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It\u2019s easy for creative professionals to get lost in the minutia of their projects, tweaking and reworking to perfection.\u00a0 Unfortunately though, time is money.\u00a0<\/strong> This perfectionist mindset may work for passion projects, but when there\u2019s a paying client involved you need to keep a wider focus<\/strong>.\u00a0 A broad view of a project\u2019s needs encourages forward momentum \u2013 allowing you to get your job done well and on-time. \u00a0Follow this trick to keep you moving forward<\/strong>:<\/p>\n In most cases you aren’t blowing your time on one detail. It\u2019s just that when combined, all of those little time drains result in a significant loss<\/strong>. \u00a0Are you<\/em> spending too much time on the little things? \u00a0Work with self-imposed time constraints<\/strong> to be more efficient.<\/p>\n Say, you\u2019re a photographer.\u00a0 You\u2019ve got a shot that really needs some color work.\u00a0 Give yourself a time budget to do it, \u201cI\u2019ve got 5 minutes to tweak this shot.\u201d\u00a0 Watch the clock.\u00a0<\/strong> By the end of 5 minutes you would likely have made positive changes to the image. \u00a0Now, it\u2019s time to move on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Diminishing Returns Over Time<\/strong><\/p>\n Without imposing time constraints, 5 minutes can turn into 10, 20, or much longer.\u00a0 The more time you spend tackling a detail, the less and less of an impact it has on the final result.\u00a0<\/strong> Apply these micro time budgets anytime you start something that you feel has the potential to drag on.<\/p>\n Over time you’ll develop a better feel for for how long you should be budgeting for certain tasks based on how long they take you to complete and how important they are to the overall project.<\/p>\n This method is applicable for any creative position – video editors, photographers, writers, graphic designers.\u00a0 Allow yourself to come back to make minor adjustments at the end of the project<\/strong>\u2026IF time allows.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t want to get to the end of budgeted hours and still have significant progress to make.\u00a0\u00a0 Either the client will have to pay for additional time (which they certainly do not want to do) or you have to accept any additional work put in as a profit loss. \u00a0Sharpen your time management skills.<\/strong> \u00a0It’s imperative for increasing your success and<\/em> profitability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Got time management and productivity tips for success?<\/em> Discover how creating micro deadlines in your creative work will make you more efficient and profitable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[715,39,583],"tags":[917,536,857,442,5383,792,444,43,47,5376,472],"class_list":["post-class-post-8299","post-class-post","post-class-type-post","post-class-status-publish","post-class-format-standard","post-class-has-post-thumbnail","post-class-hentry","post-class-category-industry","post-class-category-video-editing","post-class-category-video-production-2","post-class-tag-business","post-class-tag-filmmaking","post-class-tag-industry-2","post-class-tag-management","post-class-tag-photography","post-class-tag-productivity","post-class-tag-time-management","post-class-tag-tips","post-class-tag-tricks","post-class-tag-video-editing","post-class-tag-video-production"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMicro-Budget Your Time<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nTime Management = Key To Profitability<\/h3>\n
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