Remember this post? You know? When I blabbed on and on about setting a regular work schedule?
Well, I haven’t been successful. I worked all day yesterday and last night. I don’t know why I do this to myself. I think it’s because I’m afraid of allowing things to get behind. I am already swimming in accounting for 2009’s taxes and that’s enough to make someone want to poke their eyes out.
But, today, I made it official.
Studio Hours
Tuesday and Thursday 2 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday and Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: Reserved for weddings & sessions. No Office Hours.
Closed Sunday and Mondays
(This is subject to change as the weather warms up!)
So, what does this really mean? It just means that I want to try and stay on this schedule if at all possible. I know that I won’t be perfect, and I’ll find myself working anyway. But, I can now tell people that they can set appointments and pickup times during these hours with me. I’m still not at the studio full time, to save money on utilities until things pick up again when it warms up. But, it does make it easier on me to know that this is SET!
It’s important to accommodate our client’s schedules and work life – so I implemented two days where we will be available for shoots and consultations until 7 p.m. I like this because, honestly, I’m not much of a morning person. I know that come this summer, I will have to be more flexible and open up my hours to include early sessions for outdoor shoots. I have not been successful to adapting to the perky morning life in the past. I hope that I can change this in the future.
Growing my business includes training people to do some of the administration work too – having someone on staff with me in the future will hopefully help me to keep these hours a little better. Cross your fingers!
Have you set your hours for your business yet?
And, a photo to complete the post!
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