Comments on: When Work Gets In the Way

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:58:00 +0000

For this client, revisions are part of the deal. The six revisions were for six different projects. Normally, that’s not the case – I get two or three revisions a week. This was just the exception.

On other client projects, I do charge for revisions beyond two. You have to – otherwise, you’ll be revising until you’re six feet under!

By: Krista

Krista — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:16:00 +0000

Related to Devon’s comment, do you charge for revisions, or are revisions built into your initial quote for the project? I find most clients don’t require a lot of them, but some do. Obviously, spending hours tweaking stuff eats into my hourly rate. Just wondering how other writers handle this situation.

By: Sal

Sal — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:03:00 +0000

I do the same thing as you. I take a look at what I have, shift my focus around and work like a mad man to get it done and try to get back on track.

My question/problem is not so much when work starts interfearing with other work because some clients can be flexible, where my issue comes in is when my daughter comes to me and tells me that I was supposed to go swing outside with her 45 minutes ago but now it is dark and she is going to bed...ouch, that one hurts more than the wallet.

By: Katharine Swan

Katharine Swan — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:03:00 +0000

Well, I have the list-making gene, but I also have the fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants gene. The result? Lots of to-do lists lying around the house with only half of the items crossed off.

:-S

Seriously, though, I rarely ever get through everything on my to-do list. I've just learned that I have to put the most important stuff at the top, and not beat myself up too badly when I don't get to the lesser items. They just get rolled over into the next day's work.

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:49:00 +0000

Work until it’s done, make sure I’m properly compensated for dropping everything to focus on something that’s just come in and needs immediate turnaround, and reshuffle the work as necessary.

I have a contract clause that limits revisions — usually two are included, and the rest billed at hourly. I have very little patience for continuous rounds of revisions.

By: Angie Ledbetter

Angie Ledbetter — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:19:00 +0000

Prioritizing/multi-tasking gene way more important than the house drudgery one. 🙂