Comments on: A Soloist's Workflow

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By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:59:15 +0000

My advice to anyone thinking of going out on their own, is: however hard you think it will be, it will be twice as hard.

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Strive Notes » September 15th: this week’s top 5 — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 07:43:38 +0000

[...] 1. Web Worker Daily has a lively discussion about how virtual workers manage their time. It’s interesting to see the different approaches. [...]

By: umair

umair — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:27:13 +0000

Great discussion. Personally, I try and split time up into larger chunks – a month doing each of thinking/writing/talking/working. I find it’s almost impossible for me to just do a few days of each, because I lose momentum too suddenly.

Also, I could *definitely* use better tools to manage all this stuff…I can’t believe the size of the market gap here…

By: Andre Lewis

Andre Lewis — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:53:48 +0000

I find the balance shifts depending on the type of projects I have at any one time. When I’m involved in a longer project, the ratio definitely shifts more towards “doing the work.” Being able to shift your mindset and focus back to the other (equally important) parts of the business is a crucial skill for soloists.

By: Leo Archer

Leo Archer — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:44:31 +0000

Workflows for solo or small businesses

Web Worker Daily has a pretty interesting post about suggested work flows for solo businesses which I think could easily be applied to small businesses. The suggestions really appeal to me. Stowe Boyd, a good pal of ours, after indulging

By: Rex Dixon

Rex Dixon — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:48:30 +0000

I admire all of you that are on your own and solo! I want to so badly do this, but never can seem to get the hang of it. I currently am writing a more serious blog – http://rexdixon.wordpress.com – due to seeing blogs actually being full time professions such as the guy over at – http://techcrunch.com — even today, just released my first podcast – http://rexdixon.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/20-questions-with-scot-duke/ – if you want to bypass the blog permalink, here is my podcast hosting service – http://clickcaster.com/rex-dixon — an interview I did with Scot Duke who has his own book out which you can find on his web site – http://www.innovativebusinessgolf.com/ — anyways…

So I have allot of talent, but still work a regular job? What advice to you give those of us who have yet to break free? Go Solo???

Rex

By: JP Werlin

JP Werlin — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:55:16 +0000

I agree,organization and follow through are key to succeeding on your own or as part of a small business. This should be one key competitive advantage in your 1-person arsenal. Time allocation is key and I always like seeing what tips and tricks people come up with. I have also heard of the Cisco trick mentioned by Robert S. used in order to make sure you find time to work out in the day - as most solo/small ventures are long days clocking in at 10+ hours. PipelineDeals.com and Freshbooks are working together to solve the 1/3 of time spent doing the admin grunt work - thus letting you decrease time spent on these vital but "not the reason I went out on my own" functions and spending more time on the "fun stuff". We invite you to take a look.

By: Productivity Tip: Schedule Meetings With Yourself

Productivity Tip: Schedule Meetings With Yourself — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:02:50 +0000

[...] Here is one of the best tips I’ve ever seen: A very useful time-management “trick” I learned while working at Cisco (after facing many long days in which all I did was participate in other people’s meetings back-to-back from 8am to 6pm) is to formally schedule meetings with yourself using Outlook or any scheduling tool. [...]