Time management is a challenging part of being a freelance creative. In this video, I talk about how I ensure I maximize my time.
As a freelancer, managing your time efficiently is paramount to juggling multiple clients and meeting deadlines without compromising the quality of your work or your mental health. Here’s a blueprint to maintain an effective workflow.
Set Clear Goals: Start by outlining your daily, weekly, and monthly goals. Breaking down larger tasks into smaller, more manageable pieces allows for a clearer vision and a sense of accomplishment as you complete them.
Prioritize Tasks: Use a task management system to rank your assignments by urgency and importance. This helps you focus on what truly matters and prevents you from getting bogged down by less critical tasks.
Create a Schedule: Consistent routines enhance productivity. Design a daily schedule that includes designated work hours, break times, and personal time. Sticking to a schedule helps you balance work and life.
Use Tools Wisely: Leverage productivity tools to streamline your workflow. Platforms like eFrelance offer an array of features to help manage projects, track time, and communicate with clients efficiently, ensuring you stay organized and on top of your commitments.
Avoid Multitasking: Concentrate on one task at a time to maintain high-quality output. Multitasking can dilute focus and extend the overall time needed to complete tasks.
Regular Reviews: Periodically review and adjust your strategies to ensure they remain effective. Adaptability is key in maintaining streamlined productivity.
With disciplined time management and the right tools, freelancers can optimally balance their workloads and enjoy the freedom their career offers. Through these practices and utilizing platforms like eFrelance, you can enhance your productivity and sustain long-term success.
13 Comments
@seethelieutenant
I’m here in 2024 and this is one of the best, most honest and practical videos I’ve seen on freelance time management… thank you
Reply@VerdantVanille
Thank you so much, that really helps 🙏
Reply@julia_holodova
Thank you very much, that is exactly what i needed
Reply@fabx3d365
Great Video! I am glad that I have found this video at the top of youtube search, Thanks youtube. I will follow your workflow for my time management as a freelancer. I will look up for more of your videos. little suggestion if you are open for it Please add little simile in on your face make this video to next level.
Reply@davidandgeller
I´m just starting out as a freelancer. This video was really helpful, thank you so much! New sub 🙂
Reply@yukia.animation
Hey thank you so much for sharing your methods! A new freelance animator here. I agree sometimes I it’s just so hard to start a thing, but once you get into it, even unrelentingly, things start rolling. Also I agree it’s important to point out the “uncontrollable” nature to creative works. Sometimes an idea you just can’t force it to happen within a set timeline. I’ve never used google calendar before actually, imma go ahead and try it out. It’s great to see how you resort to moving tasks around sometimes, I think that’s a great strategy to kind of kill up the chunks of working time, and towards feeling productive, which is key to stay motivated.
Reply@infovid6319
Thanks for sharing these tips 🙌🏻
Reply@RevonnCadsawan
Experiencing the same here. Gonna look up for more of your vids. Different lives we are in but I felt the path of creatives Ive been experiencing on you. Keep it up and same goes to me.
Reply@ectoproductions
Just watched a few of your vids for the first time. Subscribed too! Nice work. I do have a question about what type of jobs you do and how you started landing those gigs as you first started out. Would love to hear more about that.
Reply@pedronocanada7820
Keep it up man! really cool videos!
ReplyWhere are you based?
@DavidTothill
Girlfriend ! Coffee with your « Girlfriend » ! I always assumed …. ?
ReplyOnly joking Scott, always love your content. Very best of luck.
Anonymous
Great channel you've got going on!
ReplyI'm a filmmaker from Portugal and I'm striving to quit my job and go full-time with the filmmaking thing.
Keep it up!
@MattEllis4
Awesome video Scott! I just went full time and ive definitely been struggling with this as time goes on
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