25 Easy Ways to Fine Tune Your Freelancing Business
One of the things about freelancing that’s both helpful and harmful, is that once you get the business going, it pretty much runs itself. Once you’ve gone over that first hump of finding those first few clients, if you provide great service and work, you often don’t even need to advertise or look for clients...
Read more…What to Do When You Have too Much Work
We all strive to be there–we want to have so much work we never really have to advertise or cold call or do much marketing ever again. We want enough clients so that we can pick and choose the best ones with the best projects. But what happens when you actually make it there? Personally,...
Read more…Managing Your Client Schedule
Having lots of clients is the goal for any freelancer who’s serious about business. The money is always flowing, your clients are happy and you’re working hard to maintain your reputation. The problem though, is the fact you haven’t seen the outside of your office for weeks, you dream about the next email you’re going...
Read more…Stop Whining & Get To Work
I love the work I do every day. Heck, I don’t think I could work 16 hours a day if I didn’t love what I do. But as with everything in life, there are times that I would rather be doing something else, especially on the weekends. Most weekends I can take off, but then...
Read more…Working on Your Business, Not Just in It
When you’re a freelancer, you often find yourself doing several jobs. You may design, develop, write, manage, bill, consult and answer the phone. Unfortunately, while we’re busy taking care of all these roles in the day-to-day management of our business, we forget to step back and take a look at the long term. Working on the...
Read more…The First Rule of Productivity: One Thing at a Time
Time management, in and of itself, will not really help you be more productive. I’m talking about time management in the classic sense of the word. Getting through your “to do” list faster. It’s a complete waste of time. What you really need to do is to look at everything that you have on your...
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