Comments on: 7 Ways Freelancers Can Ease The Move From One Site To Another

By: white tea

white tea — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:50:06 +0000

the way people communicate is so different that in the absence of all the right tones and pitches the same words may convey a meaning different from what was originally intended.

By: Cashmere

Cashmere — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:46:08 +0000

Personally I have not moved from site to site, but I do visit many sites. And offensive webmasters are never appreciated. You might be the expert but that should make you wise not arrogant.

By: Thord Daniel Hedengren

Thord Daniel Hedengren — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:03:38 +0000

I don’t think this really applies to the offline world because of the lack of direct communication. When you don’t have that, I’d say the strong feelings that sometimes comes with the readerships online just won’t be there. Although they can of course.

The key to wether this is an issue or not is probably what kind of sites you’re writing for. Gossip has another voice and feel than, for instance the Blog Herald.

By: Andy Merrett

Andy Merrett — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:31:43 +0000

Interesting. I’ve recently moved across to a few new sites and left others, but I’m obviously not a big enough voice or the readers are polite enough that I’ve not been targeted in this way. Mind you, I’ve noticed (as a stereotype) that gossip sites receive even more snarky comments than do tech sites, so that probably has something to do with it.

Your point about considering personal brand is interesting. I try not to jump around too much, but obviously as a freelancer there’s some element of having to go where the money is. In the offline world there are a number of freelancers who will write periodically for a number of different publications — still, there’s no easy method of direct reader feedback in the print medium.