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How to Run a Web Design Business

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Establishing the Right Working Practices

1:18 with Paul Boag

Organization and managing hours can make a big difference for the success of any company. Businesses that can deal with clients, distractions, and other productivity killers can achieve success.

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    "How to Run a Web Design Business" with Paul Boag 0:00
    Okay. In this last section that we're going to look at, 0:04
    we're going to discuss the area of getting stuff done. 0:07
    All of this talk about growing your business is worth nothing 0:11
    unless, of course, you can get the work done. 0:15
    So the key here is to establish the right working practices. 0:19
    If you get that right, everything will go smoothly. 0:24
    If you're going to keep your hours under control— 0:28
    because you're building a lifestyle business, and that's what you need to do— 0:31
    you need to start working smarter, but not necessarily longer. 0:35
    Also, being your own boss means that you need a structure 0:40
    in order to stay motivated. 0:44
    If you don't have that structure in place, you're going to lose motivation quite quickly. 0:46
    There's also a need to keep clients happy. 0:52
    And they're going to be happy when they feel that you are in control. 0:54
    And that means you've got to be organized. 0:58
    You need a system in place. 1:01
    You need a method of dealing with what I think are the three major productivity killers: 1:03
    distractions, the client, being unorganized. 1:10
    And that is what we're going to look at in the rest of this section. 1:14

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