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Subject:Re: The Worst Thing About Contracting From:John Posada <jposada01 -at- YAHOO -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 12 Apr 1999 08:29:45 -0700
Betsy...
> and the deliverables I promise. I find the hour or
> so I spend writing
> it up (on my own time) is greatly repaid by the
> increased satisfaction
Why do you do it on your own time? Does it not
contribute toward a better product, and as you said,
"..clarity on both sides."
If you are doing something that contributes toward a
better deliverable and is specific to that deliverable
(as opposed to something not related, but makes you a
better writer and therefore, able to create a better
product), then that is part of the project and should
be billed as part of the project.
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John Posada
Western Union International
(w) jposada -at- westernunion -dot- com
(p) john -at- tdandw -dot- com
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