Freelancing Only language (most) businesses understand is money. Ranjani, August 13, 2020June 10, 2023 While signing on new clients, ask for an advance. Their reaction will tell you how serious they are. Continue Reading
Freelancing How to handle clients who keep setting fires you have to put out? Ranjani, August 11, 2020June 10, 2023 Clients have a tendency to think that you’ll make time to do their work. They have their urgencies which they will most certainly transfer to you. Some clients will be worth it. Some not. Grow an intuition to tell the difference. Continue Reading
Ask Ranjani Anything Resume structure for a college dropout. Ranjani, August 2, 2020June 10, 2023 How would you structure a resume for someone who has around a year or two work experience, but have dropped out of college? Continue Reading
Freelancing Salaried, not full-time. Ranjani, July 31, 2020June 10, 2023 I often hear the word ‘full-timer’ as the opposite of ‘freelancer’. Don’t freelancers work full-time? I even know freelancers who work only for one client 8 hours a day — they just don’t get PF, gratuity etc. Continue Reading
Freelancing How to renegotiate freelancer rates? Ranjani, July 30, 2020June 10, 2023 Yesterday, I wrote about when to renegotiate freelancer rates. I hear a lot of you thinking, “all that’s fine, but how do I do it?” Continue Reading
Freelancing When to renegotiate freelancer rates? Ranjani, July 29, 2020June 10, 2023 Salaried folks get hikes year on year. But not freelancers. No ‘appraisal’ often means no hikes. Shouldn’t be, no? So, renegotiate! Continue Reading
Ask Ranjani Anything Should I quit in the middle of a pandemic? Ranjani, July 26, 2020June 10, 2023 I don’t like the job and have realized I’m not a good fit. How do I transition to another industry? I don’t want to quit my current job. Continue Reading
Freelancing Do you have a monthly self-appraisal process? Ranjani, July 24, 2020June 10, 2023 Am I productive? Am I profitable? Am I successful? I needed a system to check for myself regularly if I’m doing well. This review template is what I devised over the last few years to facilitate self-appraisal. Continue Reading
Freelancing Do what’s right for the customer. Ranjani, July 22, 2020June 10, 2023 There is this widely believed notion that clients know what they need. A company with a grand idea and (allegedly) stellar product should naturally know what they need when they seek a content writer, right? Wrong. Continue Reading
Writing My need for precision. Or why I hate placeholder words. Ranjani, July 21, 2020June 10, 2023 Fundamentally, these words disturb my obsessive need for precision. My writerly goal is precision. Nothing bothers me more than being misconstrued. Continue Reading