Entries Tagged 'Managing Your Projects' ↓

I’ve always wondered just how productive people are when trying to juggle three or more projects. How about attending 6 meetings a day?

Even solo entrepreneurs need business systems. Without a system, you’re just winging it and your results will reflect that approach. For one thing, when you wing it, unless you’re incredibly lucky, you’ll always be obsessed about getting more work. You won’t take time off and that obsession will eventually drive you nuts.

Leo Babauta has another great post up on FreelanceSwitch about setting and meeting deadlines. His advice covers the gamut from don’t overcommit to stay up late if you plan badly. And he provides several great tips for project planning and project management. Nothing earth-shattering here, but good, solid tips that are worth printing out and [...]

Sorry I’ve been a bit slow updating posts this week, but like many of you, I have freelance work that I take on. In addition to working on an ongoing contract, I’ve been putting together a proposal for a new contract. Add to that my bout of hay fever and things start falling through the cracks. Fortunately, I’ve got good control over things now and you should be seeing a steady flow of posts coming your way, continuing my series on niche marketing. But if I was really swamped, I might have to consider cutting my losses on any work that was just not cost-effective.

Finish the tasks you start

It’s sometimes difficult to complete large tasks, but letting them go stale is the best way to discourage yourself. Incomplete projects generate physical, mental, and emotional clutter.