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It’s been a really good first 8 months of freelancing, but it also forced me to get honest about how I run my own business.
I originally started using Notion just for myself, to keep projects, clients, finances and daily work in one place. Over time, I shared it with a few freelancer friends (slightly less organised than me 😅) and that slowly turned into creating and sharing Notion templates.
Recently, I realised I was using all of them together anyway, so I brought everything into one all-in-one system.
With Contra expanding into products, it felt like the right place to continue that journey.
So this is Creative OS, the system I use to run my own freelance business.
I’d genuinely love to hear any thoughts or feedback.
For anyone curious, my other Notion templates are here:
👉 notion.com/@janadesign
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