Posted by Jessica Reilley on December 5, 2013
A few months ago, I wrote about growing my business and how I had come to a fork in the road. I needed to figure out how to manage my growing business with my family’s needs, while maintaining my sanity. I’ve implemented a few measures recently: hiring some help and enforcing a stricter email policy, to name two. But, it’s still not cutting it. Even though I hired someone, I continued to take on new clients and new work, while still maintaining the 40-some websites I already support. It’s hard to turn down new work; I love meeting new people and learning about their businesses and how I can help them. I also love the creative challenge of designing a new website. But bringing on a new client is a lot of work and it’s very time-consuming.
Because of this, I’ve decided to temporarily stop taking on new clients. This means I won’t be taking on any new website design work or even taking over sites that just need maintenance and occasional updates. I did not come to this decision easily. But, after mulling this over for a couple of weeks, it feels like the *right* decision. At least for now. I don’t know how long this hiatus will last. At least 6 months. Maybe a year. Maybe more. I have some definitive things I’d like to accomplish before opening the new-client door again.
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