Blogging Tips Part 23: Top 3 Tips for Managing Your Time Wisely

Being a freelance writer you are going to find that you are going to have several projects going on several times a month. Some are going to be large and some are going to be small. However; the one thing to keep in mind is that you need to manage your time wisely.

You will find that when you have your busy times in your writing career you are definitely going to need to learn how to manage your time wisely otherwise you are going to become overwhelmed and burnt out. Don’t let that happen to you. In this blog, we are going to discuss 3 tips that will help you manage your time better so that you can get more work done over time without overwhelming yourself.

Stay Within Your Niche

It may sound like you are taking the easy way out. But staying within your niche is smart when managing your time. The reason that you may want to consider doing this to manage time, is because it is something that you either know enough about that you do not need to do research. Or it is something that you have personal knowledge about and you have studied the topic before.

By doing these 2 things you literally can save yourself a ton of time to work on other projects when you have several clients.

Set Time Limits on Each Project

Having several clients at one time can be difficult. However, there is a way that you can not only make sure that everyone’s project is completed and on time. Making sure that you divide your time evenly with each project is key. If you have 3 clients and you have a 24-hour turnaround with just one client and the others can wait a day or two. Focus on getting the 24-hour project done first. A lot of the time the client is going to pay you a bonus for getting the project done before the 24-hour deadline. 

From there you try and divide the time between the 2 projects that are left. Just make sure that you take into account the fact that you may have a few surprises come up so make sure you give yourself a little extra time for the just in case you have to add something to your projects that you did not have to before. You are going to have clients that will ask you to add some things to the project, so make sure you add time for that.

Don’t Take on More Than You Can Handle

One thing that a lot of new freelance writers tend to do is get overwhelmed with all of the projects that they are doing. One thing to always think about is how much you think that you can handle. You will have weeks where you are looking for more to do. Then there are going to be weeks where you are going to have just enough and then there are going to be weeks were there is just too much work for you to do.

Try and keep yourself even. Try and find a medium where you feel comfortable. If you know that you are going to have a large project coming up, it is a good thing to just take that one project do not take too much on. However; if you know that you are going to have small projects take the time and try and figure out how much time it is going to take you for each project. Managing your time is critical when you have several no matter who you are.