Live Workshop: Streamline your Business

 

If you opened 6 different tabs and toggled between 3 different platforms to find that 1 file for the 4th time today, you’re not alone! Learn how to streamline your freelance business and turn chaos into calm.

Timestamps:

00:04:00 How to start sticking to a schedule

00:13:00 Streamlining your business

00:24:00 Do you have a time limit on your projects? Deciding when something is finished or is good enough to show the client is so hard.

00:33:00 Pricing website work

 

What is your SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for every part of your business?

To begin you need to first think like a programmer. Is this task repetitive? What parts of this are unique? What can I standardize? The whole goal of creating a streamlined business is making business processes more efficient by removing unnecessary parts. This can include:

  • Eliminating or automating repetitive or redundant tasks, steps, or activities

  • Simplifying workflows

  • Saving time

  • Minimizing risks

  • Reducing waste

  • Increasing productivity

How to start:

  1. Assess existing processes and workflows

  2. Rank processes

  3. Analyze outcomes

  4. Streamline and automate processes

  5. Iterate

Examples of ways you can streamline:

Canned Emails

Preparing for an Intro Call

Project Estimator

Client Contracts

Site and Content Inventory

Notion Project Management Template

Client Offboarding & Final QA

Apps I love:

Notion

Paste App

Loom

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