Want a Smooth Freelance Experience? Select Your Clients Carefully

I receive a lot of questions about smoothing out the rough edges in a freelance partnership.

How can I get my clients to pay me?
What do I do when they ask for a million revisions?
Who presents the work-for-hire contract, me or the client?

These and so many other questions come across my inbox each week, and I always wonder how well these freelancers vetted the client they said yes to. Pause for a moment and remember that a partnership is a two-way commitment. Not only are they hiring you to do work, you’re also accepting them into your schedule.

Are they who you actually want to work with?

Last month I penned an article for Skyword’s Content Standard about brand purpose and how freelancers overwhelmingly (like 82 percent of them!) choose to work with companies that echo their values, beliefs and mission. This alignment then fuels authentic content that speaks from a point of experience and shared moral compass.

Now, let’s go one step further.

Is This Partnership Even a Good Match?

As a freelancer (or if you’re a marketer, listen up!), in addition to backing what the client is all about, you also want to…