Archive for the ‘Time Management’ Category

August 9th, 2010

Time Management For Online Marketers

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Time is the great equalizer. No matter how smart you are, how much money you have, or who you know, we each have the same twenty-four hours each day. The goal of time management is to make sure you use your time more effectively to be as productive as possible. I have found that using the right time management tools, knowing when to delegate and outsource, and not wasting time make this all very manageable.

Decide which tools are best for you. I use a wall calendar and a notebook to schedule everything in my business. This may not work at all for you. Take a look at online schedulers and other tools that can make each day much more organized for you. There are even iPad and iPhone applications that will assist you in managing each hour of your day. Dr. Jeanette Cates has an excellent program created just for Internet marketers at Internet Marketing Organized.

I believed that I had to do everything myself when I started my Internet business. I did not think I could afford to pay anyone else, and I also thought that others would not do what needed to be done as well as I could do it. I was wrong. Instead, I have found that the people I have delegated and outsourced parts of my business to are doing it much better than I could ever do it. It feels good to

May 13th, 2010

Time Management For Relationship Marketers

Time management will help you to be more productive in your business. You want to build relationships with the people you do business with online and off, and that requires a certain amount of time each day. Most people working online today do not come from a corporate background, and are not as likely to be familiar with techniques for efficiency and effectiveness. Once you put this into place in your business, even in a small way, you will start to see how your business can grow very quickly.

When you give two different people the same amount of time to complete a task, you will know almost immediately who will be the most successful entrepreneur. The trick is to know what you will spend time on before you sit down to do it. To be the most effective you will need to keep a list of tasks at all times. That way you will be able to get to work immediately when you have some time, instead of spending time to figure out how you will use your time. For example, you mat decide to reach out to 10 people each day. This may be with a phone call, an email, or on a social media site.

In other words, if you have to wait in line, or in an office for an appointment, you will always have something to keep you busy. Keep a notebook with you to write in and to make notes, and also keep an mp3 player of some kind handy so you can listen to training calls and other useful information. You can do this in the car as well. In terms of building relationships, use this time to