Comments on: The 7 Day Work Week http://freelancingthenet.com/2009/07/13/the-7-day-work-week/ How I Started. How You can Start Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:03:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Oliver Cartwright http://freelancingthenet.com/2009/07/13/the-7-day-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Oliver Cartwright Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:20:57 +0000 http://freelancingthenet.com/?p=243#comment-84 Thanks for the advice Joe also I'm having a bit of trouble marketing my work. If you have a second could you look at my website www.olivercartwright.com and if possible give me some advice? Would find it really helpful as I've never asked for advice from another freelancer. Thanks Oliver Thanks for the advice Joe also I’m having a bit of trouble marketing my work. If you have a second could you look at my website http://www.olivercartwright.com and if possible give me some advice? Would find it really helpful as I’ve never asked for advice from another freelancer.

Thanks Oliver

]]> By: Joe http://freelancingthenet.com/2009/07/13/the-7-day-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Joe Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:44:59 +0000 http://freelancingthenet.com/?p=243#comment-83 Oliver, There are some pretty common misconceptions in your statements that I think all freelancers, including myself, experience. 1 is that the more you 'work' the more you accomplish, which isn't necessarily the case. You need to look at productivity. Good money is making enough to sustain yourself while not killing yourself doing it. Also, I wouldn't count on consistent wages all the time while freelancing. There will definitely be slow times you need to account for. The best thing to do is automate some income and create multiple revenue streams. Thanks for reading! If you have a specific question, feel free to send it and I'll feature it in the "Ask Me About It" segment. Oliver,
There are some pretty common misconceptions in your statements that I think all freelancers, including myself, experience. 1 is that the more you ‘work’ the more you accomplish, which isn’t necessarily the case. You need to look at productivity. Good money is making enough to sustain yourself while not killing yourself doing it.

Also, I wouldn’t count on consistent wages all the time while freelancing. There will definitely be slow times you need to account for. The best thing to do is automate some income and create multiple revenue streams.

Thanks for reading! If you have a specific question, feel free to send it and I’ll feature it in the “Ask Me About It” segment.

]]> By: Oliver Cartwright http://freelancingthenet.com/2009/07/13/the-7-day-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Oliver Cartwright Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:31:24 +0000 http://freelancingthenet.com/?p=243#comment-82 Hey man I started freelancing a couple of months ago and I've been working 7 days a week for the last two months! Like you mentioned it's best to take time off, however I feel like that is a stupid idea till I start earning good money. I have this idea that when I start earning a consistent wage I can start structuring my days. For instance 9-5 and weekends off. What do you think? One thing I have noticed that nothing is predictable for instance everytime I do some press about my work less jobs come in which is bizarre. It's blood hard work! Hey man I started freelancing a couple of months ago and I’ve been working 7 days a week for the last two months! Like you mentioned it’s best to take time off, however I feel like that is a stupid idea till I start earning good money. I have this idea that when I start earning a consistent wage I can start structuring my days. For instance 9-5 and weekends off.

What do you think?
One thing I have noticed that nothing is predictable for instance everytime I do some press about my work less jobs come in which is bizarre. It’s blood hard work!

]]> By: Joe http://freelancingthenet.com/2009/07/13/the-7-day-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Joe Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:33:24 +0000 http://freelancingthenet.com/?p=243#comment-59 Another symptom I didn't state in the post is that people (in my field anyway) are more likely working with others in different time zones. For example: I'm in NY or PA, depending on when you catch me. I'm working with people in IL, CA, India, and Australia. Through no one's fault, there an expectation of at least some face time- some real time talk- in many cases. Now a 3 hour time different might seem like a lot, but the tail end of a CA day is an 8pm NY evening. You start to extend your hours 'just a little bit' and it might be hard to stop. Another symptom I didn’t state in the post is that people (in my field anyway) are more likely working with others in different time zones. For example: I’m in NY or PA, depending on when you catch me. I’m working with people in IL, CA, India, and Australia.

Through no one’s fault, there an expectation of at least some face time- some real time talk- in many cases. Now a 3 hour time different might seem like a lot, but the tail end of a CA day is an 8pm NY evening. You start to extend your hours ‘just a little bit’ and it might be hard to stop.

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