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    Default How many hats do you wear in your business?

    Out of curiosity how many different hats do you put on during an average week in order to run your business.

    In a given week I might be:

    designing a website
    working on the development of a site
    marketing a website
    keeping the books for my business
    blogging
    researching new business ideas
    networking with others
    meeting with clients and peers
    performing technical support for my office

    to name a few things. What are some of the different things you do each week?
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    I don't own the business and my stated function has to do with Marketing, but I also wear a lot of different hats.

    I sell
    I updated web sites
    I do a bit of web site design
    I train customer service people
    I update and handle inventory
    I schedule hotel rooms an shipping for trade shows
    I create plans for bringing new products and services to market
    I develop pricing for new products and services

    There's probably more but that's at least a sample.

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    Sometimes I wonder how we all manage to handle so many different things each day.
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    I kind of like it. I think I'd get bored if I did the same repetitive tasks every day. Even though it frustrates me at times, I like having a lot of different things on my plate. It is more challenging and interesting, at least for me.

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    I do too. There are certain things I enjoy doing more than others, but I do like the variety in general. I've worked jobs where I did the same thing all day and it made 8 hours feel like 20.
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    I don't spend as much time on my business now as i used to but i still pretty much wear all the hats, such as

    Invoicing , Ordering, Marketing (when i actually do it), sales, web development, client support, plus anything else that comes up.

    I have managed to land in a similar place in the job i have, i was in a role that was that repetitive same thing all shift, but then about 2 weeks ago got a promotion which now see's me doing a part of anything up to half a dozen different things as needed.

    I think getting variety in a job or business is much more important then many other things.
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    Variety is definitely good. One of the reasons I chose a career in web design is because I get to use both sides of my brain. The design part has me using the right side for creativity and the site development has me using the left and analytical side.
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    Let's see...

    I blog
    I design junk mail
    I design billboards
    I design stationary
    I design other promotional collateral
    I ask lots of questions my clients don't know the answers too - like who are your customers? so then I have to help them figure out the answers
    I work on advertising campaigns for the shopper magazine
    I sell advertising
    I design ads for the shopper magazine
    I design invitations and birth announcements for individuals
    I plurk and twitter
    Then there is the bookwork
    and the data entry job
    and school is starting again so I'm sure I'll be tutoring again too

    oh and I change dirty diapers, fix healthy balanced meals, make sure my family has clean clothes, clean sheets and clean floors, read to the baby, apply for jobs for my hubby, run errands for my hubby, pay bills, clean kennels, bathe the baby, bathe the dog, and sew, scrapbook and drink lots of coffee.

    No wonder I'm so tired
    Good thing I like coffee!
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    That's a lot. I forgot to include forum posting here and at a webmaster forum and all the different social media sites I participate in.

    Coffee, good.
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