Comments on: Open Thread: What’s Part of Your Job Do You Like Least? https://wordsonpageblog.com/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html a freelance writing resource. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:02:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anne Wayman https://wordsonpageblog.com/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html#comment-10415 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:02:12 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html/#comment-10415 Depends… taxes are fairly easy because I hire someone to do them. Following up on possible clients when they turn out to be wishy washy.
Yeah, that's the worst for me… hire me or don't.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html#comment-10411 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:10:06 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html/#comment-10411 Wendy, oddly, I look at those letters (I get them, too) as a mini-reprieve. I may owe them more, but they usually come almost two months later when I have money again. LOL The non-math person's answer to taxes. 🙂

Ashley, how do you use your own templates — if you do? I think the only solution I've seen is to put the WP somewhere other than on WP. Is that even possible?

John, I would agree. Once the ball is rolling, the words form themselves, don't they?

]]> By: John Soares https://wordsonpageblog.com/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html#comment-10409 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:21:18 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html/#comment-10409 The hardest part for me, and the part I like the least, is just getting started on a new project. Once I get 10% of the way in it's smooth sailing.

]]> By: Ashley https://wordsonpageblog.com/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html#comment-10408 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:34:12 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html/#comment-10408 I use WordPress on two sites now, and am considering a new domain, where I'll probably use WP too (unless a friend of mine comes up with a great – and cheap! – design for me)

I have had very few problems with it, so I won't complain. But it might be easier for me because my uncle hosts the site, so I just go to him with any questions.

]]> By: Wendy https://wordsonpageblog.com/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html#comment-10407 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:17:05 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html/#comment-10407 I don't mind doing the taxes as much as I mind getting the letters from them disagreeing with my figures. I really hate that. I get to spend more time going over the taxes again to see if I really was in the wrong or if they were wrong. I suppose I should quit doing them and get to an accountant.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html#comment-10406 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:15:22 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html/#comment-10406 Catherine, wonderful seeing you here! I solved the Internet connection issue by going places that don't have a connection. If I'm forced to stay offline, I'll relax. 🙂

]]> By: Catherine Christaki (@LinguaGreca) https://wordsonpageblog.com/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html#comment-10405 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:12:34 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html/#comment-10405 I agree with Damaria about chasing payments. I hate that! And in general, the one thing I still haven't managed to do as a freelancer is go on holiday without a PC and an Internet connection. My work/life balance is pretty good lately, so I'm not complaining, but it would still be good to switch off completely, even for a few days.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html#comment-10404 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:30:30 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html/#comment-10404 That would be "good" not "goo." Fingers are too fast sometimes!

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html#comment-10403 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:29:44 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html/#comment-10403 Cathy, I think I have a handle on the quarterlies this year — as the checks came in, I paid 15 percent to the tax man off the top. I HOPE that does it. It should. It's as accurate as I can get, and I pay as it comes in, so they already have it and I don't miss it.

I'm the same with IT, ladies. I don't know it. I started out knowing HTML pretty well, then the rules changed. So now I try to get one little widget to work on my new WordPress site and it's a two-hour process. WordPress does NOT make it easy, either. Their "help" menu was less than helpful when I tried using my own theme on there. It says basically, "Nope, can't do that." What the hell goo IS WordPress anyway? Anyone?

It's why I stuck with Blogger for this blog. It has quirks and limitations, but I don't have to PAY for those limitations.

Damaria, I hate that, too. I don't do so much of it anymore, but it's the time where you lose faith in and respect for that client.

Paula, I take notes, but I keep my ears open for really good quotes. I mark the time on the recorder and try my best to transcribe it on the page as the interview is going. Seems to cut out HOURS of transcribing.

]]> By: Paula https://wordsonpageblog.com/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html#comment-10402 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:54:44 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2012/03/open-thread-whats-part-of-your-job-do.html/#comment-10402 Count me among those who hate IT stuff. It's a foreign language to me.

Like Cathy, the part I hate about taxes is when I owe. I did a dry run of my taxes a couple months ago – before the 1099s rolled in, so I used my records alone and it looks as if I'll be owing Federal and State this year (last year my state greatly increased its tax bite, so I knew that would go up, just not how much). Two years of not owing has spoiled me! I know I stuck one item in the wrong section, so I'll need to correct that before finishing them off. I'll still owe, though.

As much as I dislike transcribing, it helps me begin formulating articles as I transcribe – and often reminds me of things I might be able to spin into queries. So I'd say my least favorite part of my job is having no employee benefits.

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