Comments on: How To Keep Mistakes From Ruining Your Freelance Career http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/ The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:11:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Importance Of Customer Service To Your Freelance Business | SeanBurdick http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/comment-page-1/#comment-40220 The Importance Of Customer Service To Your Freelance Business | SeanBurdick Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:43:31 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/#comment-40220 [...] How To Keep Mistakes From Ruining Your Freelance Career This is a great post from Freelance Folder that tells you how to keep mistakes from ruining your business. [...] [...] How To Keep Mistakes From Ruining Your Freelance Career This is a great post from Freelance Folder that tells you how to keep mistakes from ruining your business. [...]

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]]> By: Phil from I'm no electrician http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/comment-page-1/#comment-10032 Phil from I'm no electrician Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:01:10 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/#comment-10032 Thanks Laura. I am hoping to start working freelance some time soon and those are some great tips. I definately hope to be responvice to mistakes as I think this would mean future business. Thanks Laura. I am hoping to start working freelance some time soon and those are some great tips. I definately hope to be responvice to mistakes as I think this would mean future business.

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]]> By: Keith Johnson http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/comment-page-1/#comment-9927 Keith Johnson Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:17:24 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/#comment-9927 Very nice article, Laura. Indeed, we all make mistakes, but must endeavor to minimize them and also discover the true cause and source. Were we overcommitted? Did we execute poor planning? We need to answer these questions earnestly and honestly to move up in our percentages toward "work perfection". Many Thanks, Keith Johnson, Author "365 Great Affirmations" Very nice article, Laura. Indeed, we all make mistakes, but must endeavor to minimize them and also discover the true cause and source. Were we overcommitted? Did we execute poor planning? We need to answer these questions earnestly and honestly to move up in our percentages toward “work perfection”. Many Thanks, Keith Johnson, Author “365 Great Affirmations”

]]> By: Laura Spencer http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/comment-page-1/#comment-9896 Laura Spencer Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:29:05 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/#comment-9896 Thanks everyone! It sounds like this is a fairly common situation, and everyone seems to agree. Thanks everyone!

It sounds like this is a fairly common situation, and everyone seems to agree.

]]> By: viv http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/comment-page-1/#comment-9839 viv Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:03:03 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/#comment-9839 This is so true. Making mistakes is so natural. No-one is perfect and when people get defensive it just makes them look arrogant, dishonest, and egotistical - so much more humble and honest to just admit you erred - say sorry, fix it and move on! This is so true. Making mistakes is so natural. No-one is perfect and when people get defensive it just makes them look arrogant, dishonest, and egotistical – so much more humble and honest to just admit you erred – say sorry, fix it and move on!

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/comment-page-1/#comment-9814 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:49:45 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/#comment-9814 As you mentioned, mistakes happen and they aren't personal. I do exactly as you do. "Sorry, caught a typo on paragraph three, this sentence... It should be 'dogs', not 'digs'" or something like that. Apologize, fix it, and act like it's perfectly normal to make a mistake (because it is). Then move on. As you mentioned, mistakes happen and they aren’t personal. I do exactly as you do. “Sorry, caught a typo on paragraph three, this sentence… It should be ‘dogs’, not ‘digs’” or something like that.

Apologize, fix it, and act like it’s perfectly normal to make a mistake (because it is). Then move on.

]]> By: Misti Sandefur http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/comment-page-1/#comment-9803 Misti Sandefur Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:57:44 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-keep-mistakes-from-ruining-your-freelance-career/#comment-9803 Wonderful tips! I made a mistake once, and when the editor informed me, I corrected it immediately. In addition to letting me know about the mistake, she included a bit of advice. Her advice helped me to avoid the same mistake in all my writing. It was a grammar mistake and she told me when to use each word. On another note, every weekday on Twitter I read all the blogs in my RSS reader, and then I choose my favorite post for the day and place a link to it from Twitter as my "Favorite Blog Read of the Day." Congratulations! Your post (this one) was today's favorite. Furthermore, I also Stumble, Digg and add my "Favorite Blog Read of the Day" to Del.icio.us. Yours was added to Del.icio.us, stumbled and dugg. ;) Wonderful tips! I made a mistake once, and when the editor informed me, I corrected it immediately. In addition to letting me know about the mistake, she included a bit of advice. Her advice helped me to avoid the same mistake in all my writing. It was a grammar mistake and she told me when to use each word.

On another note, every weekday on Twitter I read all the blogs in my RSS reader, and then I choose my favorite post for the day and place a link to it from Twitter as my “Favorite Blog Read of the Day.” Congratulations! Your post (this one) was today’s favorite. Furthermore, I also Stumble, Digg and add my “Favorite Blog Read of the Day” to Del.icio.us. Yours was added to Del.icio.us, stumbled and dugg. ;)

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