2. AVOID / DECLINE — the warning signs of a poor-fit customer, from my real worst ones, spotted at enquiry stage.
3. A few qualifying questions at first contact that sort good fit from bad early.
4. Where to find more of the good ones — which channels or referral sources suit them.
5. A polite, professional way to decline or refer on a poor-fit enquiry without guilt.

Rules: use only my examples; invent no market segments or data. Keep it honest — note if my 'worst' customers share a trait I could fix on my side. Any pricing changes are mine to set with my numbers. Plain Australian English, practical.

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