Organizing a copywriting business can be a tricky proposition, especially if you’re new. There are many moving pieces. For solopreneurs like me, each piece is our responsibility. It’s overwhelming at times, while at others, everything goes perfectly. All in all, I wouldn’t change owning my own business, though.
My Organizing Driver
You may have heard the adage, “You can have things fast, cheap, or quality, pick two.” That applies to selling products and services as well. In my case, I tend to promise fast and quality, which is apparently a rarity on freelancing sites. However, by using fast as one of my principles, it affects how I keep myself organized.
Day to Day in My Copywriting Business
Organizing a copywriting business can be tricky when people can order from you whenever they like. That’s both a positive and negative of my freelance site choice. It means that people do not need to wait for me. It also means my work can go in fits and starts, and I take it as it comes.
That makes daily organization tricky. When I read organizational article tips, rarely does the advice work for me in my situation. The advice usually starts with organizing on a weekly basis. So instead, I revert to the “bad” practice of keeping list many days.
Keeping Everything Straight
I use lists to keep everything going and straight. Fortunately, there’s digital list keeping now, cause otherwise, my lists would need rewriting every couple of hours. There would be so many eraser marks. Between the passive sites I’m building (here and here) and work, it’s a lot.
My lists are kept in Habitica since several other list applications didn’t work for me. This one lets me drag and drop items into the to-do list. It even rewards me for doing the tasks I set myself. That gamification adds a little bit of fun to my day.
Personal Notes on Organizing My Copywriting Business
Part of the chaos around my business is that I am also a caregiver for my mother. I need to be able to hop up at a moment’s notice. That also shaped the organization of my copywriting business significantly, and you should consider those factors seriously.
Also, while one way of organizing my copywriting business works now, that doesn’t mean it will always work. If this job has taught me anything, it’s that flexibility is a necessity, not an option.