How I Manage Client Projects And Tasks (The Easiest Way)

In this video I want to share how I manage all my clients projects and personal tasks of running my freelance business.

Time management can be so difficult. Especially if your entire career rests on your shoulders. Hopefully by sharing how I balance all my freelance work, it can help motivate you to develop your own process.

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[BrentGalloway]

What are your tips and suggestions when it comes to how you manage your time? There are tons of way to do it, so it'd be awesome to hear from you!

[isaacperlich]

The camera quality, graphic work, and presentation is masterful. Great video and tips!

[Samson_Opayemi]

Hey Brent, would love to see how you present your final outcome of design projects to clients using the most up to date techniques and principles.

[jjugo]

Initially I was expecting to have more technical recommendations from your video but it's very valuable the fact that you put things very simple.
Appreciated.

[tomr]

Brent, LOVE this. Thank you. Refreshing to hear you recommending to keep it simple rather than overcomplicate with an app (for us freelancers at least, apps have their place in teams). Totally agree with zero inbox, but I need to use lists more!

[heitorzilla]

I usually use the calendar to make an agenda for the week, and for each task I use an app called Microsoft's To Do, in it I can create folders for each project, tasks and subtasks.

[cecilly]

Great idea in prioritizing your tasks on the post it note. I'm a user of the Franklin Covey system (altho my life isn't so high pressured as I work part-time and am an empty nester), and your A-D approach is just like that of FC. Thanks so much.

[nohanabilg]

Thank you so much. for sharing that. i was confused among many many apps to manage my tasks. but the most effective way when i use a pencil and paper ! the top minimal and productive way. and after watching your video i feel wow my feeling are right.

[ysrlncj]

That was very helpful thank you. I recently started a new role manging multiple clients and I really needed this guidance and advice. Thank you Brent.

[chelbothma]

Thankyou so much for sharing this! Brent I'd love to hear about how you go with remaining consistent with freelancing and responding to clients etc when life gets rough. I haven't been able to master the art of being consistent and showing up on the days or weeks where everything just seems to be going south.

As for me, I used to use my google calendar to track client work because I was looking at it everyday.

When I wanted to move all my client tracking to a 'pretty' app where I could keep all client project tracking separate I found that none of the apps I tried could offer the same simplicity as just tracking in my google calendar did.

I learnt a valuable lesson that simplicity is always going to be best for my style of working.

[hoshimori]

I use notion to manage my daily tasks, with also a yearly overview with my goals, divided by quarters and months. It really help me to divide these big goals into smaller tasks to get closer to them, but I admit my struggle right now is to manage to fit these business development goals into my really tights schedule with a lot of business projects.

[jeremycbarnhart]

Phenomenal.
Absolutely helpful and to the point help, Bro.
Cheers

[JeremyMuradesign]

Baron fig stuff is really nice dude! It definitely can be a challenge and the day goes quick when you are designing and juggling projects. I write my 3 top important tasks on notion so I know what's most important that day.

[FULLERMOE]

Great vid, man! I prefer writing stuff down too. I go with a whiteboard on the wall and a notebook. Love being able to just look to my left and see what's going on with my schedule. Also usually have a few Post-It notes on my monitor at all times. I think technology and apps gave us so many options for time management, scheduling, etc that it has become overwhelming and thus counter productive...all in the pursuit of being productive, haha. So cool to see someone else who prefers the ol' pen and pad. 🤙

[anthonycalixto]

I think a day in the life of video would be super interesting, love your videos, keep up the good work 🙏

[GMoney-B]

Definitely looking forward to, and hope to see a video on a project from start to finish like you mentioned.

For myself I have tried an app called 2Do. It works really well if you are into apps, you mark your tasks with a priority, reminder, etc. and it automatically organizes and gives you a plan for the day, with different lists for personal, business, whatever you create. However I always fall out of using it quickly just because I am a tactile person and like writing things down as well. I use a cheap small notebook and sticky notes, however I'm looking for newer or better methods; even if just minor tweaks.

I would love to see what your layouts in your notebook end up looking like as you mentioned in a possible future video. I am definitely going to try what you do with your planner though mentioned, and would love to try out the new trend of "Declaring Email Bankruptcy" and archiving all the insidious digital sludge to hell where it belongs. Lol.

[Samson_Opayemi]

Also, what is your work flow like? Do you go through a whole project then present your ideas or break it up into smaller phases and show clients your progress etc