FREELANCER TIPS The Freelancer NOT-to-do List
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07.04.2014
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Freelancer to-do List To-do-lists for freelancers can be found all over the Internet and offer lots of good advice. However, if you try following all of them, you’ll soon come to the conclusion that 24 hours a day are by far not enough to get all the work done. That’s why you, as a freelancer, should not only focus on the things that have to be done, but be aware of the ones that don’t. There is work to be done and you should cut off as many unproductive time-wasters as you can. Therefore, it is extremely important to have a not-todo list, probably even more important than its more popular counterpart. Here are some things you might want to include:
1) Don’t check emails too often As a freelancer you have to stay connected with your clients at almost all times. But there is nothing worse than the realization that the day is already over and all you did was check and answer emails. Communication is one of the most important parts of your business, but you should manage your time appropriately. Make a simple rule and follow it – for example check your email only once every two hours. That way, they won’t distract you as much, leading to a much more productive working culture. The same goes for phone calls, by the way.
2) Don’t spend time on social networks unless it benefits your business Social network are another huge timewaster that most of us just can’t seem to shake out of their daily routine. The deceptive feeling that you are connecting and working on your online marketing strategy lulls you into a sense of productiveness. However, you can often find yourself looking at funny pictures or reading into interesting things that unfortunately don’t have anything to do with your work. To avoid this, it is beneficial to have a professional business Facebook and Twitter site for example and to only use those instead of your personal ones during work hours.
3) Don’t promise something you can’t accomplish One of the worst mistakes many freelancers make, especially at the start of their careers, is to try to impress their clients by overselling themselves or overstating their qualities. Stating that you have skills that you don’t or agreeing upon a too short timeframe to complete a project is one of the biggest no-go’s in freelancing. Be honest with your client and go from there. A work well done is worth a thousand promises.
4) Don’t go into a week/month/year without a plan Going into a new week or even a month or year, you usually have a general idea of what you want to accomplish. However, that is usually not enough. You need to write it all down or run the danger of forgetting something really important, like a deadline, an important call or that one idea that would have brought in the client you’ve always wanted. That’s right, number 4 on our list is making sure you don’t forget to make a to-do-list. There’s a reason they’re popular – they do the job.
5) Don’t forgo marketing when times are good We’ve mentioned this several times in other articles about running a successful freelancing business, but it just cannot be stressed enough. Marketing is not something you only do when you have no clients – it should be done throughout your whole career. You never know when a new, brilliant opportunity is going to arise. So don’t neglect your marketing when things are running good, because you never know when you might be missing out on something exciting.
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