Great Productivity hacks for freelancers

As such, it’s time we looked at the best productivity tips for us freelancers.

Of course, some of us are both employees and freelancers, so we need to learn to deal with the challenges of both worlds. I’ve scoured some of the best productivity sites (and some that aren’t productivity sites) and came up with a list of some of the must-read tips from those sites that apply to the challenges of freelancers.

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14 Essential Tips for Meeting a Deadline

smarter smarter - 20 months ago

 

1. Care about deadlines.

2. Keep a list of projects & deadlines. 

3. Communicate a clear deadline.

4. Work in a cushion.

5. Have a clear outcome.

6. Break down the project.

7. Focus on the first step.

8. Block off adequate time.

9. Have a start and complete date for each step.

10. Communicate with each step.

11. Don’t overcommit.

12. Learn from mistakes.

13. Stay up late.

14. Negotiate and meet a second deadline.

via freelanceswitch

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46 Must-Read Productivity Tips for Freelancers

smarter smarter - 20 months ago
  1. Focus on value creation

  2. Learn to beat daily stress.

  3. Create a personal stability plan

  4. Build your business before quitting your job.

  5. Use free or cheap productivity tools.

  6. Take time to develop relationships.

  7. Decide whether you’re ready to start your own business.

  8. Simplify your online life.

  9. Create a personal mantra.

  10. List 3-5 things you will do the next day.

  11. Create a chain of success.

  12. Get your inbox to zero.

  13. Eliminate all but the essential tasks.

  14. Learn the Power of Yes.

  15. Make your to-do list doable.

  16. Remove clutter from your life.

  17. Learn to check email just twice a day.

  18. Simplify your time management

  19. Beat procrastination with a dash.

  20. Learn to single-task.

  21. Find your ideal career

  22. Learn to say no.

  23. Use easy time tracking.

  24. Learn razor-sharp concentration.

  25. Learn to tackle the dreaded task

  26. Surround yourself with productivity.

  27. Maximize your creative output

  28. Plan your week by identifying your Big Rocks.

  29. Learn to use the 80/20 rule

  30. Motivate yourself through the action phase.

  31. Take control of your life with GTD.

  32. Take 5 simple steps to stop procrastination.

  33. Cultivate the Now Habit.

  34. Create a central project list.

  35. Deal with social network overload.

  36. Master the 5-sentence email.

  37. Learn to kill distractions

  38. Learn to manage your personal stack

  39. Separate your to-dos from your email.

  40. Trick yourself into action.

  41. Cut out time wasters.

  42. Tap into the power of 10 minutes.

  43. Organized your cluttered computer desktop.

  44. Use a “Today list”.

  45. Use a “Habit list”.

  46. Take micro-naps.

via freelanceswitch