Dealing with Nightmare Clients

Ever deal with a client who constantly changed the deadline, tried to increase or decrease the scope of the project halfway through it, or didn’t know what they wanted and asked for multiple revisions as a result? If this sounds familiar, take comfort -- you are not alone.

Join Freelancers Union and Michelle Goodman, author of My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire, for advice on dealing with the nightmare client. 

Michelle will discuss how to:

• Sniff out a client’s reputation ahead of time
• Chase down missing checks
• Set better boundaries with clients who make excessive demands on your time
• Close up contract loopholes that could come back to haunt you later
• Decide whether a relationship with a client is salvageable
• Gracefully let a troublesome client go

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Michelle Goodman has worked as a freelance writer and editor since 1992. She’s the author of “My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire” and “The Anti 9-to-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube”. Her weekly career column appears on ABCNews.com, and her articles and essays have appeared in media outlets such as CNN.com, Salon, The New York Times, and The Seattle Times. To learn more about Michelle, visit www.anti9to5guide.com.

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Date:

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Time:

7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Location:

Your computer and phone. Please note the event time is EST.