Exactly what I was getting at! I’ve never read that book, but have heard so much about it that it sounds like a read might be in order.

Unfortunately, as with many people and their “policies,” I only thought about my emergency policy after I got very sick. If I had had a plan in place, I wouldn’t have been in bed trying simultaneously to beat a fever and take care of my clients. It’s definitely one of the more vital policies to have in place.

Thanks for stopping by, Dawn!

Setting up a freelancer policy is a lot like principle-centered living from the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. With a personal mission statement in place, you don’t have to THINK about every decision…. you follow your mission statement and the choices virtually make themselves. Ditto with policies for your freelance business.

The only one of these I don’t have a policy for is “in case of emergency.” Thanks for a great suggestion. I always seem to manage when things happen… For instance, if my Internet goes out, I can contact someone by phone who can contact someone else or even Tweet to my whole network.
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