Clients who Bad Mouth Freelance Writers
I mentioned that I do not place comments until after the client comments. This is because I was burned once. I had someone say that I had bid far lower than I really did, and then I tried to force them to pay more. That I had been rude, and spammed his site.
Of course, none of this happened, but the number of accepted bids at that site dwindled dramatically.
How Freelance Writers can protect Themselves
First, always leave a nice comment. Especially, if you leave your comment first. Remember that your comment is a reflection on your professionalism.
Second, prepare to start a new account under a new name. This can be like starting over. Or, you can run two accounts at once. There are some advantages to this. One can be a high-bid account where you do top quality work. The other can be a low bid account where you take jobs when money is tight.
Another way for a freelance writer to protect themselves is to have an online portfolio. This portfolio would contain a list of testimonials that just 'might' override a bad testimonial in a freelance bid site. The portfolio would also contain examples of your work. I am going to talk about this tomorrow.
Of course, as you advance your career, this will not be a problem. You'll find that you have enough good reviews to offset a bad one.
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