The other day I was hard at work rewriting a series of keyword sensitive SEO articles. The originals had clear markings at the top, each of which indicated exactly what the keyword was and how many times it appeared in the article. I used the “Find” feature in Word to search for and bold the words in the original articles and then made sure I duplicated the numbers in the rewrite. Simple, right?
Not really.
Somewhere along the lines I must have missed that silly formula and last night I received an email from my client letting me know I had to redo two articles. I had use the keyword for each article one time.
Oops! My mistake.
Now, I could have gotten angry, but I didn’t. It was my own fault. The only thing I could do was apologize, correct the article, and resend it.
I also could have gotten depressed, degraded myself for making a mistake, and gone back to bed. These really weren’t viable options. Instead, I got started on the next phase of the project.
I am, after all, only human.
The beauty of freelance writing is that you only report to yourself and your clients. There’s no “boss” or middle man to worry about. If you make a mistake you can correct it and move on. Make your client happy, learn from your experience, and then forget about it. Slap yourself on the hand if you must - just don’t let it happen again.
See the statement above. You are only human. We all make mistakes. As human beings, we have the distinct ability to choose how we react to certain situations. Choose wisely and you’ll grow as a writer. Guaranteed!
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Do you receive a number of emails and comments after you write articles or blog posts? Do you regularly respond to each and every email until, ultimately, you’ve got a string of a dozen or more conversations going on in your email inbox at the same time? What a mess!
