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To many web professionals, freelancing means freedom. The freedom to work on what you please, when you please. It seems to be the perfect career path in this on-demand world we live in.
However, the fact that you’re out there on your own does have some downsides. Being a solo entrepreneur leaves you without a lot of the benefits and protections that an employee might have. And it is often those things that leave us at a disadvantage.
One of the biggest resources lacking for freelancers is a legal department that is there to make sure that nobody is taken advantage of. They help to set policies, ensure compliance and defend company interests when needed.
Of course, clients know this. And if you run into a particularly unscrupulous one, your relationship could become fraught with abuse.
In fact, there are a number of ways that clients can mistreat you. Let’s explore four of the more common transgressions, along with ways to combat them.
There are all sorts of reasons why a client may not pay. Sometimes, it’s a financial hardship. But there are also situations where someone sees an opportunity to get what they want without holding up their end of the bargain.
If you’ve been in business for a while, you’ve most likely run into this type of person. They’ll keep stringing you along, attempting to get even more work out of you, while continuing to pay you nothing (or next to it).
While you do have some legal recourse, it’s not necessarily cost-effective unless you are owed a large sum of money. Paying for a collection agency, lawyer or court costs may negate any benefit you might receive. Not to mention all the wasted time in going through this process.
And this is exactly why someone will expect to get away with such behavior. They know it’s most likely not worth your while to fight it.
Fight Back!
Always work with a contract that sets clear payment guidelines. This can act as a deterrent, as a client knows that they won’t have a leg to stand on in court.
And, do some research on a person before you start working with them. While it won’t weed out every scofflaw, you’ll at least have a chance to look for any obvious signs of a troublemaker.
Just because you can work nights and weekends doesn’t mean that you necessarily want to. After all, there’s only so much work you can do before you risk burning out.
Quite often, it seems that the perception of a freelancer is someone who just sits around in loungewear, working at all odd hours of the night. This is especially the case if you work at home (if I had a dollar for every time someone has brought that up to me).
Now, most clients are realistic about this and won’t expect you to be available 24/7 – except perhaps in a dire emergency. But there are occasionally those who just assume that your availability to work is unlimited.
There have been instances, for example, where clients have expected me to take phone calls after hours or have been peeved if I didn’t respond to a message right away on a Saturday night. Yet, I seriously doubt they’d do the same if working with a large agency. Apparently they think we need them more than we really do.
Fight Back!
In all honesty, it’s up to you to set the expectations and boundaries in a client relationship. Therefore, if you start doing work for someone at night, they’ll probably assume that you’re always available at that time.
So, instead of blindly obeying all after hours demands on your time, set some rules. If you reply back, say that you’ll be happy to take care of their request the next business day. Alternatively, you can also offer to do the work – but at a significantly higher rate. Or, just ignore the message until you get back into the office.
Regardless of how you handle it, make sure that you take charge of the situation.
To go along with that aforementioned picture of you in a client’s head is the idea that you have loads of free time. Anyone who just hangs out in their PJ’s all day must be looking for something to do, right?
So, they assume that it’s no big deal to call you whenever they have “a thought” about something. And they want you to attend seemingly-pointless meetings or conference calls whenever another “thought” occurs to them.
Of course, if you’re a one-person business, every interruption takes you away from the things on your to-do list. That places an even heavier burden on your shoulders with regards to getting things done.
Fight Back!
Clients who routinely take up your precious time need to be (gently) put in their place – provided you want to keep them. In that case, mention that your schedule is packed and that it might be more efficient to limit things to a single discussion (weekly, monthly or, better yet, centennially – sorry, I kid).
Adding structure to this kind of relationship is vital. Once a client understands this, they are more likely to respect your time.
As a hired freelancer, you shouldn’t expect to be the big decisionmaker throughout a project. But you should certainly have a seat at the table when relevant discussions are being had. You were hired in part for your expertise, and it is needed in these key moments.
Unfortunately, not all clients see you as an important piece of the puzzle. Instead, freelancers can be seen as just the “hired help” and not much more. This can have a negative impact on the project, as a client can inadvertently make decisions that aren’t based on solid ground.
The other side of the coin is that these situations can make a freelancer feel like they’re not “part of the team”. It’s hardly a great motivator for getting things done.
Fight Back!
First, realize that it’s okay to call out a bad decision if you see one. This should be done tactfully, but honestly as well. Explain why you feel that a decision isn’t necessarily the best for the final outcome.
And it’s also worth mentioning that you’d like to be involved in the discussion – at least to get a better sense of the project’s needs. Sometimes, just that request to become involved will help a client see the value of your opinion. If not, at least you tried.
Freelancing gives you the opportunity to work with a number of different people, each with their own unique personality. And while most people will treat you fairly, unfortunately some will try and take advantage of your “non-employee” status.
The best way to both combat and (hopefully) avoid these situations is by being assertive. Make your policies clear both verbally and in writing. This lets others know that you’re a serious professional and should be treated as such.
This can be difficult, especially when you’re first starting out in the business world. But after some practice, you’ll make it that much more difficult for someone to take you for granted.
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It’s a talent that everyone has, yet they think they don’t: the power of innovation. If you’ve ever marvelled at somebody’s creative prowess, guess what, you can create and innovate too.
It just takes time.
Everyone is born creative. The box of crayons in kindergarten were not limited to those who possessed potential; because the truth is, everybody has potential.
You know how long it took to learn to ride a bike or drive or to never commit the same mistake again? A while, right? It’s the same with innovation. It takes a bit of practice and a lot of time before this mind function comes easily when called. This article will teach you a few tips on how to bring innovation into your life.
1. Don’t listen to what other people say about how to live your life. Follow the beat of your own drum. Allowing for the input of other people will only bring cacophony to the music you are trying to make.
If you have an original idea, don’t waste your time and effort trying to make people understand. They won’t. And the ‘help’ you will probably get comes in the form of negative feedback. If all the geniuses of the past had listened to their peers, we would probably still be living in the middle ages.
2. Spend time on it. I cannot stress that enough, although, please do not think I mean you should quit your day job. I do not. This involves some tricky time management but with a little discipline you’ll be able to squeeze both in.
3. Exercise. Take a walk. Run a mile or two. Send all those endorphins coursing through your veins. Exercising certainly clears and relaxes your mind and allows for anything to pop up.
4. Record your dreams. Aren’t some of them just the craziest things that your conscious mind would never have thought of? If you’ve had this kind of dream, and I’m sure you have, this just shows you the untapped innovative power you have lying within.
So jot down those notes. Those dreams may create an innovative spark in you.
5. Find your own style. You can always tell a Van Gogh from a Matisse. You’ll know Hemingway wrote something by the choice of words on the paper. So it is the same with you.
People will appreciate your innovation more because it is uniquely yours and that no one else would have thought of what you were thinking. That will let people see how valuable an asset you are.
6. Don’t hide behind nifty gadgets or tools. You don’t need the most expensive set of paints to produce a masterpiece. The same way with writing. You don’t need some expensive fountain pen and really smooth paper for a bestseller.
So what if you’ve got an expensive SLR camera if you’re a crappy photographer? Who cares if you’ve got a blinging laptop if you can’t write at all? The artist actually reduces the number of tools he has as he gets better at his craft: he knows what works and what doesn’t.
7. Nothing will work without passion. What wakes you up in the mornings? What keeps the flame burning? What is the one thing that you’ll die if you don’t do? Sometimes people with talent are overtaken by the people who want it more.
Think the hare and the tortoise. Ellen Degeneres once said that if you’re not doing something that you want to do, then you don’t really want to do it. And that’s true. Sometimes you just want something so bad you become a virtual unstoppable. And that is passion. Passion will keep you going.
8. Don’t worry about inspiration. You can’t force it; inspiration hits when you least expect it to. For those unpredictable yet inevitable moments you should prepare by carrying a notebook and pen.
On the other hand, you will probably remember your most important ideas. J K Rowling had the idea for Harry Potter while stuck on a train that was delayed for four hours. She had no pen and didn’t start writing anything down until she reached her home. Yet the ideas survived.
I hope this article has helped you bring more innovation into your life. Keep in mind that you’re doing these things for your own satisfaction and not anybody else’s. But soon enough they will notice the changes in your life, and everything should snowball from there.
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