Like Yesterday I was fine until a few moments ago, while listening to the radio, the station played U2’s “Peace on Earth” behind comments from people who were there that day. They described seeing the second plane hit, or they described seeing people jumping from either of the towers. They described all the emotion and…
Tag: client advice
Should I Pay or Should I Go?Raise of hands, please – how many of you have considered or even plunked down hard cash to “join” one of those job sites? Really? That many? I’d count, but my hand is up, too. It’s long been debated amongst us freelance types whether it’s worth it to pay…
Sometimes, You Just Can’t When do you know to let go of a deadline, or a project for that matter? When your stress level has hit the ceiling, or when despite your best efforts, you’re just not going to make the deadline. It happened to me. I’m still working on a huge project. It’s still…
How to Blow It with the ClientI had an experience today with a vendor that I just had to share. I have a monthly trade newsletter that publishes market analysis and articles from the top execs in the industry. If I named names, you’d know at least four out of five of these companies. In…
Juggling for Fun and MoneyI don’t know about you, but I’m sporting just enough attention-deficit disorder to get bored right in the middle of a project. Case in point – today I’m typing out notes from two interviews that will go into an article. While I’m interested in the topic (despite it being analytical in…
Client Disclaimer, Anyone? I love my current clients. They’re terrific people in that we communicate well, work together well and manage to agree on a number of ways their projects should go. It works because they’re great personalities and I’m flexible. It’s Paradise for the working freelancer. Yet even in Paradise there are speed bumps….
Freelancers and Exclusivity In the past few weeks, I’ve seen mention of writers who are being asked to work exclusively for a particular publication. Let me rephrase that – they’re not being asked to work for the particular publications but are being told not to work for other publications while working for these pubs. Let…
Do Your Homework Warning – rant ahead. I was on a writing forum recently when I noticed that a lot of beginning writers were asking questions such as “Where can I send this article?” or “What publisher is right for my story?” I wanted to scream out loud. First, the questions are too broad, too…
Sane or Insane? I think I’ve hit upon the key indicator that helps new freelancer writers determine if the advertisement they’re reading is from a “real” employer or a slimeball. It’s the Sanity Factor. Saw an ad on Craig’s List yesterday that made me realize that we had the answer to this age-old mystery all…
3-20-06 Recently, I had the misfortune of being contacted by a man who had done some work for me. It had been a year since we’d talked and since things ended well, I was shocked when a year later, he accused me of copyright violation and of various other heinous crimes, including being too stupid…