Comments on: 1 Freelance Move That Nets More Work https://wordsonpageblog.com/2022/08/freelance-writing-blog-134.html a freelance writing resource. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:46:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2022/08/freelance-writing-blog-134.html#comment-25904 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:46:16 +0000 https://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=8467#comment-25904 That is so important, Paula. They notice those details and knowing them sure makes a good impression. Thank you for the reminder!

]]> By: Paula Hendrickson https://wordsonpageblog.com/2022/08/freelance-writing-blog-134.html#comment-25902 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:18:56 +0000 https://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=8467#comment-25902 Matching the voice and tone of each client is crucial. I pay attention to the tiny details: Do they use “says” or “said” after quotes? Do the use the Oxford comma? How long/short are their sentences and paragraphs? How, if at all, do they use humor? After first mention, are people referred to by their last name, first name—and are titles included is subsequent mentions? (A couple clients have insisted on using Ms., Mr., or Dr. followed by the last name.)

I have two clients that cover the same territory in different ways. One prefers a newsier approach with a professional voice, id fine with Oxford commas, and puts show/movie/book/magazine titles within quotation marks (which creates a lot of punctuation headaches). The other wants a lighter, conversational tone, italicizes titles, and avoids Oxford commas because every little character space adds up.

Those details might seem small, but they add up.

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