When thinking about what projects/clients to take on, here are a few of the things I'm looking for. https://t.co/xgxZ5ITbW2
When thinking about what projects/clients to take on, here are a few of the things I'm looking for. https://t.co/xgxZ5ITbW2
You need to figure out • The types of problems you want to solve for your audience. • Your Business Model (Your pathway to making money. Because if you don’t monetize, you don’t have a business.) • Your core or essence (Your brand, which will be responsible for attracting your ideal readers or buyers.)
Meera Kothand • The Blog Startup
When working for yourself, focus on the tasks that impact your bottom line the most. It’s often the task with the most leverage (training someone, automating something, etc).
Joseph Thacker • Root Cause Decision-Making
Jason had a few obsessions he returned to in every episode: never bill by the hour, make sure to get rid of clients who bother you, continually refine your core values and principles, and, above all, define your niche, establishing a focus so clear that your most likely clients automatically think of you when they need creative services.
Adam Davidson • The Passion Economy: Nine Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
So I’m asking, What is the change I’m trying to make? And, Who’s it for and what’s it for? And then I ask things like, What’s the medium that will help it get there? Is it a blog post, or a talk? Or is it a book? What box does it fit in?
Seth Godin • Seth Godin Hates Being Organized
Understanding why you undertake certain projects or tasks is just as important as knowing how. Whether it’s because you have to or because you want to, find the purpose in your work. One of the most important lessons I’ve learned over my career is that I can find a worthy bet anywhere. It might not be obvious and I might have to dig for it, but it’... See more