TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Re: Another day in the Life of an Independent Contractor...
Subject:Re: Another day in the Life of an Independent Contractor... From:Andrew Plato <gilliankitty -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 6 Dec 2002 09:13:52 -0800 (PST)
"Charles E Vermette" wrote...
> is what I'm describing normal client interaction (or am I just being
> ornery?) At what point do *you* separate normal client interaction from
> billable time?
Once the job starts - its all billable time.
> What do *you* do if/when you feel a client is wasting your time? How do
> you tactfully say "I don't think another meeting/discussion is
> necessary?"
You don't say anything, you bill them for the time.
If they complain, you explain: administrative time is billable, if you want to
hold down the number of billable hours, then we should limit our meetings to
once a week, blah blah blah.
> Please, no patronizing "business is tough, building one is blood sweat
> and tears, the customer is king and you have to go beyond the 9 to 5"
> missives.
At least you've got the basics down.
Andrew Plato
__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Check out SnagIt - The Screen Capture Standard!
Download a free 30-day trial from http://www.techsmith.com/rdr/txt/twr
Find out what all the other tech writers, including Dan, already know!
Order RoboHelp X3 in December and receive $100 mail in rebate, FREE WebHelp
Merge Module and the new RoboPDF - add powerful PDF output functionality
to RoboHelp X3. Order online today at http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
