tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post3249992108707553466..comments2024-03-27T04:00:02.294-04:00Comments on EditorMom: How to Avoid Getting Stiffed by ClientsKatharine O'Moore-Klopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-4695203060944246562010-08-31T15:36:28.465-04:002010-08-31T15:36:28.465-04:00Oh, please don't let the thought of deadbeat c...Oh, please don't let the thought of deadbeat clients discourage you. Instead, let it inform you, so that you plan ahead.<br /><br />Freelancers do have to be able to do more than just the service that they're selling; they also have to become businesspeople because no one else will be looking out for their business. It's not as hard as it sounds at first.<br /><br />Establishing a good network filled with people who do what you do professionally will make it much easier to learn how to be a businessperson and to keep up with best practices. One way to develop a network like that is to search for e-mail discussion lists that focus on your profession or even on specific aspects of it. I subscribe to e-mail lists for copyeditors and also to an e-mail list that is about the business aspects of being a freelancer.Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-37984663257416719932010-08-31T15:14:51.032-04:002010-08-31T15:14:51.032-04:00This is great info, much of which applies to other...This is great info, much of which applies to other freelancing. I've thought of freelancing in another field myself, but having to deal with this kind of thing has discouraged me.libhomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.com