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How To Be More Productive, Part 3

    Last time, I shared with you the steps beyond ‘the four things’ formula that Helen Raptoplous talked about on the call. They were, taking consistent action on your regular tasks, scheduling blocks of time to work on bigger projects, and dedicating a day or two to for planning, ideas and systems.

    Personally, as we went through the call, I found Helen’s presentation of the information a little confusing and overwhelming. Robert Plank’s explanation of his system was way too simplified when I first heard it and so initially I didn’t get it; but when you do get it, it’s brilliant in it’s simple effectiveness. Helen’s method accommodates all those other things you need to do in business beyond the 4 Things.

    What I did like about Helen’s call was that she stopped 3/4 of the way into the call to get people to brainstorm all the projectsRead More »How To Be More Productive, Part 3

    How To Be More Productive, Part 2

      Last time, we talked about the 4 Things Theory and how to apply that. It’s based on the premise that if you focus on doing 4 specific things a day that move you forward then you will progress more easily.

      There are, however, times when you need to do more than the 4 things. There are regular tasks that need to be done, like your annual tax return, that won’t go away and must be completed. Today we continue my notes from a talk by Helen Raptoplous.

      1. Take time to make a list of what you need to do consistently to move forward. Set up a schedule to make sure they get done.
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          How To Keep Organized – 5 Tips

            One of the nightmares of the online digital world is the sheer volume of “stuff”. That stuff could be your own products that you’ve created. It might be PLR that you intend to rewrite and use. Maybe courses, Webinars or teleseminars you’ve attended. Reports, bonuses, and a plethora of freebies and giveaways. I’m sure there’s more!

            If you are diligent and highly methodical, as you download something you file it to its right place. If you’re less so, it gets dumped into an “I’ll get back to that later” folder and later never comes. Before you know it gigabytes have been swallowed by your lack of systematic administration.

            I’m no saint here: my drives (that’s plural) are full of stuff that I plan to do something with … if only I remembered that I had it before I downloaded it again, or can find it again! My drives are in dire need ofRead More »How To Keep Organized – 5 Tips

            WordPress, Cutline, Archives and Backup!

              There are time online when you are not just a marketer but you become a tech-head too. Yesterday I mucked up my blog.

              I had been using the Cutline theme by maestro Chris Pearson. It’s an older theme but I like it’s visual simplicity. I noticed in the Cutline Options sub-menu that you could create an Archives page easily.

              I clicked the “enable archives page” in Cutline Options. Then I set up the archive page in the Pages submenu. Voila … I had an archives page.

              Whoa!! Wait a minute. Now the Archives page is my default first page and I can’t figure out how to change it.  I failed to notice the little extra text underneath the ‘enable’ button that said this would make the Archives page my First Page. So no matter what I did, the Archives page hijacked my site and I couldn’t get my site to show my posts asRead More »WordPress, Cutline, Archives and Backup!