Today I have several things I need to work on, probably 6 solid hours of copywriting work. I rarely do a full 8 hours of copywriting in a day because, well, I just can’t think that much.

But I’ve certainly got enough work to do a full 8 hours, or 10, or 12. All of a sudden, I’m on some kind of job train, with projects chugging in and keeping me going at all times.

I really don’t have very many clients, but they all have multiple projects.

  1. The start-up company for whom I’m writing a user guide, marketing material, website copy.
  2. The printing company that needs email newsletters, promos, white papers, tip sheets.
  3. The high-end spa product company for whom I write a monthly newsletter.
  4. The animal science group that gives me scientific articles to create press releases.
  5. The food-industry trade association that I just picked up. They’re going to want marketing material on a regular basis.
  6. A job-board company that needs flyers and white papers.
  7. An environmental association that needs PR.
  8. An online voting company that uses me for newsletters.
  9. An online registration company that uses me for this and that and more.
  10. A web-to-print company that asked me to help with their repacking and marketing efforts.
  11. A pediatrician website that has me writing copy, book proposals, press releases and more.
  12. A marketing group that focuses on the gay and lesbian community here in San Diego that has me write marketing flyers and web copy.

That’s about it for regular clients, and that’s about all I can juggle.

It’s awesome that I’m full up with work. I’m not stressing each day about where the money for rent will come from. But I do keep in mind that at any time, any of these clients could go away for any number of reasons: cutbacks, hiring an in-house copywriter, a bad experience, a change in leadership…. A few days ago I wrote about one of those 12 who had cut back a major portion of what I do for them, and WOOSH… the money dried up, though they are going to use me for other things.

Most of the factors are outside my control. Thus, I need to always be aware of other client opportunities. At this point, it’s a very tight line to walk. I can’t really pick up another big client at this point, but I can’t necessarily turn one away, either, because I might lose any of the 12 at any time.