Comments on: Ink-Dipped Advice: Time Myths https://fearlessink.com/2018/08/22/ink-dipped-advice-time-myths/ Where excellent writing meets good business for outstanding results Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 By: The Writerhttps://fearlessink.com/2018/08/22/ink-dipped-advice-time-myths/#comment-28 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:22:38 +0000 http://fearlessink.com/?p=217#comment-28 In reply to Lori.

Yeah, I’m done working on holidays. I’m working working on Broadway anymore. It’s not up to me to work while others play! 😉

I do the alternate deadline when they have a rush, too. Usually, I’m met with, “But I need it NOW.” Then I tell them the rush fee. Suddenly, it’s not such an emergency anymore . . .

]]> By: Lorihttps://fearlessink.com/2018/08/22/ink-dipped-advice-time-myths/#comment-27 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:20:51 +0000 http://fearlessink.com/?p=217#comment-27 Time is our bread and butter. We cannot bill for time wasted, and that impacts our earnings directly.

I’m a pre-planner. Right now, I know what’s coming in this week, when the deadlines are, and how much time I can allot daily to each project. If an unexpected project comes in, I’m so much better equipped to fit it in having already organized the existing projects.

When I get a “can I have this by tomorrow” request at 3 or 4 pm, I usually respond with an alternative deadline — “Tomorrow is booked, but I can have it by the next day.” I don’t lie — my tomorrows are almost always booked in advance. But I’ve found most emergencies have arbitrary deadlines, so holding firm and not losing my mind so they can have something a few hours sooner doesn’t hurt them.

And no work over a holiday. Ever.

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