Comments on: Do You Have Too Many Clients? http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/do-you-have-too-many-clients/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:56:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tishia http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/do-you-have-too-many-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-49825 Tishia Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:55:45 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/do-you-have-too-many-clients/#comment-49825 Like Michelle said (You’ll be doing at least twice the work with fewer rewards, because you really don’t have that much going on) I've been there before too. But what's going on now is I really do have alot going on and it's more than I can handle - I know I've bit off more than I can chew, I know I took on projects and new clients when I shouldn't of. I don't have any clients asking where their work is or expressing concerns BUT I'm working all the time (sometimes around the clock) to meet the deadlines I gave clients. So I've learned a big lesson here - money can't motivate me to take on new clients/projects just because I THINK I need it - I'm a single mom with a broken down car, a son that always needs clothes, shoes, etc so I will always NEED money. My health and my son are more important than this business. Like Michelle said (You’ll be doing at least twice the work with fewer rewards, because you really don’t have that much going on) I’ve been there before too. But what’s going on now is I really do have alot going on and it’s more than I can handle – I know I’ve bit off more than I can chew, I know I took on projects and new clients when I shouldn’t of. I don’t have any clients asking where their work is or expressing concerns BUT I’m working all the time (sometimes around the clock) to meet the deadlines I gave clients.

So I’ve learned a big lesson here – money can’t motivate me to take on new clients/projects just because I THINK I need it – I’m a single mom with a broken down car, a son that always needs clothes, shoes, etc so I will always NEED money. My health and my son are more important than this business.

]]> By: Michelle Waters http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/do-you-have-too-many-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-49749 Michelle Waters Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:26:15 +0000 http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/blog/do-you-have-too-many-clients/#comment-49749 Sometimes you can feel overwhelmed and over worked -- but you're actually under managed. If you don't have a system by which you manage and track your projects, you're going to spend a lot of time running around putting out fires, projects are going to slip between the cracks and people are going to be unhappy. You'll be doing at least twice the work with fewer rewards, because you really don't have that much going on. Once you start managing your projects, you'll be able to keep track of what you're doing, learn how much you can handle, set boundaries for when you will and won't work, and report accurately to clients who want to know where there project is and how it is progressing. This will also help you learn whether or not it's time to outsource. And if it is, your system will help your new assistants work effectively. Sometimes you can feel overwhelmed and over worked—but you’re actually under managed. If you don’t have a system by which you manage and track your projects, you’re going to spend a lot of time running around putting out fires, projects are going to slip between the cracks and people are going to be unhappy. You’ll be doing at least twice the work with fewer rewards, because you really don’t have that much going on.

Once you start managing your projects, you’ll be able to keep track of what you’re doing, learn how much you can handle, set boundaries for when you will and won’t work, and report accurately to clients who want to know where there project is and how it is progressing.

This will also help you learn whether or not it’s time to outsource. And if it is, your system will help your new assistants work effectively.

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