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Category Archives: Time Management
Reading already read emails again?
More from one of my favorite blogging freelancers, Neil Renicker, of Renicker Studio, based in Tipp City, Ohio, on the topic of productivity! When you’re driving in the dark, in the pouring rain, and traffic in the other lane is … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelancing, Time Management, Work/Life Balance
Tagged productivity, time management
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A Time Management System That Never Crashes
Laurel Black shares her paper-based time management system that prevents her from over-booking and never crashes. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelancers Union, Freelancing, Inspiration, Time Management, Work/Life Balance
Tagged time management
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Productivity and 100-Calorie Snack Packs
As a self-employed writer, I understand that the more I work, the more I get paid. At the same time, I can find myself tempted by distractions. So over the years, I’ve developed a number of tricks to help me shore up my willpower and stay focused on what I need to do, such as.... Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelancing, Time Management, Work/Life Balance, Writers
Tagged discipline, focus, productivity, will power, willpower
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Escaping Information Overload
In this series of posts, freelancer, Neil Renicker of Renicker Studio, shares ideas about inbox hygiene to escape information overload. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Designers, Time Management, Tools of the trades, Writers
Tagged deleting email, email marketing, email overload, info overload
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Mysterious case of the disappearing client
Do your clients ever go missing mid-project? Stacey King Gordon’s sometimes do. Here's what she's trying to do about it... Continue reading
Exactly what time do you track?
Elke Giba of Giba Group Design and Marketing asks: "When it comes to tracking time, how detailed do you get? Especially when itemizing non-billable time?" Continue reading
From Commuting to Telecommuting
Jeremy Flagg, our guru on eco-friendly freelancing, describes how he persuades clients to use Skype so he doesn't have waste time traveling. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Client Relations, Communicating, Designers, Freelancers Union, Freelancing, Time Management
Tagged clients, telecommuting
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Sick Days, or Why I Work Ahead of Deadlines
You will never, ever find me working on a project on deadline day. I work as far in advance as reasonably possible. Recently, I was reminded of why. Continue reading
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Tagged time management, work/life balance
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What Are You Reading?
Here are a few of the books that I’ve plowed through since early December. Before you gasp at the length of the list (particularly since it includes a massive Stephen King title), remember that I did take a two-week vacation at the end of last year. Continue reading
Posted in Designers, Illustrators, Inspiration, Time Management, Work/Life Balance, Writers, Writing
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When In Doubt, Just Ask
It never fails: my services are never more in demand than right before I leave town for a trip. Since I have a lot of travel planned for April, I shouldn’t have been surprised to be flooded with requests. Continue reading
