Comments on: The Deadline Is Your Friend http://www.novolume.co.uk/blog/the-deadline-is-your-friend/ The personal blog of Freelance Digital Designer Dave Ellis Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:15:06 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Edd@wantedd http://www.novolume.co.uk/blog/the-deadline-is-your-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Edd@wantedd Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:11:07 +0000 http://www.novolume.co.uk/blogged/?p=213#comment-68 I agree with Phil deadlines a vital, as tight as some of them may be, they are usually at the outset of a client relationship and once a few have been met you can settle down into meeting more realistic ones. Lessons are learnt and on the whole I try to exceed expectations when it comes to deadlines, when freelancing for agencies deadlines are usually more realistic. Having said that I worked for a reputable agency from my study at home on Sunday evening at 10:38PM for 9.00AM the next morning because I was lucky enough (or stupid enough) to check my email, Horlicks in one hand and good book in the other... I guess I was tempting fate! I agree with Phil deadlines a vital, as tight as some of them may be, they are usually at the outset of a client relationship and once a few have been met you can settle down into meeting more realistic ones.

Lessons are learnt and on the whole I try to exceed expectations when it comes to deadlines, when freelancing for agencies deadlines are usually more realistic. Having said that I worked for a reputable agency from my study at home on Sunday evening at 10:38PM for 9.00AM the next morning because I was lucky enough (or stupid enough) to check my email, Horlicks in one hand and good book in the other… I guess I was tempting fate!

]]> By: michelle http://www.novolume.co.uk/blog/the-deadline-is-your-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-54 michelle Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:54:09 +0000 http://www.novolume.co.uk/blogged/?p=213#comment-54 Really good read, I really like working to deadlines and will work all hours to make sure one is achieved but quite often I find my clients push all deadlines out of the window, I find it very hard to get some of my clients to keep to a deadline. Good read though, thanks :) Really good read, I really like working to deadlines and will work all hours to make sure one is achieved but quite often I find my clients push all deadlines out of the window, I find it very hard to get some of my clients to keep to a deadline. Good read though, thanks :)

]]> By: Phil Thompson http://www.novolume.co.uk/blog/the-deadline-is-your-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Phil Thompson Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:16:00 +0000 http://www.novolume.co.uk/blogged/?p=213#comment-29 Deadlines are vital - provided they are realistic:) Although, even a deadline so tight whereby the entire team is forced to stay back late to get the work finished on time can be, rather perversely, good for morale - so long as the management make sure: a: it doesn't happen too often b: it is properly rewarded with ovetime/bonuses/days off in lieu Deadlines are vital – provided they are realistic:)

Although, even a deadline so tight whereby the entire team is forced to stay back late to get the work finished on time can be, rather perversely, good for morale – so long as the management make sure:

a: it doesn’t happen too often
b: it is properly rewarded with ovetime/bonuses/days off in lieu

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