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simple business roles for the self-employed

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simple business roles for the self-employed

Posted 03-23-2008 at 05:05 PM by Goddess

People often wonder about being self-employed. It's one of those things people fantasize about after a bad day at the office or something. At least, I did...

It should surprise nobody that the reaility doesn't always live up to the fantasy.

Anyway, I thought I'd share some of my unoiffical business rules that I've found helpful...

The less they've paid, the more they expect. ALWAYS.
People that take up a big amount of time and energy before you've got a project always make high-maintenence, frustrating clients. See number 1.
If a client makes you cry, it's time to begin firing them. Ok, so not everybody is so emotional...but i can be.
Don't answer the phone when you're sleepy or not sharp.
Don't answer a client email when you're uspet.
say no when you need to. it's easist the faster you do it.
listen to your gut. it's always right even if you can't say why at the time.
take SOME time off every day, regardless of your workload. the downtime makes your work time more productive anyway.
fire clients that stress you out. it's not worth the money anyway.
projects always take approximately 3 times as long to finish as you think they should.