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Jun 15, 2021, 6 tweets

How I spend my time as a freelancer #FreelanceInPublic

𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱
February: 35h 55m
March: 109h 42m
April: 145h 43m
May: 104h 7m

Here's a breakdown 👇

𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲
Projects: 23h 52m
Sales: 5h 11m
Travel: 2h 22m
Marketing: 2h 9m
Bookkeeping: 1h 59m
Networking: 22m

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
Projects: 68h 16m
Bookkeeping: 10h 45m
Sales: 10h 33m
Management: 7h 45m
Marketing: 5h 55m
Tooling: 2h 53m
Travel: 2h 17m
Networking: 1h 18m

𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥
Projects: 86h 39m
Management: 17h 4m
Sales: 11h 16m
Internal projects: 11h 10m
Marketing: 8h 40m
Bookkeeping: 5h 49m
Networking: 2h 15m
Tooling: 2h 8m
Research: 42m

𝐌𝐚𝐲
Projects: 66h 4m
Marketing: 15h 51m
Management: 10h 35m
Sales: 4h 2m
Bookkeeping: 3h 55m
Tooling: 2h 34m
Networking: 1h 6m

The main thing I've learned is to try to keep non-billable time spent to a minimum. If I can, I hire someone (like a bookkeeper).

Longer projects have less overhead, and I've also improved my sales process by charging for assessments.

How do you spend your time as a freelancer?

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