Taking Advantage Of Lulls - RD288

<p class="p1">On Monday, when I sat down to start my week, I had an email in my inbox from a client giving me their approval to launch their new website. I anticipated this, and the site was live within an hour and a half.</p> <p class="p1">Satisfied with another completed project, I opened <a href="https://www.plutio.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Plutio</a>, my project management software of choice, to see what I was to work on next. And what I found was nothing. I had no website projects. I had no podcast cover artwork to design. My <a href= "https://resourcefuldesigner.com/tackle-your-to-do-list-with-tasks-and-projects-rd066/"> to-do list</a> of client work was blank.</p> <p class="p1">I can’t remember the last time this happened. I didn’t even have proofs out with clients that may come back. I had nothing, nil, nada, zip, zilch and whatever other ways I could say it. I had no client work.</p> <p class="p1">It’s now Friday afternoon as I write this, and not a single new project came in this week.</p> <p class="p1">For the first time in over a year, an entire week went by without a single order from my <a href= "https://podcastbranding.co" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Podcast Branding</a> website. For the first time in an even longer period, I didn’t have a client website on the go.</p> <p class="p1">This lack of work is a situation that many <a href= "https://resourcefuldesigner.com/being-a-self-employed-designer-requires-a-team-effort-rd077/"> self-employed designers</a> may face. It doesn’t only happen to new <a href= "https://resourcefuldesigner.com/5-overlooked-opportunities-to-grow-your-design-business/"> designers trying to grow their business</a>. It can happen to anyone at any time.</p> <p class="p1">Maybe it’s how the planets have aligned, or Lady Luck decided to take a vacation. I don’t know, but it happens. It just happened to me. And it can happen to you.</p> <p class="p1">But experiencing a lull like this shouldn’t make you worry. I’ve been in this line of work for a long time, and I can