E59: Time management tricks to boost your profit

Keep your copywriting business profitable!

How well do you manage your time? Are you a time management master or are you constantly feeling like you’re out of time?

In this episode, we share some tricks on making sure you have enough time to write awesome copy, find new clients and build your business – when you’re quiet when you’re busy and every time in between.

Tune in to learn:

The one tool you need to improve productivity
Our five best time management tricks
How we avoid distractions to get the copy written!
How to make the most of the quiet times
How to avoid overwhelm when you’re busy

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Useful links:

A day in the life of working me (Kate Toon)
How do I get it all done? (Kate Toon)
How busy are you? Really. (Kate Toon)
How to stop the faff (Kate Toon)
The Friday Experiment: Making time for business strategy (Copywrite Matters)

5 Comments

Jeanne Bazard on 21/09/2017 at 10:19 pm

Great episode, just on the topic I had in mind yesterday ! Thank you so much for sharing your tips and advice with us. Your podcast is really interesting, useful and nice. Keep going.

Kate Toon on 25/02/2018 at 3:47 pm

Thanks Jeanne and sorry we missed your comment!

Joe on 23/02/2018 at 8:55 pm

Great pod! Thanks for sharing these tips.

It’s good that you only have to work 1-2 hours a day of client work. I’d love to get to that point in my business.

Do you have other income streams or support from elsewhere or is 1-2 hours a day enough to pay the bills? What sort of rough hourly rate are you commanding? Must be in the $200+ range? Sorry for being nosey but really interested in the economics of what makes a financially successful copywriter!

Thanks for the jump chart recommendation, will give it a try.

Kate Toon on 25/02/2018 at 3:47 pm

Hey Joe, that’s these days. When I started out I was doing around 30 hours a week of client work, in years 2 -5 about 40 hours.
The only reason I’m able to work less now on clients is I have a lot of courses, books etc to supplement my income.

This article will help re rates – AU though https://www.katetooncopywriter.com.au/copywriting-rates-how-much-should-you-charge/
Belinda Weaver on 28/02/2018 at 4:50 am

I agree with Kate. In the beginning, it was ALL client work. I’d say I’d usually have 50-60% billable time (to clients) and the rest of was admin and marketing.

Thanks for listening!

Jeanne Bazard on 21/09/2017 at 10:19 pm

Great episode, just on the topic I had in mind yesterday ! Thank you so much for sharing your tips and advice with us. Your podcast is really interesting, useful and nice. Keep going.
- Kate Toon on 25/02/2018 at 3:47 pm
  
  Thanks Jeanne and sorry we missed your comment!
Joe on 23/02/2018 at 8:55 pm

Great pod! Thanks for sharing these tips.

It’s good that you only have to work 1-2 hours a day of client work. I’d love to get to that point in my business.

Do you have other income streams or support from elsewhere or is 1-2 hours a day enough to pay the bills? What sort of rough hourly rate are you commanding? Must be in the $200+ range? Sorry for being nosey but really interested in the economics of what makes a financially successful copywriter!

Thanks for the jump chart recommendation, will give it a try.
- Kate Toon on 25/02/2018 at 3:47 pm
  
  Hey Joe, that’s these days. When I started out I was doing around 30 hours a week of client work, in years 2 -5 about 40 hours.
  The only reason I’m able to work less now on clients is I have a lot of courses, books etc to supplement my income.
  
  This article will help re rates – AU though https://www.katetooncopywriter.com.au/copywriting-rates-how-much-should-you-charge/
- Belinda Weaver on 28/02/2018 at 4:50 am
  
  I agree with Kate. In the beginning, it was ALL client work. I’d say I’d usually have 50-60% billable time (to clients) and the rest of was admin and marketing.
  
  Thanks for listening!