Comments on: A Freelancer’s Guide to Scheduling Work

By: Kelly Thomas

Kelly Thomas — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:04:25 +0000

There are also many advantages for a freelancer. A person who is self employed can usually choose their own work schedule. Income may be greater than when working for an employer. A freelancer is his or her own boss and has the freedom to work independently, usually from the comfort of home. Freelancers also have the opportunity to pick and choose which jobs are of interest.

By: Daquan Wright

Daquan Wright — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:03:54 +0000

One thing I will be exercising is creating wireframes for any website I do in the future or mock-ups of any program I write in a programming language. I definitely think writing down the details helps, whether it be on paper or computer.

Time management and financial management are extremely important and both matter whether it be an in-house job or otherwise. Choosing times to spend on sections of a project and figuring out the scopes of your projects is always a good idea too. I find that a HUGE distraction for me is wanting to surf the web….this has to be at least the number two distraction for designers/developers. Although I find many interesting blogs for stuff I like, you have to discipline yourself enough to work and avoid that as well. I find that taking short breaks is a great idea. Perhaps a six hour schedule with an hour break between each three hour sections of your working schedule could work? You don’t work nonstop at an in-house job, so you definitely shouldn’t do it when you have opportunity to break when you want. As long as you set yourself up with plenty of time, set a flexible schedule, and focus on what needs to be done you’ll do fine.

I myself do not have a lot of projects so I take it casually working a few hours a day. My first goal is to establish my portfolio/blog and from there add in my projects. After that I plan on creating another website….perhaps more of a community in tune with it as well.

Nice article.

By: CSS Brigit | A Freelancer’s Guide to Scheduling Work

CSS Brigit | A Freelancer’s Guide to Scheduling Work — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:37:58 +0000

A Freelancer’s Guide to Scheduling Work…

We freelancers are in a very unique position compared with the rest of the working world. When assigned a project, we're able to schedule work whenever we feel like doing it, but this can also work against us, read on.
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By: Taiyab

Taiyab — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:15:37 +0000

Very well said Scott, 2 hour blocks are the way to go, as usually after that time, your concentration starts to drop severely. Also, without having everything in front of you, written down, you can’t grasp what needs to be done well enough (in my personal experience).

Glad you’ve taught yourself a valuable lesson in not giving up on schedules.

By: Scott Radcliff

Scott Radcliff — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:03:55 +0000

I can personally attest to the effectiveness of setting a schedule for your workday as a freelancer. I started laying out my projects, and what times I was going to work on each one. It was working great. I wasn’t overwhelmed, I had time to think about what I was doing, and I even had time for the extras like reading this blog and others.

In a moment or complete stupidity I decided that I didn’t need all that scheduling, and that I could just work on whatever needed my attention. In a matter of days, I was knee deep in stress and missed deadlines.

Maybe it is just my work process, but I found scheduling my work day (usually in 2 hour blocks) is the most effective.