Guidelines for doing business

One of the hardest things to do as self-employed is to maintain a stringent set of Rules-of-Engagement. Because more often than not - and especially when you are starting out - you’re caught in the trap of either doing something because you desperate need money to pay your bills or doing something, because you think the opportunity is too exciting to miss.

Howver, quite often nothing really good comes of this approach. And this is why you might as well have a set of guidelines that you follow in order to effectively manage the business aspects of your day-to-day routines.

Such guidelines can be hard to develop though. So it’s really handy when you can get inspired by somebody else like the American social media expert, Stowe Boyd, who defines his rules here.

While I’m certainly no Stowe, I think his guidelines is an excellent starting point for defining ones own rules. So thanks for the inspiration, Stowe.