Some reasons why I don't post my finished products 1. Client doesn't want people to know that s/he outsourced the copyediting. 2. Client doesn't want the original copywriter to know s/he commissioned me to rewrite. (Sometimes I feel like a restoration company 🚚, called in to restore order to the chaos.) 3. The magazines my feature articles, advertorials, interviews, and other work appear in don't do social media. 4. There was that ad I wrote for a very local concern that has no interest in greater publicity. 5. The brochure looked beautiful. I eagerly anticipated adding it to my portfolio. Then the client added copy that made me weep. Not with joy. 6. You won't be that impressed by what I discovered when I proofread a postcard that was part of a multimillion-dollar campaign. (A particular term should NOT have been capitalized. Clap clap. Thank you, thank you very much.) I can't say this was inspired by Yael Dolinger's recent post; I'd planned this post for today. But I can say that it's heartening to know I'm not alone. Thanks, Yael.
Yes! With this I envy the design people.
Didn't realize how many more reasons there are! By the way for reason number 5- I think you can still put it in the brochure the way you wrote it. Things will always be changing after the project is complete but why not use it the way you gave it?
I can relate to 1, 2, and 3. Thank you for sharing.
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5moOh, that moment when they change something after you edited it. 😭