Comments on: Learning When to Say No http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/learning-when-to-say-no/ Freelance Advice and Freelance Jobs - FreelanceSwitch Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:42:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Brendirajte svoj biznis | Webasticno http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/learning-when-to-say-no/#comment-29456 Brendirajte svoj biznis | Webasticno Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:26:19 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/?p=1017#comment-29456 [...] ali pročitajte članak do kraja, pa ćete vidjeti da je moguće. Ono što želim ovime reći je da nije nužno raditi sve stranice koje vam padnu pod ruku. Morate znati reći ne i odabrati ono što je vama zanimljivo jer inače freelancing gubi [...] […] ali pročitajte članak do kraja, pa ćete vidjeti da je moguće. Ono što želim ovime reći je da nije nužno raditi sve stranice koje vam padnu pod ruku. Morate znati reći ne i odabrati ono što je vama zanimljivo jer inače freelancing gubi […]

]]> By: Freelancers should just say no to assignments, gigs that aren’t a good fit « WordCount/by Michelle Vranizan Rafter http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/learning-when-to-say-no/#comment-27076 Freelancers should just say no to assignments, gigs that aren’t a good fit « WordCount/by Michelle Vranizan Rafter Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:42:36 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/?p=1017#comment-27076 [...] documentary film producer and editor, suggests fellow independent contractors do in a post called Learning when to say no on Freelance [...] […] documentary film producer and editor, suggests fellow independent contractors do in a post called Learning when to say no on Freelance […]

]]> By: 5 Signs That This Isn’t The Gig for You : Brazen Careerist - A Career Center for Generation Y http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/learning-when-to-say-no/#comment-26964 5 Signs That This Isn’t The Gig for You : Brazen Careerist - A Career Center for Generation Y Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:48:02 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/?p=1017#comment-26964 [...] post. For further reading, FreelanceSwitch had an interesting post a awhile back about when to say no. Monica Valentinelli also posted suggestions on how to say no. Anything you’d like to [...] […] post. For further reading, FreelanceSwitch had an interesting post a awhile back about when to say no. Monica Valentinelli also posted suggestions on how to say no. Anything you’d like to […]

]]> By: Cuando Decir que No. at El Amarre http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/learning-when-to-say-no/#comment-25556 Cuando Decir que No. at El Amarre Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:28:47 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/?p=1017#comment-25556 [...] artículo está en inglés aquí: Learn When To say NO, pero me he tomado el tiempo de traducirlo para [...] […] artículo está en inglés aquí: Learn When To say NO, pero me he tomado el tiempo de traducirlo para […]

]]> By: Mark Dugas http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/learning-when-to-say-no/#comment-25227 Mark Dugas Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:54:40 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/?p=1017#comment-25227 Thanks everybody for your great comments! GroovyBrent, that's an interesting way to look at it. Although I don't agree that you should never say no. People who are at the top of their fields say no to things every day. One high-end film editor once told me that he knew he had "made it" when he was turning down more jobs than he was accepting. Thanks everybody for your great comments!

GroovyBrent, that’s an interesting way to look at it. Although I don’t agree that you should never say no. People who are at the top of their fields say no to things every day. One high-end film editor once told me that he knew he had “made it” when he was turning down more jobs than he was accepting.

]]> By: Dawn http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/learning-when-to-say-no/#comment-25111 Dawn Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:58:47 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/?p=1017#comment-25111 What a FANTASTIC blog! Great advice. Those are the criteria I *try* to use, but sometimes I "chicken out" and take lower paying gigs because I'm afraid I won't get something better. Or, something turns out to be not as much fun as I thought it might be, or less money than I thought it would be because it takes longer than expected. What a FANTASTIC blog! Great advice. Those are the criteria I *try* to use, but sometimes I “chicken out” and take lower paying gigs because I’m afraid I won’t get something better. Or, something turns out to be not as much fun as I thought it might be, or less money than I thought it would be because it takes longer than expected.

]]> By: Joe Wallace http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/learning-when-to-say-no/#comment-25029 Joe Wallace Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:03:54 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/?p=1017#comment-25029 GroovyBrent--I never thought of it that way...BRILLIANT! A philosophy I have instantly adopted. Although what I have been doing which complements your approach nicely is to develop a timeline for such projects that works for ME according to what I call the "pain in the ass factor". The nicer the client, the quicker the turnaround. When things start getting unreasonable, I always request longer deadlines. If I know I'm working with a real headache, I want to extend the amount of time between dealings with the cause of my migrane. :-) GroovyBrent–I never thought of it that way…BRILLIANT! A philosophy I have instantly adopted. Although what I have been doing which complements your approach nicely is to develop a timeline for such projects that works for ME according to what I call the “pain in the ass factor”. The nicer the client, the quicker the turnaround. When things start getting unreasonable, I always request longer deadlines. If I know I’m working with a real headache, I want to extend the amount of time between dealings with the cause of my migrane. :-)

]]> By: Zoichi http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/learning-when-to-say-no/#comment-24618 Zoichi Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:10:09 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/?p=1017#comment-24618 I agree with Brad and Eric, right now Im feeling I probably should've asked myself "will the client be easy to work with?", instead of "will I be able to do this?"; there was a bit of a fun part to it though, 'cause I learned PHP just for the purpose of doin that job (so the answer was "yes, I will"), now that I ate a couple books and internet websites the only problem is not the programming itself, but the client's never ending revisions. Also, recently I had a gig where I was meant to do some modifications on a nearly finished Adobe Flash interactive thingy, and the client (that hired me as freelancer before) wanted me to finish the job in 2 days; I obvioulsly trippled the price for the gig, and he hasnt called me back since (haha). Which is obviously good. I think sometimes it helps to raise your rates; you either feel a bit better, just like GroovyBrent said "you make enough money to put up with all the BS your client puts you through" but there's times when money is not enough! you are just too tired to continue with that client, and the whole gig is a pain the arse "will the client be easy to work with?" FTW! I agree with Brad and Eric, right now Im feeling I probably should’ve asked myself “will the client be easy to work with?”, instead of “will I be able to do this?”; there was a bit of a fun part to it though, ’cause I learned PHP just for the purpose of doin that job (so the answer was “yes, I will”), now that I ate a couple books and internet websites the only problem is not the programming itself, but the client’s never ending revisions.
Also, recently I had a gig where I was meant to do some modifications on a nearly finished Adobe Flash interactive thingy, and the client (that hired me as freelancer before) wanted me to finish the job in 2 days; I obvioulsly trippled the price for the gig, and he hasnt called me back since (haha). Which is obviously good.
I think sometimes it helps to raise your rates; you either feel a bit better, just like GroovyBrent said “you make enough money to put up with all the BS your client puts you through” but there’s times when money is not enough! you are just too tired to continue with that client, and the whole gig is a pain the arse

“will the client be easy to work with?” FTW!

]]> By: Trevor Davis | Blog | Weekly Link Round-Up #37 http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/learning-when-to-say-no/#comment-24546 Trevor Davis | Blog | Weekly Link Round-Up #37 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:08:41 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/?p=1017#comment-24546 [...] Learning When to Say No [...] […] Learning When to Say No […]

]]> By: GroovyBrent http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/learning-when-to-say-no/#comment-24228 GroovyBrent Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:55:20 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/?p=1017#comment-24228 I have a slightly different philosophy... I never say "no" to a client. What I do is figure out how much it would cost for me to happily say "yes." One of 2 things happens when you take this approach: 1) You become too expensive for this particular job and the "double your rate" rules start to kick in, or 2) You make enough money to put up with all the BS your client puts you through. Either way, you win! Never say no! I have a slightly different philosophy… I never say “no” to a client. What I do is figure out how much it would cost for me to happily say “yes.” One of 2 things happens when you take this approach: 1) You become too expensive for this particular job and the “double your rate” rules start to kick in, or 2) You make enough money to put up with all the BS your client puts you through.

Either way, you win!

Never say no!

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