Avoid the headaches
Written by Verne on July 18th, 2007The guys at FS have posted a great article on the 10 Essential Steps to Avoid Freelance Headaches. Don’t be fooled, their insight applies directly to entrepreneurs struggling to figure out where work ends and life begins on a day-to-day basis, too.
I was going to write an article on something similar, but this one hits the mark. #1 (find great clients), 6 (set aside designated time) and 10 (automate) are strategies I personally subscribe to. Check it out! It’ll help you save time, reclaim your life, and avoid the headaches.
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Satish
July 19th, 2007 at 10:21 amI’m a fan of 1. Find great clients. 3. Set deadlines. and 9. Keep track.
#11 would be to bring food to meetings. A warm pizza and cold pop will always keeps things casual, cool, and satisfying!
Dev
July 20th, 2007 at 6:33 pmGood find Verne. How about doing a post on managing time as a freelancer? I’ve been giving SEO advice to a SMB recently, but it’s hard to find the time to actually sit down and implement the solutions.
I’m especially interested in knowing your view on quoting the number of hours needed to complete a prospective project.
Dev - http://www.dailymoolah.com
Tara: Graphic Design Blog
July 20th, 2007 at 7:14 pmI like the idea of find great clients, but in practice its not always that simple. The easiest to work for clients are not always the ones in my experience with the bigger budgets and most work.
Verne
July 20th, 2007 at 7:42 pmDev - Thanks for the suggested topics! If you’re looking for some other great resources for freelancers that are also applicable to entrepreneurs, I encourage you to check out http://www.freelanceswitch.com. Both the topics you mentioned have been written about on a few occasions.
Tara - I absolutely agree, finding great talents is actually much more of an art than a science. And while a healthy budget is helpful, like you said, it’s certainly not the defining characteristic of a great client.
I have some lingering thoughts that I’m thinking of jotting down soon as an expansion to the concept of finding great clients. Look out for that soon!