Preparing Writing Services for Growth
Jan’s Writing Services is going really great. I have 3 writers and each of them are able to take on work as Jan’s Writing Services grows.
Some of the ways I’m preparing for growth:
- I keep us organized using 37 Signal’s Basecamp (it’s free version). I plan to go to one of the paid plans this summer
- Each writer has assigned topics, weekly delivery day, and weekly payday
- I’ve got a laptop so I can work anywhere, including at the barn during my daughter’s lessons
- Got a flash drive so it is easy to work from my desktop or laptop
- My friend set it up at his house so I have a place there to work
- I work 4 days at my wage earning job at Walmart
Right now my goal is getting out all the articles jobs that are ordered each week…I am almost there!
I surpassed my highest income month from before I had some personal challenges that kept me from writing for pay for nearly a year. It took a few months to build the business back up. Since I began writing again this past May, there has been a steady increase in income from writing. This month looks like another record breaking month, even after I pay my writers!
Goals for the future:
- Add more orders
- Increase orders to my writers
- Upgrade my Basecamp ** account
- Fine tune writer’s orders, delivery, and payment
2010 is off to a great start for me and for my business. I turn 50 this year and it looks like this will be among my best years ever!
**the FREE Basecamp link is very small under the “Max” and “Premium” plan.