We live in an age where communication is fast, easy and inexpensive. I remember the good old days when we shared our telephone line with a “party line.” These people were total strangers, but if you weren’t careful, they could listen in on your calls! And if you hogged the line, you’d have enemies. Talking…
Tag Archive: client communication
May Freelancing Challenge
This month’s challenge takes some work. But once you’ve done it, your daily freelancing life will be much easier. The Savvy Freelancer’s challenge this month is: Make templates for all your communication
Day 18: Make Your Client Communication Templates
This is Day 18 of 31 Days to Start a Freelancing Business (or Make Yours a Better One). If you want to catch up, click here to read Day 1. Yesterday, you finished writing the seven essential pages for your freelance website. Today, you’re going to create templates that will help you systematize communicating with…
Open Thread: Has a Client Ever Stiffed You?
I can still remember the very first time somebody hired me to write for them on a freelance basis. A thought flitted through my mind: “Who is this person and how do I know she will pay me?” I was being hired to write web articles and would be paid per article. So I wrote…
