Delegating tasks makes a lot of sense as your freelancing business grows. There is a lot to do – and nobody can do it all by themselves. Delegating not only saves you time, but lets you spend it where it matters, namely the core strengths of your business. In this article, we discuss five areas where most freelancers should consider delegating tasks.

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Delegating tasks makes a lot of sense as your freelancing
business grows. There is a lot to do – and nobody can do it all
by themselves. Delegating not only saves you time, but lets
you spend it where it matters, namely the core strengths of
your business. In this article, we discuss five areas where
most freelancers should consider delegating tasks.
Keep in mind that every business is unique, though. If any of
those areas is one you feel particularly comfortable in, you
don’t have to give it up. However, if it’s a time waster,
definitely consider it.

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Ugh, accounting. Many of you might have already started reflexively
falling asleep as they read the word. But it has to be done, right?
You need to keep track of how much you’re making, what you’re
spending money on and which clients are your cash cows. Not to
mention keeping track of taxes. That’s a lot of work and it eats up a
lot of time. Especially if you, like me, hate staring at excel tables and
figuring out what numbers mean. Find an accountant you can trust
and pay them – they will likely do it quicker and better than you.
1. Accounting

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Drafting up contracts is, like accounting, a field where you can’t
afford mistakes. And it requires a lot of knowledge. So before
you spend tons of hours looking up legal advice online think
about consulting an expert. Yes, there are a lot of resources
online, but many of them aren’t trustworthy. And even those
that are, won’t necessarily apply fully to your situation. Creating
contracts won’t be a long-term activity like accounting: delegate
it once, get your advice and drafts and use it until you feel a
change is needed.
If you decide to do it by yourself, make sure these 5 clauses are
included in any freelance contract.
2. Contracts

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3. Marketing
Marketing is probably the one area you can find most advice on
in freelancing literature and websites. That’s because it
encompasses a ton of different things – social media, SEO, your
website, promotions, pricing and more. Delegating all of that
might be unrealistic, so think carefully. Remember, you want to
delegate things you’re not good at and are important to your
business but not at its core. Maybe Facebook and Twitter are
those things, maybe it’s your newsletter. One thing is certain –
handling the entire marketing strategy can be a full-time job by
itself.

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Communicating with clients and answering emails might
seem as something that shouldn’t be delegated at first. But it
totally is, especially as your business grows. When you start
getting dozens of emails per day, ten percent of which are
relevant, filtering through them takes time. Maybe it’s just
one hour a day, but that’s still probably more than 10% of
your work time. And that’s not including actually answering
the important emails.
4. Emails

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If your business is really getting big, you will find yourself
having to hire people. You probably have a freelancing network
established by now, so that’s a place you should look at first. If
you want to go the standard route – advertising the position,
interviewing and picking out people – you might want to
consider delegating some of that process. Remember if you are
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5. Hiring

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When delegating, it is important to trust the people who do
stuff for you. If you can’t guarantee that 100%, make sure you
know at least a bit about the things you’re delegating. This will
allow you to manage and track them to a certain degree. And
again, what you delegate depends entirely on the nature of your
business and the stage it is in.

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