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THE EDITORIAL
Hints, Tips, Tricks, and Anecdotes for Editors
Archived Issue # 04,
Aug. 1
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WHERE'S MY MONEY?
Aside from getting angry and bashing your keyboard what do
you do when you come up against a client/agency that does
not pay you for the work you have done? There are a number
of options, one of which is ... getting angry. If you really
want your money though, (and who doesn't?) there are other
less taxing alternatives. Assuming you have already contacted
the entity that owes you money and have received an unsatisfactory
reply or no reply (I would give them just one chance) then
the following should be your next step.
PUBLICISE!
No one likes bad publicity, and a whole world of publishing
opportunities is at your fingertips. There are hundreds if
not thousands of places to publish your story and get feedback
and advice as well as some sympathy and ultimately some action
from the accused. Create a short descriptive paragraph explaining
the situation and naming names. You are the person with the
power here. You are the one who has been wronged. Be straightforward.
Next, look for news groups, mailing lists, ombudsmen, Web
sites, forums and chat lines, having something to do with
editing. Publish your story! (See below in the "Resource
Corner")
Finally, and this is the key to this whole exercise, make
sure that each time you publish the story of your misfortune
a copy gets sent to the person supposedly responsible for
paying you as well as any other email addresses that you may
have connected to that entity.
If it is an email message you are sending put the addresses
in the CC: field. This lets everyone know who is responsible
and scares the living daylights out of the concerned party
(Hopefully!).
If you are placing your message on a Web site or a forum choose Send to
from your browser menu.
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