Comments on: The Single Freelancer Policy that Saves Your Soul

By: Scope Creep and SMART Freelancing | Men With Pens

Scope Creep and SMART Freelancing | Men With Pens — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:34:17 +0000

[...] thing. That’s part of your work policy, after all, and it won’t take too long to tweak the content. Plus, it’s good customer relations [...]

By: Tamil Movie

Tamil Movie — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:22:01 +0000

These revision policies are making life of FreeLancers hectic. Sorry but its true..

By: Alex - Unleash Reality

Alex - Unleash Reality — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:52:49 +0000

ahh… the dreaded revision request. had a few of those. my way of placating and avoiding ‘em, after being burnt waaay too many times, was to just word the deal in such a way that they bear the blame for their lack of good explanation in the brief – and always make sure they give the brief and not you suggest it – which becomes a total nightmare.

i agree that they’re important, but like the rest of the sheep i’ma have to parotphrase some tim ferriss and say i’d rather have the fewer clients with no grief and less work than including the hagglers.

really like the way you weigh up the benefits to freelancers and clients.

cool stuff

talk to you soon
alex

By: Austin

Austin — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:43:26 +0000

NEVER offer unlimited revisions with new clients. It never works out well. I’ve had clients ask for like 10 “revisions” (which were more like re-writes) of the same few articles.

By: Capileira

Capileira — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:21:47 +0000

Well yes, revisions – if too much can dump your earnings on the project. I never thought in offer “unlimited revisions”
3 – 5 sounds reasonably to me if the overall work is well done. You have to state the conditions clearly before accepting a job otherwise lot’s of people just trie to use you as an experimental platform.

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By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:53:33 +0000

Great point on setting boundaries and expectations. I've found it's always better to set expectations up front than try to wiggle yourself out of the thick of things ... it's a slippery slope. J.D. Meier´s last blog post...Avoid Mental Burnout

By: Zoe

Zoe — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:35:38 +0000

@ James - I've definitely felt like I undersold myself in the cases where I put in more time than expected. I usually felt that it was worth it, because I really liked the project/client, but after reading your "How to say no to a client you want to keep" I think I can have more rigid policies and still keep the cool clients. I hope! Zoe´s last blog post...Community Contemplation: Get Paid For Doing What You Love?

By: Dot

Dot — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:06:44 +0000

My Dad was a carpenter-contractor, and he once had a client who had him paint the INSIDE of her closet seven times before she was satisfied with the color. He was in that state of mind that you described above. Dot´s last blog post...Under the Weather

By: Jonathan | EnlightenYourDay.com

Jonathan | EnlightenYourDay.com — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:40:56 +0000

Excellent article! Now I just need to find some clients... LOL Anyone interested in an enlightened blogger??? Jonathan | EnlightenYourDay.com´s last blog post...Stillness Speaks: Meditative thoughts by Eckhart Tolle