Never Ever Bite the Hand That Feeds You
A fellow contributing writer for a local tech magazine publicly (to tens of people at least) attacked the publication, saying that it was offering too little for its pay per post program. Even though this person made some decent money writing articles for the magazine!
To be fair, the magazine’s editors should’ve stated their goals from the beginning to show that the job wasn’t about the money (they apparently wanted to give people more exposure online). And only a few people were privy to the writer’s criticism, not the whole world. Yet this is still a disappointing example of biting the hand that feeds.
Freelancers owe their clients. They respect our skills enough that they’re willing to risk their time and money to give us a living and exposure. So we should return that respect. If you disagree with what a client is doing, let them know about your issues through private channels first. Meaning one-on-one conversations without anyone else in the loop.
They gave you a chance to make money and become more known, so give them a chance to fix things. Going public immediately is hasty at best, ungrateful at worst. It should be the last resort, and involve only matters that are truly important.
We can only hope that the magazine’s editors won’t hesitate to work with this writer in the future.
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