<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27431617.post1551553168026149422..comments</id><updated>2008-10-14T21:45:54.642-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Freelance Writing: Saying No to a Client</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://denisejacleen.blogspot.com/feeds/1551553168026149422/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/1551553168026149422/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://denisejacleen.blogspot.com/2007/11/saying-no-to-client.html'/><author><name>Denise</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16276813762560798312</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27431617.post-4711641581542147253</id><published>2008-10-14T21:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T21:45:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Denise,This is my first time to your most impre...</title><summary type='text'>Hi Denise,&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;This is my first time to your most impressive blog.  I have been freelancing for two months.  I've gained some very decent clients and at time shave a hard time saying no. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I must agree with Greg, my procrastination tends to creep up on me, then I find myself rushing.  Fortunately things have always come through and my clients are happy; but that isn't a cool way to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/1551553168026149422/comments/default/4711641581542147253'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/1551553168026149422/comments/default/4711641581542147253'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://denisejacleen.blogspot.com/2007/11/saying-no-to-client.html?showComment=1224045900000#c4711641581542147253' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://denisejacleen.blogspot.com/2007/11/saying-no-to-client.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27431617.post-1551553168026149422' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/posts/default/1551553168026149422' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27431617.post-8802690024994072424</id><published>2007-11-29T20:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-29T20:25:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you Greg! I'm always glad to see new faces a...</title><summary type='text'>Thank you Greg! I'm always glad to see new faces around here :)&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;You mention some good points about constantly saying "yes." If you end up rushing things and do projects at the last minute, chances are, the quality will suffer!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Please don't worry about bothering me. I answer each and every e-mail I receive, so don't hesitate to contact me outside the blog if you'd like.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/1551553168026149422/comments/default/8802690024994072424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/1551553168026149422/comments/default/8802690024994072424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://denisejacleen.blogspot.com/2007/11/saying-no-to-client.html?showComment=1196396700000#c8802690024994072424' title=''/><author><name>Denise</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16276813762560798312</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13367655406762529548'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://denisejacleen.blogspot.com/2007/11/saying-no-to-client.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27431617.post-1551553168026149422' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/posts/default/1551553168026149422' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27431617.post-3940486528222353811</id><published>2007-11-29T15:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-29T15:02:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Never mind about contact. I found it, but just don...</title><summary type='text'>Never mind about contact. I found it, but just don't want to disturb you and steal your precious time. Take care. You've got yourself a regular visitor. ;-)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/1551553168026149422/comments/default/3940486528222353811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/1551553168026149422/comments/default/3940486528222353811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://denisejacleen.blogspot.com/2007/11/saying-no-to-client.html?showComment=1196377320000#c3940486528222353811' title=''/><author><name>greg</name><uri>http://www.gregorkoprivnik.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://denisejacleen.blogspot.com/2007/11/saying-no-to-client.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27431617.post-1551553168026149422' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/posts/default/1551553168026149422' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27431617.post-7219671660239382661</id><published>2007-11-29T14:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-29T14:07:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hello, Denise! First time visitor to your blog. It...</title><summary type='text'>Hello, Denise! First time visitor to your blog. It's nice with a lot of useful information and points of view. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I am a chronic "yes" sayer, so I definetily know the problem of can't say "no". And it hurts me really bad: 1. I get less and less time to enjoy my life, 2. workload becomes to heavy and I usually start to procrastinate on things and then sometimes just don't do them until last</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/1551553168026149422/comments/default/7219671660239382661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/1551553168026149422/comments/default/7219671660239382661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://denisejacleen.blogspot.com/2007/11/saying-no-to-client.html?showComment=1196374020000#c7219671660239382661' title=''/><author><name>Greg</name><uri>http://www.gregorkoprivnik.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://denisejacleen.blogspot.com/2007/11/saying-no-to-client.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27431617.post-1551553168026149422' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27431617/posts/default/1551553168026149422' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>