Comments on: Unhooking the Time Suckers https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/06/unhooking-time-suckers.html a freelance writing resource. Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:22:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paula https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/06/unhooking-time-suckers.html#comment-12233 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:22:49 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/06/unhooking-time-suckers.html/#comment-12233 I set limits for one client that's prone to scope creep. I keep saying things like, "That's a lot to ask for what you're paying, so you'll need to rethink your plans."

I set my own limits on smaller jobs so they don't eat up too much time. Maybe it needs to be done in one hour or less, or half a day – just as long as it doesn't cut into the rest of the workday.

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/06/unhooking-time-suckers.html#comment-12232 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:57:31 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/06/unhooking-time-suckers.html/#comment-12232 My biggest time sucker was the client who kept setting up hour-long calls to pick my brain. When I attached a fee to that, they stopped.

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