Nov 23 2008
Business Decisions- Part 5 (The Plan)
I can not believe I actually had time this weekend, but I did. I finished my 2009 business plan. It’s not the formal sort of plan that I normally do for clients, but it’s still chock full of all the useful crap a business plan should be full of.
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For those of you who plan to do your own business plan for next year, here is an outline of mine:
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2009 Goals- this section discusses my 10 major goals for 2009 including:
-monthly income I want to make
-types of clients I want to get
-groups I want to join
-seminars I want to attend and classes I want to take
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Methods to Madness- this section breaks down each goal, gives the details of the goal and the way I plan to achieve it.
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2009 Resources to Obtain- this section discusses books, programs, and materials I need to buy.
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2009 Budget- this section discusses my budget for money spent on materials, classes, etc. and a budget for my time.
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Some of the more exciting plans I have for next year are:
-Hiring a maid to come and clean once a month
-In 2009 I’ll be dedicating 1 day a month to working as I will need to when I am a full time freelancer. This means I’ll have to spend about 8 hours writing that day.
-I’m going to develop some brochures and business cards for my direct mail marketing campaign.
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I am so happy I completed the business plan. I feel much more organized and I feel like I can actually accomplish everything I’ve set out to do.
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If you wish to follow this series from the beginning click, “Mind Yo’ Bidnez “ under categories.
I love your blog and have been reading it with much fascination. Your business plan looks very good. As a freelancer, it’s a must to set both short and long term goals to keep on track.
I too am a budding freelance writer and have been working on my business plan so I certainly “feel your pain”. Keep up the great work and your dream will come true very soon! I plan to check back often to see what’s new with you. Feel free to stop by my main blog whenever you wish.
http://taylorrwriting.blogspot.com/
Thanks Tess, I hope I’ve given you some useful info! I’ll check your blog out.
It’s such a load off to do it Penny. You don’t sit and think, didn’t I have a good idea one? Wasn’t there something I once thought I’d do????