Freelancing is the in thing. Set your own calendar and work on what interests you. But be careful of the vicious circle. Most of the freelancers develop a carefree attitude which later turns into ineffective working style. You are working for yourself. You need to do the planning, strategizing and finally working. The onus of being an efficient worker lies with you and only you.
The first and foremost important is to manage time. When you are working in an office, the office manages the time with attendance books, bio-metrics and similar tools. However when freelancing this becomes the most important focus point as it is where most of the freelancers falter. Effective time management does not come naturally to most of us. While working as freelancer for only a couple of months have found out how to manage time efficiently and have time for you.
Here are some tips easy to follow and will go a long way in making you a success in freelancing.
- Know the value of your time – You and only you know your value to the fullest and time is a scarce resource for everybody. So you need to be aware of the value of time.
- Set your goals – Setting goals go a long way in effective time management. If you know where you want to be all other things fall in place.
- Have a plan for your time – When you are not planning your time you are making a Plan to Fail. Planning too much or too little also does not help. Make an optimum plan. Make a weekly plan and then Plan you day very carefully to start with.
- Always set deadlines – While working freelance we frequently linger on and focus more on producing quality work. But spending more time does not guarantee quality. It always helps to set deadlines and then work accordingly.
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