Comments on: Transparency: Do You Owe It To Your Clients? http://www.thursdaybram.com/2009/01/30/transparency-do-you-owe-it-to-your-clients Creativity is business too. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:40:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Distiller's Corner http://www.thursdaybram.com/2009/01/30/transparency-do-you-owe-it-to-your-clients/comment-page-1#comment-1440 Distiller's Corner Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:07:44 +0000 http://www.thursdaybram.com/2009/01/30/transparency-do-you-owe-it-to-your-clients#comment-1440 <strong>Carnival of Beginning Writers - 2009 March - 3rd Edition...</strong> Welcome to the third edition of Carnival of Beginning Writers. I am glad that our carnival receives more and more submissions at each edition. This time it was an amazing 57 submissions. I thank all the bloggers who submitted their content. Rea... Carnival of Beginning Writers – 2009 March – 3rd Edition…

Welcome to the third edition of Carnival of Beginning Writers. I am glad that our carnival receives more and more submissions at each edition. This time it was an amazing 57 submissions. I thank all the bloggers who submitted their content. Rea…

]]> By: Incurable Disease of Writing » Blog Archive » Just Write Blog Carnival February 6, 2009 Edition http://www.thursdaybram.com/2009/01/30/transparency-do-you-owe-it-to-your-clients/comment-page-1#comment-1333 Incurable Disease of Writing » Blog Archive » Just Write Blog Carnival February 6, 2009 Edition Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:10:50 +0000 http://www.thursdaybram.com/2009/01/30/transparency-do-you-owe-it-to-your-clients#comment-1333 [...] Bram presents Transparency: Do You Owe It To Your Clients? posted at [...] [...] Bram presents Transparency: Do You Owe It To Your Clients? posted at [...]

]]> By: thursday http://www.thursdaybram.com/2009/01/30/transparency-do-you-owe-it-to-your-clients/comment-page-1#comment-1323 thursday Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:11:57 +0000 http://www.thursdaybram.com/2009/01/30/transparency-do-you-owe-it-to-your-clients#comment-1323 @Janice, Thank you for your comment. I particularly like your point that my clients didn't hire my location! I may have to use that some time. @Janice, Thank you for your comment. I particularly like your point that my clients didn’t hire my location! I may have to use that some time.

]]> By: Janice Campbell http://www.thursdaybram.com/2009/01/30/transparency-do-you-owe-it-to-your-clients/comment-page-1#comment-1322 Janice Campbell Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:43:37 +0000 http://www.thursdaybram.com/2009/01/30/transparency-do-you-owe-it-to-your-clients#comment-1322 Professionalism is knowing where to draw the line between business and personal issues. You're right to be discreet about what you reveal, especially online where it can live forever. As for revealing travel plans, they are relevant only if you will be out of reach or will need to turn in an assignment later than promised. If clients can reach you by e-mail or phone as they normally do, and if the work is getting done on time, it doesn't matter if you're halfway up Machu Picchu or at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. They didn't hire your location, after all-- they hired you! Janice National Association of Independent Writers and Editors http://www.NAIWE.com Professionalism is knowing where to draw the line between business and personal issues. You’re right to be discreet about what you reveal, especially online where it can live forever.

As for revealing travel plans, they are relevant only if you will be out of reach or will need to turn in an assignment later than promised. If clients can reach you by e-mail or phone as they normally do, and if the work is getting done on time, it doesn’t matter if you’re halfway up Machu Picchu or at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. They didn’t hire your location, after all– they hired you!

Janice
National Association of Independent Writers and Editors
http://www.NAIWE.com

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