'I redirected it to her closest competitor': Client refuses to pay for website, developer redirects domain to her competitor

There's something inherently risky about hiring someone to create undoubtedly the most important promotional tool for your business, only to turn around and refuse to pay them once you've accepted delivery of the product. It's almost like screwing someone over when it's something you don't understand is a bad idea… Who knew?

Stories about developers getting back at clients who refuse to pay are deeply satisfying; there's this classic aspect to it of someone (the client) thinking they're holding all the cards with a pair of pocket aces—not realizing they're actually playing Uno. This one is no different; when this wealthy client refused to pay for the website she had ordered, the developer, who still owned the domain, turned around and made the domain redirect all traffic to her competitor. 

Read on for this tale of malicious compliance and well-deserved karmic justice. Next, check out another client who refused to pay another developer for the website they built, leading the developer to pull the thread holding the client's life together

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