Comments on: Do You “Steal” Gigs From Other Freelance Writers? http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/10/12/freelancing/business-career/do-you-steal-gigs-from-other-freelance-writers/ Your Freelance Writing Resource Thu, 24 May 2012 04:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jessica http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/10/12/freelancing/business-career/do-you-steal-gigs-from-other-freelance-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-11545 Jessica Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:53:15 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=2695#comment-11545 I have a regular client who asked me to be a contact for her clients for a few weeks after her dad died. As a result, I was in contact with one of her regular clients and wrote an article for them during that time - under my own name per my client's instructions. Her client then approached me about further writing. I actually approached my client and explained the situation before I replied to her client. She was stunned and very appreciative of my ethics related to it and was glad I found another client to work with as well. We both continue to write for that client on different subjects, and I continue to write for my client. I think my honesty with her has only helped our working relationship, and recently I gave her some free articles as a thank you for putting me in contact with another client. Going to the "competition" is always a better (yet hard) way to handle a situation like this! I have a regular client who asked me to be a contact for her clients for a few weeks after her dad died. As a result, I was in contact with one of her regular clients and wrote an article for them during that time – under my own name per my client’s instructions. Her client then approached me about further writing.

I actually approached my client and explained the situation before I replied to her client. She was stunned and very appreciative of my ethics related to it and was glad I found another client to work with as well.

We both continue to write for that client on different subjects, and I continue to write for my client. I think my honesty with her has only helped our working relationship, and recently I gave her some free articles as a thank you for putting me in contact with another client.

Going to the “competition” is always a better (yet hard) way to handle a situation like this!

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