It is so important you keep in Contact with your former Clients. 

When I started coding I often felt that there will be always new People asking me for help. I just forgot that I am not the only Coder in the World. So I jumped from one new Client to another new Client. I got quit a good Experience to handle with different People, also after a while I wondered why I don’t here from my former Clients. But the answer is simple. I did not contacted them, another Coder offered his help and I came just forgotten.

You can be as good as you think, there are always some other freaks out there who are as good as you or even better. To be really a Top Coder and always busy with Work, you also have to come a Top Person for Relationship. Keep your Clients remembering on you in a good way. Send them a Greeting Card when they have Birthday, ask sometimes for there Needs or just say Hello.

There are many great Books about how to keep Friendship in Private and also Business. Read a little bit about and keep in mind how important it is to keep in relation with your Clients.

Its similar with your Friends when you was in School. You may be a great Guy everybody loved. Also when you hided for a while, your friends found other friends and the calls come less.

Just don’t think because you are a good Coder with amazing skills, fast, honest and whatever that your former clients always will come to you. There are other People out there, with other Ideas and make your Clients interested in their Work. Life is moving and the world do not stand still.

Also that’s very good for your own Business. There are many Clients out there who had a good Programmer and now they can not reach him, because he changed town or only his email. Now you have a great position to say “hi” and offer your Service.