Freelancers A to Z #002. Workplace Productivity: Five Essential Tips To Help Kick Butt At What You Do!
In the second issue of Freelancers A to Z. The Articles Every Freelancer Needs to Read I focus on how to better manage your time and ways how to increase productivity when you are a busy freelancer.
Freelancers A to Z is a series of roundup posts with captivating curated blog posts, podcasts and articles.
My purpose is to give you as a freelancer a place where you can find support and help with productivity, motivation and time management issues. Here you will find simple yet powerful hacks to improve your productivity and boost your freelance business instantly.
Are you ready?
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What to Do When Your Freelance Business Is Drowning in Emails?
Digital communication with clients is a great way to network your brand or business - but not if it's taking up a large portion of your day. "We're all drowning in email. And if you're spending 15 minutes on every reply, no productivity system is ever going to save you."
Read more to find out just how to tackle time management when it comes to your daily influx of emails.
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Google Calendar Hacks Every Freelancer Should Know
Google Calendar is the software every busy freelancer needs to start using. If you have clients from all over the world, or face-to-face, having a digital calendar will assist in how you manage your workload, plus help maximize productivity.
Read on to learn some Google Calendar hacks and simplify your hectic work schedule ASAP.
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How Asking the Right Questions Saves You Money and Time?
In becoming more efficient, it's important to ask more questions - and when we say that, we mean, asking the RIGHT questions.
"Even if something only saves you five minutes a day, that's still more than 100 minutes saved per month—and more than 1,000 minutes per year."
The more you gain at the start of your interactions, the less likely you'll need to play cat and mouse with your client(s), thus saving you time and money.
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Do the Research and Start Saving Time Immediately
To better understand where you fit into your market, you must research your competition. We can't stress that enough! When you know your clients wants and needs before you've even met them, you'll immediately start saving time. Just one of the many helpful tips listed in this insightful article. A read you probably shouldn't pass on.
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How to Manage Your Mental Health as a Freelancer?
"Is this you? It's 4 pm, and you know that you've got too many tasks on your to-do list that you can complete before the end of the day."
Stress, anxiety and lack of sleep is a massive result for some when work gets a bit too much. This article is full of detailed self-help tips to help you manage your mental health on those busy days, weeks, months and years.
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All work and no play…
The last thing I would like to share with you is music. It has a special place in my life. For that reason I listen to music when I work. Hoverer, as some of you already know, it’s also because I want to cut off the noise caused by my neighbors.
New Year’s Eve parties are getting closer and closer, therefore this week I have something more upbeat. The album III from Kalax is what you need to get a motivation boost to get the stuff done and rush to a crazy party.
Last but not least: in the next issue your playlist can appear in this place. So leave in comments your favourite music that you love to listen when you work.
One last thing
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Take care and have a nice time
Mariusz from the Time Continuum App