How do you manage projects, tasks and clients?

We are building Hyzo, a tool designed to help freelancers better manage projects, tasks, clients and the everyday chaos spread across emails, notes, documents and messaging apps.

We want to better understand what freelance work really looks like: where things most often get messy, what takes up the most time, and which tools help today, versus which ones get in the way.

The survey takes around 3-5 minutes, unless you feel like sharing more detail, which we would genuinely appreciate.

Your answers will help us build something that solves real problems.

How would you best describe your current work situation?

I work as a freelancer

I run a solo business / one-person company

I run a small studio or agency

I have a full-time job, but I also do projects on the side

I commission work from freelancers or small teams

Other

What does your day-to-day project work look like?

I work on several projects at the same time, but it is manageable

I work on several projects at the same time and it often gets chaotic

I handle many small tasks / requests at once

My work is quite repetitive and I do not manage many projects

Hard to say, it depends on the month

Where do you usually receive and store information about projects, tasks and client agreements?

For example: email, Messenger, WhatsApp, SMS, Slack, Discord, Teams, Notion, Apple Notes, Google Docs, Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Todoist, Google Drive, Dropbox, or directly in conversations.

Which responsibilities distract you the most from your actual work during the day?

We mean things that are necessary, but take time, attention or energy away from the work your clients actually pay you for.

Has there ever been a tool, app or system that made a real difference in your work?

We mean something that made you think: “OK, this genuinely makes my life easier” or “I do not know how I worked without this before.”

It can be any kind of tool: for tasks, email, projects, notes, finances, communication, automation, or something completely different.

If a tool could genuinely make your daily work easier, what would you want it to help with the most?

How much would you be willing to pay per month for a tool that genuinely helps you manage projects, tasks and client communication better?

Nothing, I only use free tools

Up to $5 / month

$5-15 / month

$15-25 / month

$25-50 / month

More than $50 / month, if it genuinely solves an important problem

Hard to say, I would need to see how it works first

Can we contact you with a few additional questions or invite you for a short conversation? If yes, please leave your preferred contact details here.

Can I add you to the Hyzo waitlist?

I am already on the list

Yes

No, I’ll do it myself

No, and I am not really interested right now

Any additional comments?

Thank you again from the Hyzo team for taking the time to answer. We will do our best to repay it by building a genuinely useful product.