Comments on: Keeping Your Focus Effective and Targeted http://bloggersavvy.com/keeping-your-focus-effective-and-targeted/ BloggerSavvy is about learning how to grow your blog or website. BloggerSavvy is about making blogs and websites (in general), profitable. It’s about finding and using the best tools; and advice to obtain the best exposure for your online presence. How to market and monetize your blog and web site. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:23:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Petee4 http://bloggersavvy.com/keeping-your-focus-effective-and-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Petee4 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:07:10 +0000 http://bloggersavvy.com/?p=197#comment-590 While the video was amusing to a degree, I find that I've been guilty of this myself. I learned the hard way to leave it to the pros to handle. Keeps my life stress free. Nice work on this blog here, keep up the good work! While the video was amusing to a degree, I find that I’ve been guilty of this myself. I learned the hard way to leave it to the pros to handle. Keeps my life stress free. Nice work on this blog here, keep up the good work!

]]> By: BloggerSavvy http://bloggersavvy.com/keeping-your-focus-effective-and-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-572 BloggerSavvy Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:49:24 +0000 http://bloggersavvy.com/?p=197#comment-572 @Jennifer Larson - You've brought up a critical issue that I often see freelancers neglect - "Attention to detail". In many respects it's nice read a comment from a freelancer that mentions this, in great part because attention to detail not only helps ensure focus but also in quality and the ultimate reduction of frustration. Although (and I'm smiling here) attention to detail can bring it's own frustration for the freelancer. Secondly, I'm glad you mentioned "freelancer". While I pride myself in my ability to communicate, I did have a bit of pause... what word could encompass "designer, developer, copywriter, etc." Freelancer... of course! Where were you when I wrote the post . Finally, In my opinion you've hit on a big note with regards to keeping in touch with clients. I find it difficult at times, mainly for time management reasons. I don't like using automated systems, as they are very obvious to clients, I'm not hot on birthday greetings either. In my opinion, it seems rather "fake" when a business sends me a birthday greeting - Don't get me wrong, I'm not being a jerk, such things just don't hit home. I'm almost thinking I should review what I've done over the last year, see what worked and maybe write a blog post about that... @Jennifer Larson – You’ve brought up a critical issue that I often see freelancers neglect – “Attention to detail”. In many respects it’s nice read a comment from a freelancer that mentions this, in great part because attention to detail not only helps ensure focus but also in quality and the ultimate reduction of frustration. Although (and I’m smiling here) attention to detail can bring it’s own frustration for the freelancer.

Secondly, I’m glad you mentioned “freelancer”. While I pride myself in my ability to communicate, I did have a bit of pause… what word could encompass “designer, developer, copywriter, etc.” Freelancer… of course! Where were you when I wrote the post .

Finally, In my opinion you’ve hit on a big note with regards to keeping in touch with clients. I find it difficult at times, mainly for time management reasons. I don’t like using automated systems, as they are very obvious to clients, I’m not hot on birthday greetings either. In my opinion, it seems rather “fake” when a business sends me a birthday greeting – Don’t get me wrong, I’m not being a jerk, such things just don’t hit home. I’m almost thinking I should review what I’ve done over the last year, see what worked and maybe write a blog post about that…

]]> By: Jennifer Larson http://bloggersavvy.com/keeping-your-focus-effective-and-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Jennifer Larson Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:14:07 +0000 http://bloggersavvy.com/?p=197#comment-569 What great points you make here! Focus, focus, focus. That's one of the best pieces of advice for anybody in business, but especially important for those of us that freelance. When you have multiple clients, it can be easy to neglect the little details for each one, and making sure to keep them up to date with the progress of their project. One of the most difficult issues I deal with is making sure to keep in touch with all my clients and let them know what stage i'm at. That being said, that can be one of the quickest ways to lose that client, and your credibility. What great points you make here! Focus, focus, focus. That’s one of the best pieces of advice for anybody in business, but especially important for those of us that freelance. When you have multiple clients, it can be easy to neglect the little details for each one, and making sure to keep them up to date with the progress of their project. One of the most difficult issues I deal with is making sure to keep in touch with all my clients and let them know what stage i’m at. That being said, that can be one of the quickest ways to lose that client, and your credibility.

]]> By: BloggerSavvy http://bloggersavvy.com/keeping-your-focus-effective-and-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-566 BloggerSavvy Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:59:10 +0000 http://bloggersavvy.com/?p=197#comment-566 @Scott Mahler - Thanks, the main point of this was to help people to reduce frustration, and to poke designers, developers, etc. to be more vocal and take the lead. I found from personal experience that if I don't use all the diplomacy I can to help educate a client (which means avoiding some of the less effective, realistic, etc. client suggestions) then they and I, in the long run, experience frustration. In most cases, it about bringing things back into focus. Personally, I'm just as guilty as the next person in that I'd love this feature, and that extra feature, oh yes, include this idea and so on... @Scott Mahler – Thanks, the main point of this was to help people to reduce frustration, and to poke designers, developers, etc. to be more vocal and take the lead. I found from personal experience that if I don’t use all the diplomacy I can to help educate a client (which means avoiding some of the less effective, realistic, etc. client suggestions) then they and I, in the long run, experience frustration. In most cases, it about bringing things back into focus. Personally, I’m just as guilty as the next person in that I’d love this feature, and that extra feature, oh yes, include this idea and so on…

]]> By: Scott Mahler-Datex Media http://bloggersavvy.com/keeping-your-focus-effective-and-targeted/comment-page-1/#comment-563 Scott Mahler-Datex Media Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:30:38 +0000 http://bloggersavvy.com/?p=197#comment-563 Wow, you covered just about every issue I deal with on a daily basis. I especially like your tip about reminding developers, designers etc...that the client is the boss. Sometimes that can be difficult because their vision isn't always practical. In those cases, it is our job as the professionals to explain to them how it can be done a better way, or to give them what they are asking for in a more practical way. Great post, it should help a lot of people avoid the frustration that many others needlessly go through. Wow, you covered just about every issue I deal with on a daily basis. I especially like your tip about reminding developers, designers etc…that the client is the boss. Sometimes that can be difficult because their vision isn’t always practical. In those cases, it is our job as the professionals to explain to them how it can be done a better way, or to give them what they are asking for in a more practical way. Great post, it should help a lot of people avoid the frustration that many others needlessly go through.

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