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Just as a blueprint is important when building a house, goal setting is important when starting or growing your business. If you don’t have any idea where you are going, what your doing, or where you see yourself in the future; then it is extremely hard to get there. You may be asking what kind of direction I can give and I’m glad you asked.

In The 2-Hour Business Plan I mentioned that your plan should have major goals and objectives. However, in addition to those major ones you’ll need to have non-major goals as well as a blueprint for success. Without delay let’s proceed with that direction I promised. Read the rest of this entry »

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Most of us start out freelancing our web design skills. We do websites for those we know (usually at little or no cost). We try to take on as many paying clients as possible. Everything may seem to be going okay. After all, you’ve done the website, you’ve collected the money, and everyone is happy. True. Everything seems manageable until you start doing more and more work. The more work you do, the more other areas of your business get neglected. You simply cannot make the sales calls, design the website, develop the website, handle the bookkeeping, and do the marketing yourself. Time runs out, something has to give, and it is usually those things that feed the pipeline.

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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.

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