Why Do You Want to Build a Product?

I am working on a product, a product that I not only want to use but one that I hope enough others will want to use that I can drastically pull away from client work. You've most likely read Clients From Hell and I'm sure that any consultant (again not freelancer) can put client names to many of the quotes on the pages.

Recently on Boagworld, Paul and Marcus, talk about being a product company or a client company. They talk about the fact that most people that build sites bash their clients. There are talks everywhere stating how awesome it is to be a product company and ditch your clients. Then they ask you to think about why you really want to make a product?

If you want to make a product just to ditch clients, then you're probably doing it for the wrong reasons. Really, you're just changing a few clients for many clients (assuming that your building some sort of web service), all of which can complain.

I still am working on my products, but I'm also working to make sure that I'm building them for the right reasons, not just to avoid clients.