This woman owned a creepy DM sex pest in the best way
Obviously, there’d be a higher price for a quicker turnaround.
All deadlines should be clearly stated. If the client is asking for a quick turnaround, charge a higher price for that inconvenience to you. Here I have again presented the client with options. pic.twitter.com/bJnBsQh3zu
— emi gennis (@imemi) November 22, 2018
Negotiations don’t always end in a deal.
[At this point in the conversation, he stopped talking to me. Honestly I'm surprised it went on for as long as it did.]
— emi gennis (@imemi) November 22, 2018
Sometimes, you didn’t really want to make a deal anyway.
I'm sure my mother is reading this, horrified, so allow me to add this disclaimer: no, Mom, I'm not going to send this guy a jar of my spit.
— emi gennis (@imemi) November 22, 2018
Importantly, all skills are transferable if you make the effort.
I'll be teaching basic business skills, including client negotiation, as part of my Self-Promotion for Illustrators class next semester. Obviously those lessons will be more specifically tailored to making art, rather than selling your spit to internet randos.
— emi gennis (@imemi) November 22, 2018
Even more importantly, this isn’t about judging – it’s about dealing with pests.
As this is getting a fair amount of attention, I want to add: this guy is a creep because, as suggested by the 1st tweet, he'd been sending me repeated sexual messages (for months) despite requests to stop. A spit request is fine if asked respectfully. Let's not kink shame here.
— emi gennis (@imemi) November 27, 2018
For more of this wisdom, there’s also a blog.
If only Theresa May, David Davies and Dominic Raab had had access to this kind of insight.
The educational thread has been getting a lot of love.
https://twitter.com/jonrosenberg/status/1067524562978516993
https://twitter.com/lianasmooz/status/1067520609670750208
A Very Useful Example of Freelance Negotiations.
~AND a great example of turning internet harassment into a hilarious and useful teaching moment~ https://t.co/66UtzH1eB8
— Lauren Panepinto (@Planetpinto) November 27, 2018
A master class in negotiating rates. https://t.co/MtoydIq1Ba
— Alexandria Neonakis (@Beavs) November 27, 2018
This thread is making shockingly delicious and educational lemonade from a very rotten lemon. https://t.co/wKTdY9dQjQ
— Aviv Or (@AvivOr) November 27, 2018
And people say Twitter’s just for trolls and cat pictures.
