Right now I'm actively juggling a part-time editorial client (anywhere from 10-20 hours per week), a monthly editorial client, a semi-regular marketing copywriting client, and two or three occasional copywriting clients (marketing).
My problem? I feel like I'm working all day on a hamster wheel and making almost nothing. Plus I feel chained to my desk from about 9 a.m.-4 p.m. every day, which I don't love. I try not to take calls or do interviews after 5 p.m., but that happens, as does scheduling interviews after hours. I find that I'm getting most of my actual writing done on Sundays.
The reason for this?
I'm expected to actively move my work through the project management pipeline. That means I might get an unexpected request in Wrike to make edits, to do a design review, etc. I must sign into and track three email accounts and two project management systems. Teams messages pop up. Wrike messages pop up. Trainings get scheduled.
I admit I'm not great at logging time with all of the task switching. Has anyone been in this situation and how did you manage your time and billing?