Comments on: 4 Simple Moves to Impress Your Writing Clients https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html a freelance writing resource. Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:23:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html#comment-12366 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:23:56 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html/#comment-12366 Ashley, it's the simple stuff that messes us up, isn't it? 🙂

]]> By: Ashley https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html#comment-12365 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:52:12 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html/#comment-12365 Love the idea of adding dates to file names. I usually include "first edit" etc. to keep things organized, but it's nice to know when it was submitted without having to go look up the email.

Also, 100% agree with changing email subject lines. I hate having a million back-and-forth emails, then having to search for the one that had that ONE piece of info I desperately need 🙂

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html#comment-12364 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:19:20 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html/#comment-12364 LOL! I wouldn't count them, either.

Any word on when you'll be back blogging, Kim? I miss you. 🙂

]]> By: Kimberly Ben https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html#comment-12363 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:23:30 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html/#comment-12363 My clients tend to appreciate that I respond quickly to correspondence. BTW – I'm not counting those who think I work 24/7/365.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html#comment-12362 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:09:09 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html/#comment-12362 I'm better, Paula. It was just one weird virus! Glad it's gone.

]]> By: Paula https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html#comment-12361 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:17:39 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html/#comment-12361 One of my clients had a very specific way of naming files – but it was different for each version. I like adding the date. I think I'll start doing that. It sure would make finding the latest version easier.

I try to check in with editors, too, especially for projects with deadlines more than one or two weeks out. Some, upon seeing how much progress I've made, will even ask if I can take on additional work.

I hope you're 100 percent now Lori. I had a similar thing hit me around 2 AM Sunday. I feel okay today, but am still a bit achy. Which reminds me. I meant to take an Aleve for that.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html#comment-12360 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:15:56 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html/#comment-12360 EP, that's what I've seen, too. In the case of my good chum Anne Wayman and me, we were the worst offenders! We had slews of emails and ideas and documents, and we couldn't find one of them. I moved the madness to Google Docs and put sensible labels on it all. We're so much more organized now.

]]> By: EP https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html#comment-12359 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:32:29 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html/#comment-12359 Your suggestion about email subject lines is particularly good. I don't know what it is about emails, but they're usually tend to be a bit too informal = chaotic. Putting in order in your response like that saves everybody a lot of time. Hey, somebody's got to do it.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html#comment-12358 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:03:47 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html/#comment-12358 John, it's almost an epidemic, isn't it? It just takes slowing down, thinking "How am I going to find that later?" and using some common sense.

]]> By: John Soares https://wordsonpageblog.com/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html#comment-12357 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:14:26 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2013/08/4-simple-moves-to-impress-your-writing.html/#comment-12357 Really good advice Lori. I'm a big fan of giving files logical names that clearly identify the content. I'm surprised how few people do this.

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