The Shortest Point I know how cliche and obvious it sounds but.. If you find yourself getting hours into your work and not being able see anything complete, you're probably taking what I call "side roads" to your goal. Unfortunately, as in real life, side roads don't always lead back to the main road (your goal) and can sap your creativity in the process. Start At The … [Read more...] about Draw A Line To Boost Your Productivity
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Get That Blog Post Written Faster!
What Was I Thinking? How many of you have done this? You're reading something or talking to someone when a great blog post idea hits you. You struggle for your tablet, phone or a scrap of paper to write the idea down. You get the gist of it in a lame note to yourself but you think at least you got it. Hours later, when you try to make sense of what you wrote down, you scratch … [Read more...] about Get That Blog Post Written Faster!
Tips To Maintain Focus
How many times have you finished a two hour work session only to wonder what you've accomplished? You remember starting out on a project and before you were done you were on something completely different. Worse, the job you started out to do is still undone. I know how frustrating this can be because I've done it countless times myself. I have found a way to combat this and … [Read more...] about Tips To Maintain Focus
Capture Business Ideas As A WordPress Post
We Need To Save Our Ideas All of us are constantly looking for ways to streamline our businesses and become more productive. One of the ways we do this is to consolidate our planning and doing processes. We're being told all the time to keep a small notebook with us so we can write down ideas that come to us. Whether they're for articles or products or ways to expand our … [Read more...] about Capture Business Ideas As A WordPress Post
Do You Mark Spam As Spam?
WordPress And Akismet Anybody who uses WordPress probably uses Akismet. Not only does it come with WordPress out of the box but if you don't use it you're buried in spam. Every time I update my blog I check the spam to at least scan it to make sure there are no false positives. I rarely find any. … [Read more...] about Do You Mark Spam As Spam?