Comments on: How I Work In Chunks http://gigaom.com/2009/09/05/how-i-work-in-chunks/ Thu, 23 May 2013 09:49:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tips for Handling Information Overload | Hector Alvarez http://gigaom.com/2009/09/05/how-i-work-in-chunks/#comment-87121 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:49:04 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=18955#comment-87121 [...] also depends on prioritizing content to deal with important things first while also being able to work in chunks where you can be the most productive. For example, I use a color code system for emails from people [...]

]]> By: Tips for Handling Information Overload http://gigaom.com/2009/09/05/how-i-work-in-chunks/#comment-87120 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:02:15 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=18955#comment-87120 [...] also depends on prioritizing content to deal with important things first while also being able to work in chunks where you can be the most productive. For example, I use a color code system for emails from people [...]

]]> By: 3 Productivity Tips for the Corporate Web Worker http://gigaom.com/2009/09/05/how-i-work-in-chunks/#comment-87119 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:02:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=18955#comment-87119 [...] we are more efficient when we do one thing at a time. I’ve talked before about organizing my work into chunks where I focus on specific tasks; I believe that it’s a more efficient way to [...]

]]> By: 10 Tips: My Personal Journey Toward Maintaining Inbox Zero http://gigaom.com/2009/09/05/how-i-work-in-chunks/#comment-87118 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:01:27 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=18955#comment-87118 [...] in chunks. I like to work in chunks, so even when I “check” my email, I don’t usually touch it unless I have at least [...]

]]> By: Chris, freelance web designer http://gigaom.com/2009/09/05/how-i-work-in-chunks/#comment-87117 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:13:59 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=18955#comment-87117 Great post Dawn, chunks saved me from burning out when I first started out. I think time-keeping and organisation are one of the most important skills as a freelancer, although I prefer a lie in and work late ;)

]]> By: Stay Focused and Avoid Distractions: The Next 3 Things http://gigaom.com/2009/09/05/how-i-work-in-chunks/#comment-87116 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:02:16 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=18955#comment-87116 [...] time and staying focused using some of the techniques that I’ve described in previous posts: working in chunks, scheduling my time and maximizing productivity without burning out. However, I’m always [...]

]]> By: Jennifer Moline, PsPrint http://gigaom.com/2009/09/05/how-i-work-in-chunks/#comment-87115 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:38:44 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=18955#comment-87115 I wanted to thank you for this inspirational column. It inspired me to include it in a blog I just wrote about how to keep the creative juices flowing and productive:

http://blog.psprint.com/graphic-design/how-to-get-over-a-graphic-design-slump/

]]> By: How to Get Over a Graphic Design Slump http://gigaom.com/2009/09/05/how-i-work-in-chunks/#comment-87114 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:01:28 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=18955#comment-87114 [...] product is not what you’d expect from yourself. Dawn Foster at Web Worker Daily explains that she works in chunks of time. She allots herself a day for meetings, certain hours dedicated to clients, and smaller chunks for [...]

]]> By: Simon Day http://gigaom.com/2009/09/05/how-i-work-in-chunks/#comment-87113 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:58:13 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=18955#comment-87113 I can very easily follow these chunks at work but any freelance works tends to fall by the wayside. The main reasoning I can think of is that at work the business is very focused and they have spent a lot of time blue-sky thinking, wire-framing, doing usability studies etc so once the work comes to me I have a very clearly defined set of tasks in front of me and estimating times is easy. We have regular meetings (Both team and client) and we work in an Agile (scrum) environment which is excellent for this kind of chunk work.

Now forward onto my freelance clients who all have VERY limited budgets, tight deadlines and cannot possibly devote that much time, expense and energy in getting online. They also tend to continuously come up with new ideas as the work is being completed. In 12 years I’ve only had a handful of clients who came to me with exactly what they needed with no further deviations.

My solution was to never quote £££ for a freelance job. I would give rough hours based on what I think it might take but I have a hourly rate and the task will take/cost as much as the changes they keep making. I keep good time-keeping so they get billed exactly for the time it took. I set out the times I can devote for each site and if the blue-sky ideas suddenly pop-up I can say it will take more hours and I need to reschedule them more time in.

]]> By: How To Find Time For… Everything! | Variedades e Bookmarks http://gigaom.com/2009/09/05/how-i-work-in-chunks/#comment-87112 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:10:55 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=18955#comment-87112 [...] How I Work in ChunksAn article from Web Worker Daily covering one method of time management. [...]

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