It is important and necessary to do everything in your power to satisfy your clients. But you must have the courage to limit unreasonable demands. You cannot drop everything for two days to help someone hand-wring over the website you’re designing for them, nor should you volunteer endless revisions of your work. For many years, […]
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16 Things Freelancers Must Know #10: Don’t be afraid to stick up for your time
April 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Magazines · Managing clients · Non Sequiturs, Rants and Whines
Money doesn’t come cheap—or does it?
March 4th, 2008 · No Comments
We love Money magazine, and have been reading it for years. But recently, we had a good laugh at the publication’s expense. When our subscription neared its end, we received a renewal order form telling us it was time to pay up if we wanted to keep receiving the magazine. The mag was offering a […]
Why the personal finance press fails us
September 1st, 2007 · No Comments
We read everything we can about personal finance, and I have to say, it usually disappoints us. Eighty percent of the time, writers, editors and gurus make the assumption that they are talking to an audience of people who have a steady paycheck, health insurance and a retirement plan at work. If you are, in […]
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