Comments on: 7 Necessary Freelance Writing Boundaries https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html a freelance writing resource. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:39:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html#comment-14316 Wed, 01 Jul 2015 14:15:39 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html/#comment-14316 That's a smart idea, Ashley. I think the last thing you would want is the phone ringing at 11 pm!

]]> By: Ashley https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html#comment-14315 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:10:11 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html/#comment-14315 I typically work weird hours (because of my own choice! yay!) so I try to be careful about the times I reply to emails. If I happen to be working late at night, sometimes I'll even write the reply to the email and save it as a draft. Then I'll send it first thing the next morning. That way, the email is off my mind because I've taken care of it, and all I have to do is click Send as soon as regular business hours come around. I've found it's a good way for me to mark boundaries and keep my own peace of mind as well.

]]> By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html#comment-14314 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:57:29 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html/#comment-14314 Smart idea, Anne.

]]> By: Anne Wayman https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html#comment-14313 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:10:23 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html/#comment-14313 I turn off my phone when the writing I'm doing needs concentration, and after hours when I don't want to talk with clients.

]]> By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html#comment-14312 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:22:06 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html/#comment-14312 Smart move! I wouldn't have wanted to respond, either. If it was someone I'd worked with before, sure. But new clients, I'm a bit more cautious.

]]> By: Paula https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html#comment-14311 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:03:52 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/06/7-necessary-freelance-writing-boundaries.html/#comment-14311 Saturday morning, I checked my email while enroute to an out-of-town bridal shower. After west coast business hours (I'm central time) a publicist followed up on my request for a little more info for an article due this week. She'd replied asking when I needed it.

Did I reply? No. It was the weekend and she'd emailed me after business hours, anyway. I waited until Monday morning and to my great surprise, she'd already sent me the information. So there was no need to interrupt my weekend anyway. Glad I didn't let her!

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