Comments on: Freelance Clients: Less is More

By: Do Freelancers Still Need a Fax Machine? || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

Thu, 29 May 2008 17:37:17 +0000

[...] not all that different than running any other kind of business. You need to get in contact with your clients on a regular basis, communicating with them to ensure that you are staying on track and delivering [...]

By: Freelance Rhetoric and Semantics || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

Freelance Rhetoric and Semantics || Beyond the Rhetoric || — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:28:41 +0000

[...] you call the people who approach you for freelance writing services? I personally refer to them as clients, because I offer a professional service that is no different than that of a lawyer or an [...]

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:19:23 +0000

This is just one more great example of the 80/20 rule. After I took on a full-time job, I dropped nearly all of my freelance clients. Surprisingly, I retained about 70% of the income with maybe 10-20% of the effort.

By: Jorge

Jorge — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:08:30 +0000

“Less is More” - As in life, friends and important things…

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:53:46 +0000

That is a great point, as when you are looking at a large number of clients you will be spending far more time on tasks other than the actual writing. I’ve realized this with some degree on the pursuit of private advertising deals on my blogs, as it can be very time consuming and a bookkeeping headache when you have large number of people all with one little advertisement.