Don’t be a Whore – a freelancer’s guide to not being taken advantage of
So, it finally happened.
I’ve been working as a full time freelancer for a little over a year now and I finally ran into a client that wants to take advantage of me and my services. The monies in question are less than $1000, but it’s still hitting me hard as work has been slow (thanks to the lovely recession I’m SO TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT) and tax season… that glimmering little spring time gift from the government.
Anyhoo, anger aside… I’ve talked to several folks about it and even found this really great post about the things you can do to avoid being taken advantage of. It’s appropriately title: DON’T BE A WHORE.
I for one, am never going to do a job without a contract again. I’ve only done that 3 times and those are the three payments that I still have pending in my invoice folder. Don’t you love life lessons?
