Comments on: When Do You Let Go of Prospective Writing Clients? https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html a freelance writing resource. Wed, 06 Jul 2016 04:26:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html#comment-13941 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:43:38 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html/#comment-13941 It's why Paula rocks, Emily. 🙂

]]> By: Emily Fowler https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html#comment-13940 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:13:19 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html/#comment-13940 "I don't charge people for my time, I charge them for my talent"

What a great quote Paula!

]]> By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html#comment-13938 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:03:20 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html/#comment-13938 Anne, that's true. Sometimes it's obvious. Though I will say I had a client who'd stopped communicating. I kept sending periodic notes. Nine months later, I was hired. You never know.

Dava, great seeing you here again! Excellent insight — funny how it swings so wildly from can't decide to want it all, isn't it?

Good for you, Paula. Those preparations will pay off, I'm sure. And I agree on the hourly rate — I don't know what made me toss that in. Normally, I don't. You can almost tell which clients won't care and which ones will make that the deciding factor.

]]> By: Paula https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html#comment-13936 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 16:08:10 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html/#comment-13936 If someone says, "Here's what you should be charging," I'd counter with, "No. Here's what you should be paying for all of that work." In my dreams, anyway.

Next week I have a call with a prospective client who I know doesn't have a big budget, so I'm thinking of ways to present options to her that might fit her budget and at least set up a path that will lead gradually to what she probably wants all at once. I'm sure she can't afford my rates for weekly blog posts right now, so maybe we can start with one per week, or maybe she can outsource that to someone willing to take $25 or $50 per post.

One thing I won't do is scare her with an hourly rate. If she asks, I'll say, "I don't charge people for my time, I charge them for my talent."

]]> By: Dava Stewart https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html#comment-13935 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:40:54 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html/#comment-13935 This is a great list. I also let go when they just don't seem able to commit to a plan — or they want a plan that encompasses every possible scenario that could ever come to pass.

]]> By: Anne Wayman https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html#comment-13934 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:08:18 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/03/when-do-you-let-go-of-prospective.html/#comment-13934 Good list… I also let go when they quit responding… which happens.

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