Not weird – complimentary, I think.

…is it weird for a 23 year old guy to be subscribed to “eMomsAtHome”?

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I’ve written an article for a client, sent it in, gone to his office for revisions, sat there “on the clock” while he re-wrote it for four hours (making it much much worse), re-edited it, sent it in, had it edited on me and published under his name.

While it was a big-time hassle, it was also written on a “per-hour” basis (I do a number of projects for this client and that’s just how he works) and I probably ended up getting paid for three times more work than I had initially thought it would be…while seeing the quality slip each time.

It bugged me while working on it, but he’s a great client to have and knows that he’s strange at times – so it’s not a big deal.

If it had my name on it though, I would have published the first article.

Chad’s last blog post..13 Reasons Why You Should NOT Be A Freelance Writer

I’ve had the same thing happen to me. I had a client who praised my work and seemed to like it, but every time I turned something in, they would alter it (adding grammatical errors and such).

It was very confusing. I was always second-guessing what the client REALLY wanted. It was frustrating.

I don’t know if clients have any obligation to notify us when making massive changes to our work, but it sure would be nice.

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I agree that getting feedback from the editor before another article offer comes up would be good to help you decide if you can live with his or her methods of using your copy even if your name isn’t attached.

I think it has to do with the clients trying to put their own voice into the writing. Sometimes that’s okay, other times, it damages the integrity of the work, and ultimately, their business.

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Have you asked them why they edited your piece? It’s probably better to find out now, then you will be prepared for next time you work for them.

As a client, I’m not sure that I would feel beholden to keep the article as provided, nor to tell you I had changed it. However, if you asked, I’d tell you why.

I completely understand why you would be surprised at wholesale changes without being asked to re-write it as part of the editing process. Hence again, I would ask them why if I were you?

Still, you can add the original document as you have written it to your portfolio.

Kind regards
Jill