[Ipg-smz] Anyone ever want to quit?

[Matt Heusser]

When business hits the skids, as a freelancer, you know what to do to make
the phone ring. It may be hard, depending on the economy.

With a day job, you collect unemployment and know what to do.

I'll take freelancing.

Dealing with difficult clients is a problem ... it beats difficult bosses.

If it weren't for the hourly rate, uber might be appealing to me. Airbnb
sometimes too.

--heusser

On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 10:06 AM Sharon Fisher <slfisher at gmail.com> wrote:

> The advantage of freelancing is that you can fire clients who are too much
> of a pain in the ass. Or at least charge them more.
>
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 8:03 AM Grant Gross <grantgross at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the advice, Tom
>>
>> It's not so much that I don't have enough work (although I can almost
>> always use more), it's dealing with (some) of the clients I have now. One
>> is making me jump through several nonstandard hoops to start working and
>> another is complaining about the quality of work when he asked me to
>> complete two stories under a very tight deadline.
>>
>> Grant
>>
>> Grant Gross
>> Freelance editor, writer, and tech policy reporter
>> www.grantgross.com
>> linkedin.com/in/grantgross
>> (240) 294-4921
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 9:51 AM Tom Henderson <thenderson at extremelabs.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Make a list. Call or email ten editors. Think of five pitches, tailor
>>> them for each editor. Rinse, repeat.
>>>
>>> Uber is definitely easier. Go to Monster.com and look up tech writer
>>> gigs in your area-- there are plenty of them, contract and W2. Wash your
>>> chinos and a nice shirt, shave, and do interviews.
>>>
>>> Today is a good day to start, because each day, your overhead costs are
>>> not going down.
>>>
>>> Best of luck!
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/01/2018 09:28 AM, Grant Gross wrote:
>>>
>>> Somedays, I think driving an Uber or being a greeter at Wal-Mart would
>>> be an easier way to make a buck than freelancing.
>>>
>>> Just reflecting on how my last month or two has gone.
>>>
>>> Grant
>>>
>>>
>>> Grant Gross
>>> Freelance editor, writer, and tech policy reporter
>>> www.grantgross.com
>>> linkedin.com/in/grantgross
>>> (240) 294-4921
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> ExtremeLabs, Inc.
>>> +1 317 250 4646
>>> Twitter: @extremelabs
>>> Skype: extremelabsinc
>>>
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