We freelancers perform without a net. We are constantly taking plenty of risks with potential clients — one of them being simply not getting paid.
This can mean getting stiffed, or it can mean having your work deemed unacceptable and facing the threat of not getting your much-needed compensation.
However, we also risk such frustrations as facing inefficient working styles that slow us down and make our overall freelancing life less successful than it should be.
Or we experience unpleasant interactions that hurt morale and thus threaten our freelancing career in general.
It’s true that in every field there are annoyances, and there may be some good personality traits associated with being able to put up with these. To some extent they’re unavoidable. But here’s a guide to minimizing things that slow you down or that detract from the success — financial and spiritual — of your freelancing life.
If you have enough available work to be able to avoid potential clients who look like trouble, it’s a matter of heeding certain warning signs. Here are the ones of which I’m aware. Click Here to Read Article …
