Comments on: The Kondo Method of Running a Freelance Writing Career

By: Paula Hendrickson

Paula Hendrickson — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 21:49:09 +0000

In reply to Mika Doyle. Wow. I need more corporate clients, LOL. Then again, most of the publications I write for are owned by big corporations that tend to prefer delaying payments. So maybe smaller to mid-size corporations are more inclined to pay by credit card?

By: Mika Doyle

Mika Doyle — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 17:15:23 +0000

In reply to Paula Hendrickson. I think we have different types of client, though, right? Aren't yours primarily publications, Paula? Mine are primarily corporate clients. So the publications all pay by check, but my corporate clients pay by credit card. The one time I tested the waters and sent an invoice to a corporate client the old fashioned way, they asked me if there was an option to pay by credit card, so I knew I was on the right track with my corporate clients.

By: Paula Hendrickson

Paula Hendrickson — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:57:31 +0000

For two writers with so much in common, this is one place we differ. I am not well organized. Coming up with organizational systems is my biggest hurdle. But I do try to weed things out here and there. A little at a time. But as soon as I get one area sorted, another pops up. I’d say my cooking and knitting supplies are pretty well organized, but anyone who actually IS organized probably wouldn’t agree. No matter how disorganized things might appear, I usually know where everything is.

Speaking of Marie Kondo, a few weeks ago I was doing one of my FaceTime English Conversation “classes” with my friend’s daughter in Japan. Somehow the topic of organization came up, and I mentioned Marie Kondo. She had to Google her name because she’d never heard of her.

By: Paula Hendrickson

Paula Hendrickson — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:47:06 +0000

In reply to Mika Doyle. It's fascinating that so many clients opt to pay by credit card. I've only encountered that once, and I had to have them do it through PayPal. Literally none of my current clients even do direct deposits, but I keep asking for them. Anything to speed up the process!

By: Mika Doyle

Mika Doyle — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:55:43 +0000

I use Wave for invoicing, which is completely free to use but makes keeping my clients and invoices super easy to organize and find. It also lets me accept payment by credit card, which more than half of my clients ask for. I can easily print documentation of the credit card fees for taxes, too.