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How to juggle multiple clients as a solopreneur

More clients also means more complexity.

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Anna Burgess Yang
May 17, 2026
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At any given time, I’m juggling multiple clients. That means I’m juggling context for multiple projects, background information on various companies, and a lot of deadlines. Some of my clients give me a steady stream of work each month, while others pop in with a request every few weeks.

Whether you’re coaching, doing creative work, or have long-term retainers, most solopreneurs eventually find themselves managing multiple clients simultaneously. The number of clients you take on directly impacts your income, but more clients also means more complexity.

In my corporate life, I worked as a product manager at a software company. Even though my work is very different now, much of the project management follows the same basic concepts.

When running a solo business, you need to estimate your capacity, plan for future work, and not lose track of 100 moving parts.

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