Comments on: Is It Okay If You’re Not Qualified For The Job?

By: Mike Dodgson

Mike Dodgson — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:32:35 +0000

Inspirational – thanks very much.

It’s hard finding your level with price and some of it comes from knowing the client your dealing with.

This gives me a bit of confidence in staying true with prices etc.

By: Ado Marcelo

Ado Marcelo — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:58:13 +0000

Make it simple.
If you have a job in a company and your boss ask you to do something a little out of your range, what you say to him? – ” Ohh, ask this for another person, i dont know how to do ! – probably not, right?

By: TWD

TWD — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:18:49 +0000

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”

Pablo Picasso

By: Bikeman

Bikeman — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:07:32 +0000

I agree 100% with the proviso that you should only take on what you’re capable of. I have spent days and sometimes whole weeks working through what I needed to do/learn to take on a project only to come to the conclusion that if I took it on I’d fail to deliver and have to sub-contract – something I never feel comfortable with.

It’s frustrating being a freelancer when a job is turned down because the opportunity to learn something new becomes a distraction from other work within your capability.

By: Paul Burani

Paul Burani — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:13:10 +0000

Bravo Jeff — this is really fantastic. I think that developing the awareness that “everyone else is an impostor too”… that’s really powerful stuff. Thank you.

By: Andrija

Andrija — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:58:33 +0000

“Looking back on my first job, I cringe when I review my work. When I compare it to what I’m capable of now, I sometimes consider redoing the site for free.”

Ha, ha :) I actually did this, not the design of the site, but coding. It was terrible, and I just couldn’t live with it. So I code it again about a year later, without even noticed the client.

By: Zaoris

Zaoris — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:29:54 +0000

This is definitely one of the best blog posts I’ve ever read. The fact that we must show the manner in which we are presented to the world is just incredible exhibited.
I just read another view of what we do and how other people see us but also what makes us different.
The “paid to learn” idea is also something that we should consider.
Great post, thank you Jeff!

By: Meikah Delid

Meikah Delid — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:16:07 +0000

From a customer (or client) point of view, this makes a lot of sense. As such, I don’t care how you give me the product or service as long as it’s an excellent one, and it’s something that I can really use. :)

I like the part when you say, “if you aren’t qualified, become qualified!” It’s like saying, “if you don’t have it, then produce it!” Or “If you don’t have it, then help me find ways to have it.” :-D

Very insightful! Keep at it!

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By: Jeffrey Way

Jeffrey Way — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:49:25 +0000

@Chad – I don’t think there is anything wrong with telling a client, “I haven’t done anything like this specifically – but, I’ll have no problem giving you exactly what you need. As long as you pull through in the end, you should be good. I wouldn’t call that “posing as an expert”. I call it adapting.