Comments on: No one likes a needy freelancer http://tinamcallister.com/http:/tinamcallister.com/no-one-likes-a-needy-freelancer/ Every-So-Often Musings from a Writer, Wife and Mom Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:19:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tina http://tinamcallister.com/http:/tinamcallister.com/no-one-likes-a-needy-freelancer/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Tina Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:36:05 +0000 http://tinamcallister.com/?p=26#comment-12 Hi Ashwin - Yes, follow-up is good. A "check-in" or something along those lines... As long as we keep the desperatism out of our voice (whether our voice is over the phone or in an email) and stay steadfast in our pricing and capabilities. I'm with you! Hi Ashwin – Yes, follow-up is good. A “check-in” or something along those lines…
As long as we keep the desperatism out of our voice (whether our voice is over the phone or in an email) and stay steadfast in our pricing and capabilities.
I’m with you!

]]> By: Ashwin http://tinamcallister.com/http:/tinamcallister.com/no-one-likes-a-needy-freelancer/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Ashwin Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:01:44 +0000 http://tinamcallister.com/?p=26#comment-11 Tina, While I am with you on the fact that you certainly ought not to look "Desperate" and " always available" -- I do know that I landed a lot of business out of sheer perseverance. I have these clients who never got back to me after a series of emails and quite naturually, it is up to me to "follow-up". At this juncture, we might display the " neediness", indeed. We might sound desperate like you had mentioned. Maybe, we MUST follow-up, all the time, but still do it in a way that doesn't come across as desperate. Tina,

While I am with you on the fact that you certainly ought not to look “Desperate” and ” always available” — I do know that I landed a lot of business out of sheer perseverance. I have these clients who never got back to me after a series of emails and quite naturually, it is up to me to “follow-up”.

At this juncture, we might display the ” neediness”, indeed. We might sound desperate like you had mentioned.

Maybe, we MUST follow-up, all the time, but still do it in a way that doesn’t come across as desperate.

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