Monday, October 12, 2015Avoiding th

Monday, October 12, 2015
Avoiding the Freelance Writing Burnout
What's on the iPod: Glorious by MaMuse
It's Monday -- do you know where your weekend went?
It was a good weekend. The only damper in it was my son was on his way when his car started making grinding noises. That's never good. He had to turn around and head back.
However, it was still a good weekend. A cousin was in town unexpectedly, I was able to read a book, and I didn't have to work for 56 whole hours. Given the huge load of projects on my desk last Monday, that in itself is a miracle.
In fact, last week I found myself quite close to my breaking point. Too many projects, more coming in, and I had just pushed a little harder on the marketing toward the end of September (not one of these projects came from that push, which added to my anxiety over way too much work for the time I had).
By working through lunches and avoiding email, I whittled the seven-project pile down to one. I have two coming in this week. I'm ready for them. There was a point last week, though, where I thought one more project and I'd have to turn something down. I nearly did, but I managed to find time to squeeze in the small project from a favorite client.
Still, in my view, having too much work is a sign something isn't quite right. Yes, it could be the marketing was working, but as I mentioned earlier, none of this came in as a result of my marketing. One was a referral job, one came from my website, another came through an editor, one was a regular client....
I pulled out a few of my strategies to help reduce some of the stress (and at times, some of the clients) without impacting my earnings. Here are some things I've done in the past that work:
Charge more. It's an easy way to rid yourself of the busy work and save that time for the meatier, more lucrative jobs. Tough to do as there are clients you may not want to part with. If you can keep them, do. Just charge future clients a higher rate.
Push back on deadlines. Had I accepted every deadlines as stated, I'd have been working through the night with some of these. Instead, I pushed back on a few, and I got the changes I needed. It was an easy sell -- I said quite frankly I wanted to make sure I had the time to do the job right.
Track every project. I mentioned last week that I put everything on my Outlook calendar. If I hadn't, I'd have lost track of at least two projects (and I still had some momentary panic -- alleviated by my calendar task list).
Don't answer right away. It's why I turned my email off. If another client's note comes in, my mind is now on that project. The shift between one project and another takes me a good 15 minutes or so to recover from. So I shut the damn thing down until I took a break. No one says you have to answer your email within seconds of receiving it, right?
Let absentee clients stay absent. One revision was due to me two weeks ago. On any other day, I'd have checked in with the client. However, I saw it as a chance to catch up. I let it slide and, lo and behold, I bought four more days. The client got in touch on Thursday. That meant I had a small window of time in which to deal with the revisions.

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Monday, October 12, 2015Avoiding the Freelance Writing Burnout What's on the iPod: Glorious by MaMuseIt's Monday -- do you know where your weekend went?It was a good weekend. The only damper in it was my son was on his way when his car started making grinding noises. That's never good. He had to turn around and head back.However, it was still a good weekend. A cousin was in town unexpectedly, I was able to read a book, and I didn't have to work for 56 whole hours. Given the huge load of projects on my desk last Monday, that in itself is a miracle.In fact, last week I found myself quite close to my breaking point. Too many projects, more coming in, and I had just pushed a little harder on the marketing toward the end of September (not one of these projects came from that push, which added to my anxiety over way too much work for the time I had).By working through lunches and avoiding email, I whittled the seven-project pile down to one. I have two coming in this week. I'm ready for them. There was a point last week, though, where I thought one more project and I'd have to turn something down. I nearly did, but I managed to find time to squeeze in the small project from a favorite client.Still, in my view, having too much work is a sign something isn't quite right. Yes, it could be the marketing was working, but as I mentioned earlier, none of this came in as a result of my marketing. One was a referral job, one came from my website, another came through an editor, one was a regular client....I pulled out a few of my strategies to help reduce some of the stress (and at times, some of the clients) without impacting my earnings. Here are some things I've done in the past that work:Charge more. It's an easy way to rid yourself of the busy work and save that time for the meatier, more lucrative jobs. Tough to do as there are clients you may not want to part with. If you can keep them, do. Just charge future clients a higher rate.Push back on deadlines. Had I accepted every deadlines as stated, I'd have been working through the night with some of these. Instead, I pushed back on a few, and I got the changes I needed. It was an easy sell -- I said quite frankly I wanted to make sure I had the time to do the job right.Track every project. I mentioned last week that I put everything on my Outlook calendar. If I hadn't, I'd have lost track of at least two projects (and I still had some momentary panic -- alleviated by my calendar task list).Don't answer right away. It's why I turned my email off. If another client's note comes in, my mind is now on that project. The shift between one project and another takes me a good 15 minutes or so to recover from. So I shut the damn thing down until I took a break. No one says you have to answer your email within seconds of receiving it, right?Biarkan klien seperti menginap absen. Satu revisi adalah karena saya dua minggu lalu. Hari-hari lain, saya akan memeriksa dengan klien. Namun, aku melihatnya sebagai kesempatan untuk mengejar ketinggalan. Saya membiarkannya slide dan, lihatlah, aku membeli empat hari lagi. Klien masuk touch pada hari Kamis. Itu berarti aku punya jendela kecil waktu di mana untuk berurusan dengan revisi.

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Senin, 12 Oktober, 2015
Menghindari Freelance Writing Burnout
Apa yang ada di iPod: Glorious oleh Mamuse
Ini Senin - Anda tahu di mana akhir pekan Anda pergi?
Itu adalah akhir pekan yang baik. Satu-satunya peredam di itu anak saya sedang dalam perjalanan ketika mobilnya mulai membuat grinding suara. Itu tidak pernah baik. Dia harus berbalik dan kembali.
Namun, itu masih akhir pekan yang baik. Sepupu berada di kota tiba-tiba, saya bisa membaca buku, dan aku tidak harus bekerja selama 56 jam seluruh. Mengingat beban besar proyek di meja saya Senin lalu, itu sendiri adalah sebuah keajaiban.
Bahkan, minggu lalu saya menemukan diri saya cukup dekat dengan titik melanggar saya. Terlalu banyak proyek, lebih datang, dan aku hanya mendorong sedikit lebih keras pada pemasaran menjelang akhir September (bukan salah satu dari proyek-proyek ini berasal dari bahwa push, yang ditambahkan ke kecemasan saya lebih terlalu banyak bekerja untuk waktu yang aku punya ).
Dengan bekerja melalui makan siang dan menghindari email, saya dipangkas tumpukan tujuh proyek ke satu. Aku punya dua datang dalam minggu ini. Aku siap untuk mereka. Ada titik pekan lalu, meskipun, di mana saya pikir salah satu proyek yang lebih dan saya harus mengubah sesuatu. Aku hampir melakukannya, tetapi saya berhasil menemukan waktu untuk memeras dalam proyek kecil dari klien favorit.
Namun, dalam pandangan saya, memiliki terlalu banyak pekerjaan adalah sesuatu tanda yang tidak benar. Ya, bisa jadi pemasaran bekerja, tapi seperti yang saya sebutkan sebelumnya, semua ini datang sebagai hasil dari pemasaran saya. Salah satunya adalah pekerjaan rujukan, satu berasal dari website saya, yang lain datang melalui editor, salah satu adalah klien biasa ....
Aku mengeluarkan beberapa strategi untuk membantu mengurangi beberapa stres (dan di kali, beberapa klien) tanpa mempengaruhi penghasilan saya. Berikut adalah beberapa hal yang telah saya lakukan di masa lalu yang bekerja:
Mengisi lebih. Ini cara mudah untuk membersihkan diri dari pekerjaan sibuk dan menghemat waktu bahwa untuk meatier, pekerjaan yang lebih menguntungkan. Sulit dilakukan karena ada klien Anda mungkin tidak ingin berpisah dengan. Jika Anda dapat menjaga mereka, lakukan. Hanya biaya klien masa depan yang lebih tinggi.
Dorong kembali pada tenggat waktu. Telah saya diterima setiap tenggat waktu seperti yang dinyatakan, saya telah bekerja sepanjang malam dengan beberapa. Sebaliknya, saya mendorong kembali pada beberapa, dan saya mendapat perubahan yang saya butuhkan. Itu mudah dijual - aku berkata terus terang saya ingin memastikan bahwa saya punya waktu untuk melakukan pekerjaan dengan benar.
Melacak setiap proyek. Saya sebutkan minggu lalu bahwa saya meletakkan segala sesuatu pada kalender Outlook saya. Jika aku tidak, aku akan kehilangan jejak setidaknya dua proyek (dan saya masih memiliki beberapa panik sesaat - diatasi dengan daftar tugas kalender saya).
Jangan langsung menjawab. Ini sebabnya aku berbalik email saya off. Jika catatan lain klien datang, pikiran saya sekarang pada proyek itu. Pergeseran antara satu proyek dan lain membawa saya baik 15 menit atau lebih untuk pulih dari. Jadi saya menutup sialan bawah sampai aku mengambil istirahat. Tidak ada yang mengatakan Anda harus menjawab email Anda dalam hitungan detik menerima itu, kan?
Mari absensi klien tetap ada. Salah satu revisi adalah karena saya dua minggu lalu. Pada hari lain, aku akan memeriksa dengan klien. Namun, saya melihatnya sebagai kesempatan untuk mengejar ketinggalan. Aku membiarkannya dan, lihatlah, saya membeli empat hari lagi. Klien mendapat berhubungan Kamis. Itu berarti saya memiliki jendela kecil waktu di mana untuk berurusan dengan revisi.