The Time vs. Task Dilemma: Why You Could Be Working Too Much
One of the reasons many of us choose to start a freelance business is the option of largely escaping time-based payment. If a task only takes an hour, it takes an hour. People like us get paid the same whether we fill a day with it or not.
While freelancers who’ve made efforts to escape time-based pay get some pretty neat perks, there’s a trade-off: a heightened risk of over-work.
Unless they’re being given more work than they can feasibly do in the time, 20, or 40, or 70-hour per week workers don’t necessarily need to be more productive. For project-paid freelancers, the speed with which we can fly through tasks will dictate how financially successful we are.
A Freelancer’s Cancellation Experience
The other day I blogged about my experience on Twitter and getting involved in a discussion about the cancellation of a web design contract. The originator of the discussion has blogged about the experience as well AND provided some great tips and insight on how to hand such situations.
Stop by and check out Andrew Turner's blog Freelance Experience #01 - Cancellation. Great synopsis of the situation and how he handled it as well as commenting on the advice and tips received in the process while discussing on Twitter.
Twitter Benefits Realized
So I am still finding my way with Twitter and its benefits. Today I got involved in a discussion about cancellation of a web design contract and what to expect payment wise when you have already been working on the project. The basics of the discussion involved what does your contract say in regards to cancellation. It was a thought provoking discussion that quickly grew as more and more got involved.
A worthy discussion for new and experienced designers. View some of the "tweets" (discussion) on my Twitter . Originating question was started by Andrew Turner. I discovered it thanks to my following of Freelance Switch.
In relation to that, in the midst of the discussion, I checked out various other Twitter members along with their websites. One of which gave GREAT information to a newbie such as myself. Check out this blog post on The Basics of Twitter by Joe Casabona.
I ended up following a few members in the discussion thanks to the original tweet. Worth the read and Twitter is STILL free to join.
Favorite Read: Freelance Switch
As a freelance designer, I'm always looking for ideas to market myself and my business. But I also look for business tips, tutorials and idea generation and Freelance Switch has become my #1 stop every morning. It isn't just for freelancers though. They provide sound business tips that apply to every business model whether you have a retail store, offer a service and much, much more. If you are a freelancer, the job board is a great classifieds section to look for a new opportunity in your area of expertise.
So stop by and check them out. Let me know what you think! A definite morning MUST read.
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