The art of saying "no" as a freelancer

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• The art of saying no
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The art of saying no as a freelancer

• Freelancing is about freedom the ability to
  choose for yourself with whom, on what and even
  when you would like to work. To fully enjoy that
  freedom, every freelancer should learn that
  saying no is often the best decision. Deciding
  when exactly to say no is a big responsibility,
  but a skill that has to be mastered if you want
  to grow and succeed as a freelancer. There are
  three main categories that you should learn to
  say no to. Say no

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To clients

• 1) who constantly change the scope of work. This
  can be one of the worst and, unfortunately, too
  often experienced client behaviors. Negotiate
  beforehand just how many hours you are looking to
  put in for a client and make perfectly clear that
  overtime costs extra.
• 2) who are looking over your shoulder there are
  clients who think they can do your own job better
  than you. They discuss and argue about every
  little detail, making you wonder why they hired
  someone in the first place. With all the time
  that goes into communication, explaining and
  discussing, you will work more than double - say
  no ASAP.
• 3) who go for quantity over quality. These
  clients wont respect your work or your ideas,
  they just want a bunch of bad-quality services
  delivered quickly. Theres absolutely no pleasure
  and little value in work of that kind.

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To projects

• 1) which pay far below your usual hourly rate
  even if they promise long-term value. First of
  all, you want to grow and not shrink your average
  hourly profits. Secondly, the promises of
  building a lasting relationship with a client by
  doing projects for miserable rates often turn out
  to be empty. 
• 2) which you would be embarrassed to put in your
  portfolio. If a project is something that you are
  not willing to share with potential clients, why
  bother doing it? It probably doesnt pay well,
  isnt something you will enjoy and wont help you
  grow professionally or add to your skillset.
  There are plenty fish in the sea, be confident
  enough to throw the stinky ones back.
• 3) with an unprofessional description. Avoid
  projects that are written with the grammar or
  vocabulary of a ten-year-old. Take the
  description as the projects application for your
  services. If you feel like it is far below your
  professional standards, dont apply or decline
  the offer. 

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To yourself

• 1) when youre not going to be able to meet a
  deadline. It can be hard to confess to yourself
  that you wont be able to accomplish something in
  time, especially as you gain confidence through
  successful projects in freelancing. But be
  realistic with yourself too much on your plate
  means less free time, more stress and worse
  quality of work.
• 2) if the work is beyond your skillset. If youre
  not 100 sure that youre up to par with a
  program, skill or type of work a client expects
  you to deliver, dont fool yourself or them. Make
  a point of improving yourself in that particular
  area, but dont just take a job that you cant
  complete up to your freelancing standards. Doing
  the opposite will do immense harm to your
  reputation.

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To yourself (contd)

• 3) when the job is simply not interesting to you.
  This is the last tip, but it doesnt mean its
  the least important. In fact, it might be the
  most valuable of them all. Remember why you
  started freelancing and dont just do jobs to get
  by. Those are often a part of a freelancing
  career, but should never be its focus. Follow
  your passion and the results will reflect it.

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