I just turned off email on my phone
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I’m a huge proponent of GTD. I use it to run my whole business and pretty much all of my life tasks. GTD is all about removing cognitive load by putting tasks and notes in a trusted system. For me that system is OmniFocus and Evernote. The thing is that I break my own system
How much is your attitude?
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The garden needed to be cleaned. It had a winter’s worth of pine cones and pine needles in it. There were weeds everywhere. It looked terrible. There I stood making the communal townhouse garden presentable grumbling under my breath about the injustice of it all. I’m the one who does most of the snow shoveling
Do you do hosting for clients?
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No is the short answer.
How do you protect your vital business data
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I’ve already gone on record about trusting companies you’re not paying with crucial business process. I simply won’t do it. If you’re a free service, I won’t be relying on you for anything that is crucial to my business. Lately I’ve been thinking that I need to evaluate my business processes a bit more. Namely
Emergency scanning just increases your stress
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Oh email…yup I know it’s a pain in the ass for you. It’s like that for me sometimes as well. I’ve been on an email diet for a while, but there is more to dealing with email than a diet. It all starts with how you handle email. If you’re a GTD person you’re going
There is no later
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When you start running a business it takes a lot of hustle. If you’re being smart you’re not quitting your job right away. You’re working extra hours in the evenings and weekends to get the business going. Maybe you’re working extra hours after your regular job to make your freelance business a reality. You’re working
Working with client competition
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What do I think about working with the competition of your client?
Upcoming Series on Pricing
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Hey y’all (feeling a bit Texas today) I’ve got a post series coming up on pricing and one post specifically on weekly pricing. I’d love some feedback on the weekly pricing since that is what most people really want to ask me questions about. I’ve got a draft up on Github for you to read.
Don’t Quit Clients
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The dream of many freelancers is to quit clients and focus on products. It may be themes, or books, or custom yoga pants that you want to make and sell. The specific product doesn’t matter. It’s the thought that no more clients around would be awesome. Quitter is a book about moving from your ‘day
Do you finish as well as you start
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I’m generally a pretty safe driver by all accounts. I drive just barely over the speed limit and rarely rush anywhere (no lane changing and weaving for me) since I simply don’t see the point in saving 30 seconds driving across town. That doesn’t mean I’m free from driving mistakes. Almost there Yes the night
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