Comments on: There’s No Job Security in Freelancing: How to Be Indispensable http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2010/01/theres-no-job-security-in-freelancing-how-to-be-indispensible/ Freelance Writing Jobs for All Writers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deb http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2010/01/theres-no-job-security-in-freelancing-how-to-be-indispensible/comment-page-1/#comment-120574 Deb Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:22:08 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/?p=6722#comment-120574 Well thank you, Ty! Well thank you, Ty!

]]> By: Deb http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2010/01/theres-no-job-security-in-freelancing-how-to-be-indispensible/comment-page-1/#comment-120573 Deb Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:21:56 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/?p=6722#comment-120573 I agree, Kimberly. I feel much more secure in what I do now - I know I will always be able to find work. When my husband was laid off, it took him four months to find another job. I'm confident this won't happen to me. However, as I've been putting so much into my blog lately, I'm worried about the advertising drying up sometimes. I agree, Kimberly. I feel much more secure in what I do now – I know I will always be able to find work. When my husband was laid off, it took him four months to find another job. I’m confident this won’t happen to me. However, as I’ve been putting so much into my blog lately, I’m worried about the advertising drying up sometimes.

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]]> By: Ty http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2010/01/theres-no-job-security-in-freelancing-how-to-be-indispensible/comment-page-1/#comment-120480 Ty Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:30:29 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/?p=6722#comment-120480 Brilliant piece! Brilliant piece!

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2010/01/theres-no-job-security-in-freelancing-how-to-be-indispensible/comment-page-1/#comment-120471 Kimberly Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:58:12 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/?p=6722#comment-120471 Great article, Deb. You're right to point out the importance of always being professional, providing value and optimum customer service (a dying art...) to clients every time. We can become more indespensible when we dig deeper to find out more about their business goals and show how we can meet those needs. Still, I feel much more secure these days with 10 rotating clients than I would relying on one 9 to 5 job. If one or two clients suddenly disappear it's not as crucial as losing that one source of income. But I do get your point - we as writers are only as valuable to our clients as the service we provide, and writers can be replaced. Great article, Deb. You’re right to point out the importance of always being professional, providing value and optimum customer service (a dying art…) to clients every time. We can become more indespensible when we dig deeper to find out more about their business goals and show how we can meet those needs.

Still, I feel much more secure these days with 10 rotating clients than I would relying on one 9 to 5 job. If one or two clients suddenly disappear it’s not as crucial as losing that one source of income. But I do get your point – we as writers are only as valuable to our clients as the service we provide, and writers can be replaced.

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