[Rachel Gorman]

Yes, I do have a sole proprietorship and had worked exclusively from my home office for several years after getting fed up with the last full-time gig. That is definietely the way I prefer to work — in a perfect world. After the recession there just was not enough to go around anymore and several of my long-time clients went under. So I ended up back in the freelance pool out of necessity.

There are no contracts, and I can’t expect them. I do demand a decent hourly rate, overtime and daily minimums. That’s a lot more than most people ask for and I can’t really demand much more without being deemed difficult.

Just looking for some good tips for keeping the scope of these projects clear without scaring away the client.

Thanks for your response.

[Rachel Gorman]

At first I attributed it to operator error, since we were finishing at a new place. But the last one turned up the same result at the post house we usually use.

Nothing I know of has changed on my system. We’ve even held off on the AE upgrade.

Hmmmm …