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March 14 The benefits of working for more than one clientThey do say that variety is the spice of life, and that is certainly what you get when you work for more than one client or company. I have certainly found this to be the case, and it gets rid of any waiting time you would otherwise have while you are drumming your fingers and hoping that your sole client will have more work for you soon. I have a good mix of clients now, and there are plenty of benefits to doing so. The most valuable benefit is that you aren't putting all your eggs in one basket. If anything happened and you lost that client, it would be the equivalent of losing a regular job. You'd have to rush around trying to find another source of income pretty quickly. But if you have half a dozen or more, while it would still be a loss of earnings, it wouldn't be catastrophic. That's why it always pays to market yourself and get as many clients as possible. It also gives you more valuable experience in working for different people and companies, of course. I work for a wide range of people, including two very significant companies, as well as individuals who are carving out their own niche in cyberspace. And I LOVE working for them all. They all have their own attractions and benefits, and I learn something new about online writing with every new job I take. So ask yourself this right now - how many people do YOU work for? Try and aim for that magic half a dozen if you can, and then work on increasing it. The more sources of income you have, the better protected you will be in your online writing career. And in the current economic climate, that can only be a good thing. |
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