Comments on: How Do You Organise Yourself As A Freelance Designer?

By: rob

rob — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:00:01 +0000

is use this folder structure

PROJECT
_design (underscore so it stays on top)
psd mockups sources
documents
demo (screenshots i send to client)
scrap (where i throw stuff that i probably wont use again)

Invoices i "definately" keep in a seperate folder

By: Bill Smith

Bill Smith — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:51:29 +0000

Thanks for the good article. For invoicing and billing i really like using Invoy from the Empty Factory company. Very simple, easy and elegant to use and with a very good price. Invoy and Empty Factory website http://www.emptyfactory.com.

By: tuck

tuck — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:42:37 +0000

You should take a look at On the Job and Billings 3 for invoicing and accounting needs. On the Job is super simple to use, but Billings comes packed with features very similar to Freshbooks.

By: Acuity Designs

Acuity Designs — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:55:59 +0000

Blogician: I have been meaning to get thunderbird configured and working, any links to a tut?

Rob: Similar folder structures!

Justin: That post should soon follow haha

AtiKuSDesign: You have any links to drop-box? sounds very interesting. Office space / studio is something many of us dream about at night, your not alone

By: AtiKuSDesign

AtiKuSDesign — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:54:31 +0000

I'm very much like you in the way I organize myself. My laptop is extremely tidy and I too bought an external hard-drive to keep work on. however, I also use something called drop-box which puts the work into the cloud meaning i can get at it when not at the laptop. I did have one issue with this however, I managed to overwirte some work with an old version. Only happened once though and didn't take too long to re-do. I certainly learned my lesson with that one! My workspace needs to be clear and tidy. I would really love to get a place that allows me to have a separate office space. This would allow me to decorate with inspiration all around and put in a nice big desk. Sadly, I think this dream is a little way of at the moment... Great post though AtiKuSDesigns last blog post..10 ideas that will make you millions without even trying!

By: Justin Leaf-Wright

Justin Leaf-Wright — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:31:39 +0000

Great read thanks.
I think the one thin is “How the Heck to get work as a freelancer”?

http://www.leafydesignz.co.za

By: rob

rob — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:01:20 +0000

is use this folder structure

PROJECT
_design (underscore so it stays on top)
psd mockups sources
documents
demo (screenshots i send to client)
scrap (where i throw stuff that i probably wont use again)

Invoices i “definately” keep in a seperate folder

By: Philip Downer

Philip Downer — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:23:17 +0000

I’ve found that for the last half hour of my business day, it is immensely beneficial to take the time to tidy up the clutter I’ve created that day. This is true for digital clutter too.

The best way to keep organized is to do it constantly – instead of struggling with it when it becomes overwhelming.

Another way that I’ve found to stay organized is to plan specific days of the month (the 20th of each month for our business) to send invoices, plan marketing, etc.

You also mentioned that you were unable to find any great invoicing software for Macintosh. I highly recommend Billings – visit http://www.billingsapp.com for more info on that.

Philip Downers last blog post..Business Card Basics

By: Blogician

Blogician — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:43:44 +0000

I have much the same content, but I keep it all in folders named after the projects. So my moflow.ca project is in a folder called "moflow", containing a folder called "Authoring" (my source files), as well as any invoices or instructions from the client. My email correspondences are kept in Thunderbird, tagged with the project as well. Blogicians last blog post..Restaurant servers with bad manners