Taking Care of Business

2009 March 01
Published in Research
Comments

Previous PostThe Grid System Next Post10 ways to measure social media success

Recent Tweets: Last day @JacksonMG. Sad, but excited to start a new chapter. More to come in a bit. Thanks for everything JMG.; September 22; Coolest timeline I've seen in a while. http://t.co/yByLuok Keep scrolling down.; August 18; 100+ free HTML email templates from Campaign Monitor http://t.co/F1FwaMg via @campaignmonitor. These are beautiful. USE THEM!; August 10

Freelancing on the side has always been a wonderful perk to choosing a design career. I do feel thankful that I happen to have a job that makes me happy and can enjoy doing all hours of the day.

The downside to having a designer-type personality is that usually we tend to not be as on top of things as we should when it comes to business.

My freelance hours are limited to say the least and choosing the right type of client is just as important as getting new clients. I’ve been looking into customer relationship management applications to see if that might be a solution for developing a more established, organized approach to supplemental income.

For the most part many of these applications do a lot more than what I need as a single freelancer, but I do like their approach to crm as it pertains to my analytics. Analytics are such a huge part of a successful business online and a lot of people do not absorb that information as well as they could. You need to not only know where and how your clients are finding you, but which keywords are converting into sales more so than others.

Taking advantage of lead management software can really help organize your business and make sure that you are following through on every possible lead that comes your way. This really looks like something that I am going to try out in the future and I’m anxious to see how well it can work.

If you have tried or have any thoughts about crm products please let me know in the comments below.

Join the conversation 13 Comments

Web DesignMarch 02, 2009

Nice Post. Freelancers have limited hours to Choose the Right clients And Freelancer good way to earning extra money

Web Development IndiaMarch 02, 2009

I couldn’t agree with freelancing stuffs, It will low down reputation of any business as well as business standards.

ValencioMarch 02, 2009

I have built a small shareware company using my free time. Although, I have never had the need to use any CRM products..

SEO ServicesMarch 03, 2009

Is it going to be web based CRM system? I’ll surely take a look at this system later on, looks impressive.

Energy ConservationMarch 09, 2009

Good post. Freelance is very best way to extra income.

annyMarch 13, 2009

very useful article !it will helpful for me to do business !

mobilephone3March 27, 2009

really nice post , learn something from here ! thanks for your sharing !

Data RecoveryMay 12, 2009

Nice article for to improve your business

Cheap Web HostingMay 21, 2009

I would like to start a business offering to take care of people’s pets in their home while they are away. I heard of someone who did that and made quite a bit of money. How would I start my own business doing this? I don’t know where to start or what I need to do. Thanks for any help you can give me!

Dekoracje okienJune 03, 2009

I agree. I’d rather have one decisive client who knows what he wants than 3 annoying clients whom with I’ll spend way too much time discussing details and way too little doing an actual project.