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One of the traps you can easily fall into when freelancing is not working. It is too easy to put things off until another hour, day, or week. After all the only boss you have is yourself. Just like a regular job, setting business hours (operating hours) for your web design company is important. You need to set what days and times you plan to work, and then stick to them.
You’d be amazed at the things you can get done within set business hours. It helps to have a list of project to do’s or things that you would like to complete (personal projects). Then during those business hours, do them. Take one thing off the list and start doing it. When it’s completed move down on your list and keep going. I have found one of the toughest parts of being my own boss is that freelancing requires discipline to work even when you don’t want to. You don’t have that proverbial boss looking over your shoulder. It is up to you, to get things done.
I am going to start sharing links that I’ve found to be bookmarkable over the last week. Hopefully, you’ll get some benefit out of them like I have.
If you’ve found something to be bookmarkable send it to me.
Choosing the right length for an effective request for proposal (RFP) or quote form can be a daunting task. In a perfect world we would love our clients to fill out a comprehensive document detailing everything they usually forget to tell us. Imagine having those needed details BEFORE you do the work instead of after you’ve done it.
Since we all know that this is not likely to happen, how do we choose that perfect RFP length? Is a long form better than a short form? What are the pros and cons with each type? What do others say is best? And are their any alternatives available to us?
I’ve been told that good conversation skills can not be taught. It is either a skill you have or one that you don’t. While there is some validity in that statement, don’t be discouraged. Even though everyone isn’t going to be a linguist, YOU can master the art of good table conversation.
Business networking is vital to the growth of any company, but even more important for an online web design business. An excellent networker can grow their business by leaps and bounds over a poor networker. A good friend of mine recently shared a problem he has, table conversation. Not just any table conversation, but talking about his web design business. I know it sounds odd, but believe me he is not alone. Many people who are good at what they do, stink at networking, even if it is with family and friends. With a little understanding and some practice anyone can make web design good table conversation. You just have to know the responses you’re going to get so you can have the right follow up. You have to have a good elevator pitch, you have to be ready to provide either valuable information or service and you have to be able to have good leader questions. Let’s look at each one individually.
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