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Tag Archives: expectations
When In Doubt, Just Ask
It never fails: my services are never more in demand than right before I leave town for a trip. Since I have a lot of travel planned for April, I shouldn’t have been surprised to be flooded with requests. Continue reading
The Over-Responsive Client
I have a new client, and so far, they’re great. I love the subject matter and the projects, and my contact person is very responsive. Continue reading
The Unexpected Freedom of Jury Duty
I was slated for jury duty in December. I did the responsible thing and notified my clients that I’d be off the grid for most – if not all – of the day. And the most marvelous thing happened: nobody contacted me. Continue reading
What a Difference a Retreat Makes!
About a month ago, I set out on my annual retreat to reflect on the past and plan the year ahead.
In the end, I hand-wrote 17 pages following up on evolving progress and brainstorming ideas for how to build on what I’ve done. I’ll share the main ones here, Continue reading
5 Freelancing Lessons from My Remodeling Contractor
2.) Have a sense of humor. On day two of the project our Walker Coonhound managed to break into the contractor’s lunch box and scarf down five pieces of pizza. The contractor laughed it off, and we bought him lunch a couple weeks later. If he’d been irritated or angry, I’m not sure the relationship would have gotten off on such a good foot. Let the small stuff slide. Continue reading
What was he thinking?
No, he hated ME. During our meeting he interrupted me several times, and then when I wasn't speaking he just sat there and said nothing. As soon as I started to speak again, he would interrupt. He drilled me about how I had "found" him and was very angry with his colleague who had played a role in connecting us. After the longest 5-minutes of my life, our meeting was over. I breathed a sign of relief and then immediately counted... I still had all my fingers and toes. Continue reading
Overcome Your Psychological Obstacles to Marketing
It's Marketing Monday again! So here's what we have for you. In the New York Times Bucks blog recently there was a post called, How to Improve Your Financial Willpower, that outlined 3 ways to use psychological principles to change … Continue reading
Post-Vacation Meltdown
(Maybe more appropriately titled: Many Ounces of Prevention Still Couldn’t Prevent THIS Post-Vacation Melt-Down…) I'm one of THOSE people. Anal-retentive and practical to a fault. Works pretty good most days to keep most areas of my very compartmentalized life happily … Continue reading
Learning how to say “no” to clients
Do you ever say “no” to clients? Or does “yes” blurt from your mouth before you have time to think? On the CFC LinkedIn Group, there is an intense discussion about How to Manage Your Clients Expectations’that was inspired by … Continue reading
Don’t let clients pounce
For my next "Freelancer Column" in HOW, I'm expanding on some of the excellent ideas from Luke Mysse's CFC session, "Who's the Boss." On the CFC LinkedIn Group, I asked for examples of how people manage their clients’ expectations, and … Continue reading
