Its the Stupid Client

In a Nutshell

Who's stopping your star shining bright?

In a Sentence

What's really stopping you from being a contractor superstar, your client or your work ethic? 

There's nothing more draining than the contractor who says; "My client won't let me innovate." Wouldn't it be refreshing to hear; "My client lets me push the boundaries."

The Age of Freedom

During the last twenty years the workplace has changed dramatically, particularly the office environment. For the modern contractor running their own limited company things have never been so good.

Contractors are in charge of the hours they work, the days they choose to work and how they work. In fact, isn't it so very easy to just a little, often? Especially so, if your client happens to be one of the global players in the world marketplace.

The Age of Responsibility

As a contractor, do you actually mean; "My client wants innovation and smarter results, but they're not going to risk me trying without taking responsibility as well." Your client wouldn't have made it if they took a different approach. Who would give authority without the responsibility?!"

In this challenging marketplace, contractors need to work smart. Almost every contractor trading through their own limited company has the ability to go the extra mile on their assignments. Maybe you're finding it hard to admit to yourself you can/should do more, because having acknowledged the fact to yourself you have to do something about it.

Re-Work

So you may make a mistake. That's ok, because you'll fix it in your own time. In fact, you'll have done all the testing in your own time, anyway. So your client won't have seen anything but the finished product.

Enhance your reputation, promise less than you deliver. Just don't look back in ten years' time and blame someone else for the fact your hourly rate is the exactly the same as it is today.