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A couple of years ago I made the mistake of committing to too many projects. (I'd just started free-lancing and put a few feelers out and they all came in at th
by davewasthere 16y ago
A couple of years ago I made the mistake of committing to too many projects. (I'd just started free-lancing and put a few feelers out and they all came in at the same time! Typical!)
Think I was pulling 16 hours a day consistently for two or three months. Managed to meet all deadlines, but in hindsight I think I made a couple of poor design decisions - and I didn't question some of the things clients asked for (just cracked on and did them without offering much input).
Now I make a conscious effort to say no (which I don't like to do, but must) when I don't think I have the spare capacity.
Only problem with freelancing is how difficult it is to find time for your side-projects. Am also trying to sort out enough head room to be able to focus on my own stuff. Good luck with it!
- kls 16y agoYeah, I have been doing this for a while, but something is going on as of late, they just don't stop coming, I double my rate and they still take it, double that the next time and they still take it. So I am on this treadmill where I can't say no and bringing people on, means having to stop to train. I am at that critical point where it is very hard to grow correctly but can't continue to handle it with the 3 people we have now, the other two where guys I worked with extensively so they where real easy to onboard, the next won't be so easy. Our time is so constrained that we don't even have time to build a company web site (pretty sure we are going to just sub that one out, but we still have to come up with the marketing messages). Not complaining though it is a good problem to have.