What Not To Do (In Freelancing)
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- 8. #1 “The Yes Man”
- 20. #3 “The Indecisive” Otherwise – discussion is pointless.
- 29. #4 “The ‘ Fraidy Cat ” Oh sir – is that a bad place to be.
- 32. #5 “ Mr Assumption ”
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- …I also accepted ridiculous deadlines and projects that were doomed to failure from the start. If you are going to lose your life to complete a project – think really really really carefully. Do I want to wake up next to my girlfriend… Or my laptop…?
- …I also accepted ridiculous deadlines and projects that were doomed to failure from the start. If you are going to lose your life to complete a project – think really really really carefully. Do I want to wake up next to my girlfriend… Or my laptop…?
- Saying yes more worked out great for me. I met a lot of really interesting people – and even more interesting girlfriends. I got two great jobs – and I went freelance. But…
- Saying yes more worked out great for me. I met a lot of really interesting people – and even more interesting girlfriends. I got two great jobs – and I went freelance. But…
- …I also accepted ridiculous deadlines and projects that were doomed to failure from the start. If you are going to lose your life to complete a project – think really really really carefully. Do I want to wake up next to my girlfriend… Or my laptop…?
- …I also accepted ridiculous deadlines and projects that were doomed to failure from the start. If you are going to lose your life to complete a project – think really really really carefully. Do I want to wake up next to my girlfriend… Or my laptop…?
- If your client’s budget is unrealistic… Don’t be afraid to turn down work. It’ll reinforce the fact that you’re not grinding an organ with a little chain around your neck. And, frequently, your client’s budget will “magically change”.
- I’ve been part of several projects that have run themselves round and round in circles over the past few years. Don’t be afraid to cut the dead wood from a project. And don’t be too precious about cutting yourself out of some meetings – if you don’t need to be part of something: don’t be a part of it.
- I’ve been part of several projects that have run themselves round and round in circles over the past few years. Don’t be afraid to cut the dead wood from a project. And don’t be too precious about cutting yourself out of some meetings – if you don’t need to be part of something: don’t be a part of it.
- I’ve been part of several projects that have run themselves round and round in circles over the past few years. Don’t be afraid to cut the dead wood from a project. And don’t be too precious about cutting yourself out of some meetings – if you don’t need to be part of something: don’t be a part of it.
- I’ve been part of several projects that have run themselves round and round in circles over the past few years. Don’t be afraid to cut the dead wood from a project. And don’t be too precious about cutting yourself out of some meetings – if you don’t need to be part of something: don’t be a part of it.
- HA! They’re all kinds of wrong.
- I had one client once who wanted me to make sure that their site worked on as many devices as possible. So, I restricted a bunch of the features, and dialed it right back to the bare basics. Then realised that half of the devices they wanted it to work on weren’t able to connect to the internet, due to restrictive ICT policies. Which was nice.
- This is the biggest one. I use a set list of questions to gauge both what the project I’m working on needs to accomplish (and how), and just how much knowledge my client has – and needs.
- And this is the final point – don’t don’t don’t don’t make unilateral decisions that will dramatically affect a client without sanity checking them first. Talk to your brother, your girlfriend, your boyfriend, your cat. Anyone or anything that will make you think about what you’ve decided. If they don’t agree with your point of view – that’s even better.
- And this is the final point – don’t don’t don’t don’t make unilateral decisions that will dramatically affect a client without sanity checking them first. Talk to your brother, your girlfriend, your boyfriend, your cat. Anyone or anything that will make you think about what you’ve decided. If they don’t agree with your point of view – that’s even better.