This is a guest post by Susan Goldberg. Thanks, Susan!
As freelancers, most of the business development literature we read talks about how to get and retain great jobs. Less often do we talk about how to tactfully turn down work — and why doing so may actually strengthen client relationships and boost your career.
My …
Earlier this week I was giving advice to a freelancing friend of mine who was having a bad day, and I heard myself say, “If this assignment violates your code, then don’t do it. It’s as simple as that.”
It made me wonder how many of us have a code, personal rules or standards we won’t …
Jan 16, 2009 Ethics, Observations, Personal yammerings, Rules
If you’ve been reading the mainstream media, you’re probably unaware that there’s a story brewing with former presidential candidate John Edwards. In a nutshell, a couple weeks ago, the National Enquirer (yes, that National Enquirer) claims its reporters and photographers caught Edwards in LA emerging from the hotel room of his mistress and their “love …
Aug 6, 2008 Ethics, Observations, Reporting
Carol asks, “Over the years, much of my freelance work has come from a non-profit organization that is somewhat controversial due to its conservative views and religious affiliation. As a result, I’m hesitant to include this organization in my queries. My question: Is this fear warranted? I wonder if I’m doing myself in by …
May 13, 2008 Advice, Editors, Ethics, Query letters, You Ask, We Answer
Kate asks, “I’ve been trying to break a certain section of a particular national magazine for a few months now, and have been considering re-packaging a nutrition article I did for [Magazine X] over the summer. When my subscription of the other national mag [Magazine Y] arrived in the mail yesterday, I saw that …
May 9, 2008 Advice, Editors, Ethics, You Ask, We Answer
