Comments on: Client vs. Employer: There’s a Difference

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:42:30 +0000

Yes and no, Kurt. I do agree we should write for who we want without being criticized, I also thing we should always aspire to bigger and better things, and, also, not take projects that go against personal beliefs.

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:40:36 +0000

I took off a year from freelancing to accept a full time job and it just wasn’t for me. I missed the freedom and flexibility and also being able to handle multiple projects. It would have to be an amazing offer for me to go back to a full time job.

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:37:15 +0000

I call them bosses as well, Allena. It’s hard for my son to grasp the concept of freelancing but he starting to get responsibility.

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By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:22:00 +0000

I’ve had regular clients fold after several years in business. But I also have a friend who’s been out of work five times in 20 years. Clients — even large ones — can only fire/lay you off a percentage (the percentage of your business they represent) at a time.

And, as you point out, certain payments by an employer (taxes, et al) are paid by contractors, which many in several service businesses seem to forget when figuring what is a legitimate income — revenue minus expenses, not straight revenue.

By: Kurt Evans

Kurt Evans — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:00:53 +0000

I think that if writing is in your blood as it is in mine that client or employer doesn’t really matter as long as you get to write.

By: Genesis

Genesis — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:46:07 +0000

I was recently offered a proper job with a company that I write for and I turned them down because, while the regular paycheck might be nice, I value the freedom of being a freelancer. Not to mention, I hate to put all my eggs in one basket!

By: allena

allena — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:44:15 +0000

I also feel that freelancing is more secure, as you can always move on to someone else/some other source (and if you’re smart, you’ve got other “eggs” like Deb teaches).

I call my clients my bosses to my children- it’s a concept they understand a little better.

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:44:11 +0000

Thanks, Anne. Freelancers can make sure they have a steady stream of income throughout the month, but there’s always the chance a client will bail. It happens to every single freelancer at one time or another. Even content writing sites go under – it’s happened in the past.

You’re right though, no job is 100% secure.

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:37:47 +0000

lol, it’s not as if a job with a corporation is exactly secure… I’ve been fired and I’ve also had companies just disappear out from under me.

Glad I missed that round of unhappy content providers – you and me? We’re writers.

Anyway, this is also a good article… there’s a huge difference between a client and an employer, thank goodness. I do often arrange my contracts so the pay is monthly, but that’s on big, multi-month contracts.

Thanks Deb