Comments on: The Client Isn’t Always Right: Dealing with Abuse as a Freelance Writer

By: Clients: The Lifeblood of a Freelancer » The Write Network

Clients: The Lifeblood of a Freelancer » The Write Network — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:43:28 +0000

[...] Jennifer Mattern from All Freelance Writing shares a client-from-hell story. Reading ‘Dealing With Abuse as a Freelance Writer‘ is important for every freelancer. While some of us are lucky to have great clients, it is [...]

By: The Client Isn’t Always Right: Dealing with Abuse as a Freelance Writer » The Write Network

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:58:29 +0000

[...] and how you dealt with things. Did you leave? Did you stay and take it because the money was good? Would you stay if it happened again? (If you leave a comment, please don’t post client names or sites – this isn’t a name [...]

By: Clients: The Lifeblood of a Freelancer | The Writing Base

Clients: The Lifeblood of a Freelancer | The Writing Base — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:18:42 +0000

[...] of clients, Jennifer Mattern from All Freelance Writing shares a client-from-hell story. Reading ‘Dealing With Abuse as a Freelance Writer’ is important for every freelancer. While some of us are lucky to have great clients, it is only a [...]

By: Veronica

Veronica — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:28:02 +0000

That’s ridiculous. I worked with a pretty large vacations rental company recently, writing their newsletter. I was told three per month; one for holidays, one for specials, and one that was more of sales copy to get people to book. Well, the first assignment was for a “Valentine’s issue”. So, thought this was the holidays one. However, after my first submission, they came back with the assessment I needed to put more call to action and entice them to buy. Sorry, I didn’t think this was the one for sales copy. It took about three revisions for it to go live. They weren’t nasty like that, though.

I should have spoke to them in more detail I suppose. But, regardless, I’m ever talked to like that, they may as well use their own crap. I sure won’t work with them again regardless of pay.

By: Yo

Yo — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:29:14 +0000

That email made me feel so good! Well, only because I can share the pain. A few weeks ago, I was working on a sales letter for a new client. I asked the client for some info for a testimonial- either from him or someone who had used his e-book- and he didn’t have any. He told me to “Make something up because testimonials aren’t true anyway.” I explained that I wasn’t comfortable with that but I would do something else with the salespage rather than a testimonial. Client started berating me via IM telling me that I’m a very expensive writer (which I’m really not), and this sales letter better be good, and that I’d better make something up. I promptly fired him. I can understand him asking me to make something up- no problem, but once I express that I’m not comfortable lying, you should probably go ahead and respect that. Helps to know that I’m not alone :)

By: Recommended Reading for Writers: Linkety-Link List — February 25, 2009 — Inkthinker

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:18:54 +0000

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By: Zachary Davis

Zachary Davis — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:56:01 +0000

I would have a few choice words for those clients :)

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:38:52 +0000

Fortunately, there’s a lot to be said for karma.

By: Jennifer L

Jennifer L — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:29:31 +0000

Wow.

Just….wow. I was reading the snippets from the email from Miss Oprahlicious in disbelief, and then I got to the snotty “ladies from the South” part. And that’s when I, a lady and a professional writer from the South, got mad. Does this woman not realize that word gets around when someone acts like that? Word gets around. Writers talk, just like people in every other industry. Hopefully, her obnoxious attitude will come back to haunt her. What goes around comes around, Missy!