Comments on: The Freelance Saboteur https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/09/the-freelance-saboteur.html a freelance writing resource. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:11:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/09/the-freelance-saboteur.html#comment-18256 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:11:52 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7394#comment-18256 In reply to Devon Ellington.

I think business would be a bit more enjoyable. 😉

]]> By: Devon Ellington https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/09/the-freelance-saboteur.html#comment-18255 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:02:41 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7394#comment-18255 In reply to lwidmer.

I would love to read a brochure in verse! 😉

Can you imagine a marketing presentation in song? Of course, unless it’s a jingle for a product. . .

]]> By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/09/the-freelance-saboteur.html#comment-18254 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:46:30 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7394#comment-18254 In reply to Devon Ellington.

Know exactly where you’d go with it too, Devon. I have the same “Huh?” when it comes to recruiters not quite getting what they’re selling.

It makes sense that you cross-promote what you do because of what you mentioned — it relates to the skills you need for the job.

Wish I could incorporate poetry into my corporate work. Could you see those brochures? 😉

]]> By: Devon Ellington https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/09/the-freelance-saboteur.html#comment-18253 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:15:13 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7394#comment-18253 Agree with the uncharted territory and the expectation to change a business model. It’s one thing to have a learning curve, and if there’s a small portion I don’t know, but a large portion I do in an assignment, I’ll say so up front and say I’m willing to learn. If that doesn’t fit their needs and their timeline, that’s that. If they’re willing to take a chance on me and teach me, I learn as much as I can as fast as I can, and put in additional time on my own to learn more. I try to learn about the business model because if I’m pitching to them, I’m supposed to make their lives easier, or why hire me? They’re not supposed to change what they do. Although understanding evolving uses of language and key words and triggers and working with companies on how expectations and context evolve are important.

I get more work from cross-promoting that I write fiction/stage plays/radio plays than keeping it separate from many companies because it showcases my storytelling ability. Plus the ability to do radio/video spots. So, in my case, it’s been helpful to mention those skills. I do keep some separation, but in my LOIs and pitches, I point out how it’s a tool that serves their messaging and communication needs. I find companies that can’t understand how skills in fiction relate to skills in business generally aren’t companies I’d be compatible with in other ways, either.

I just deleted a tangent because it’s something that I’ve noticed from companies lately in the past few months, but it turned into SUCH a tangent, I’ll bring it up for conversation somewhere else, when appropriate, and that’s about the outsourcing of the initial freelance conversation with third party recruiters who don’t actually know much about the company or the assignment they supposedly represent. But that’s a conversation for another day. 😉

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