There is a contra argument too. Lots of little jobs create too many distractions. I have my own product range and that my time is better spent developing a R10,000 product than wasting time on horders of little jobs. It comes down to oppertunity cost. If I was to spend 1 hour to make R50 then that hour is worth more to me if I spent the hour developing a new product. Now one might say that there might be a time when one needs to spend the hour to make the R50, maybe, but I try to avoid it at all costs. If one can develop enough R10,000 products then that hour might be worth R10,000 if one spent the hour marketing rather than making a R50 sale.

I think that one needs to be careful not to churn i.e. being busy with lots of little things that don't make any real money. I choose to stay away from things that do not produce the required profit within the appropriate timeframe.

So, what is the bottom line. It is this: weigh each job carefully in terms of oppertunity cost vs (profit within timeframe) and remember to consider the value of your own time. You might be surprised to find that two hours of your time may be better spent watching a DVD with the family that going out and making R50.