It's inevitable. Eventually you will screw up on a freelance job. You'll forget to spell check an article that you had to write last minute. You'll mess up the links your client needed embedded in a review. You miss a grammatical error on the second page. Sh*t happens.

What you do afterward is the important part. Here's the steps you should follow when this happens:

Suck it up. Yah, you screwed up. Don't pout. Fix the mistake ASAP. Apologize for your mistake. Don't promise it won't ever happen again. Hey, you're human. Make a checklist of things to double-check before you send a final draft so that you'll be better prepared to avoid mistakes next time. Forgive yourself. De-stress by taking a walk or calling your hubby, best friend or mom.