http://publicityhound.net/outsourcing-helps-you-do-more-with-less-saves-your-sanity/ Tips, Tricks & Tools for Free Publicity Thu, 24 May 2012 17:15:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://publicityhound.net/outsourcing-helps-you-do-more-with-less-saves-your-sanity/comment-page-1/#comment-244357 Robyn Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:00:52 +0000 http://publicityhound.net/?p=1472#comment-244357 I am a freelancer myself, and I have heard time and again all of those nightmare stories. I don't understand how freelancers who can't meet a deadline, don't want you to alter copy and pull stunts like stealing work get enough work to eat. It's my belief that behaving like that is its own punishment. Sooner or later, you won't be able to make a living. I would welcome freelance work from you, Joan, or anyone else reading this who wants to talk to me. One thing I often do is I write up a document that spells out what I'm going to do for them and what the price is, and I ask them to sign it and send it back to me. It's not exactly a formal contract, but it does spell out exactly what I'm going to do, and gives us both a chance to make adjustments. Just the act of typing it out is good discipline for me. I am a freelancer myself, and I have heard time and again all of those nightmare stories. I don’t understand how freelancers who can’t meet a deadline, don’t want you to alter copy and pull stunts like stealing work get enough work to eat. It’s my belief that behaving like that is its own punishment. Sooner or later, you won’t be able to make a living. I would welcome freelance work from you, Joan, or anyone else reading this who wants to talk to me.
One thing I often do is I write up a document that spells out what I’m going to do for them and what the price is, and I ask them to sign it and send it back to me. It’s not exactly a formal contract, but it does spell out exactly what I’m going to do, and gives us both a chance to make adjustments. Just the act of typing it out is good discipline for me.

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