9 techniques for Freelancer Time Management

As a freelancer or home based business owner you should plan your business and time very meticulously, because there is no one to see your progress, you are the boss of your organization. You must remember why you have started your business at home. Because you wanted to become your own boss and able to work from home and yet remain with your loved ones. So to take care of your financial side in the comfort of home, you should have proper time management.

Set Priorities
As a freelancer or home based business owner you should set your priorities both at work and your home. You should not forget your aim as a freelancer or home based business owner i.e. towards your business or job. That is first and foremost, your all efforts should be streamlined towards your business. You should demarket your business and your home. You should be very firm on setting your priorities, because ultimately the bottom line for the success of your business will depend up how you do your work from home.

Proper Time Allocation
As a freelancer writer or home business owner you have to plan your working hours very systematically. Because you have set up home business in order to earn money for yourself and your family, this must always bear in your mind. You must jot down in your note book, your daily routine jobs, your customer calls, new customer invitations; you’re that day priority job. You should also make another plan to check list for your home or family things to do. Once you have made the check list or things to do that day, you should start completing one job after other and striking out the check list for the jobs you have completed. This will help you in completing your planned jobs and at the end of day you know, which jobs are left which you put in the next day planning. This will also help you for analyzing, the speed or pace which you have to adopt.

Speedy Completion
When you start your job or take up your projects you must remember to complete your jobs in time. You should plan such a way that you complete your project and submit it for review to the clients in time. So that you can get repeat jobs or assignments. One thing you should remember is to do first time correctly by reducing mistakes, there by able to do your jobs speedily, accurately.

Meeting Deadlines
As a successful home business owner or as a freelance writer depends upon you, meeting deadlines of your projects. This is a very competitive world. You can get more jobs, provided you meet the deadline and your clients are happy with your job. A happy customer is the best publicity agent which is called ‘Word Of Mouth’. You can meet your deadline if you plan properly and analyze from your past mistakes and prioritize your work.

Being Punctual
Once you have become a freelance writer or home based business owner you should have a separate office in your home with closed door. You should have your office time table. You should get up and get ready, dress up as if you are going to an outside office. This will help you to get off from causal approach towards your home job. No pajamas. Proper dress code, and attend your home office in time, closed the doors of your office so that you are not distracted. A successful man always maintains punctuality. If you are punctual to your work then you can complete your job in time and be a successful home business owner. Bottom line is if you are successful you will be well rewarded and recognized in your society, and you and your family will be happy.

Managing Interruptions
You should know or have a knack to say no to interruptions. It is very common that your friends or neighbours to come for gossip since you are having your office at home. They think that as a freelancer or home based business owner you are doing nothing and they can have their pastime. You should politely tackle the situation and make them understand your office hours. This is very essential; you should avoid interruption, for your efficiency. This will help you to go as per your schedule and you will not have backlogs.

Being Proactive
As a freelancer writer or home based business owner, you should always have a proactive approach, which help you to reduce mistakes and helps your time management. You should able to analyze and take proactive steps not preventive steps. Once you manage your time properly then you need not do fire fighting jobs, which creates stress and increases mistakes, reduces your efficiency.

Being Flexible
Since you are the boss with proper time management, you can be bit flexible in your time table some times. When required you can deliver your projects before time as your clients requirements. This will help to give confidence to your clients on your jobs. In feature you will be the first choice and this will help you get more profits.

Providing for relaxation
With proper time management you can take liberty to have a small nap, which will recharge you. After a hectic job or on completion of a project successful, you should reward your self with a glass of wine or an outing with your family. You should know how to reward your self to get motivated because you have to work harder when the situation demands & you can go all out for midnight lamps burns.


Therefore the major lesson you have to understand is First things first, be organizing 24 hours ahead, work smarter nor harder, be proactive and delegate, and enjoy or reward self after a success.

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