Re: How do freelance technical writers deal with the thorny issue ofpayment?

[Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

When you're contracting, this is the toughest line to hold. You like
the customer, and want to make them happy, but that "sure we'll add
that" can often turn into hours and days of unpaid time that makes the
contract unprofitable from you, at which point quality inevitably
suffers as you rush to get it off your desk and move on.

--- Jay Maechtlen <techwriter -at- covad -dot- net> wrote:

> No work is done that isn't covered by the contract. If the customer
> wants more work done, it s put in writing along with a price for that
> work.


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