We have discussed the importance of blogging for business several times; now, we would like to share our actual results. Background We established our first website back in 2009. We had the standard components and utilized many of the basic ‘SEO best practices’; however, we were very inconsistent and minimalistic when it came to blogging. Like most small businesses, we …
Practical Productivity: Work Smarter
Throughout this productivity series, we have mentioned many tools for improving your productivity. In an effort to help you find these tools quickly (essentially improving your productivity), we have put them all on this one list. Productivity tools to help you work smarter; Boomerang allows you to pre-schedule emails, can be setup to hide emails until you need them, and …
Practical Productivity: Planning Ahead
A great way to overcome procrastination and improve productivity is to plan ahead, which is where the 6-P Formula comes in: “Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance” Plan for Tomorrow, Today The most important thing you can do to improve your productivity before you leave the office or sign off for the night, is to review your to-do-list and prepare …
Practical Productivity: Reduce Redundancy
One of the biggest killers of productivity it redundancy. By performing the same task multiple times, you are not only wasting time, but you are also undermining creativity and ingenuity. Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort. – Paul J. Meyer In order to become more productive, …
Practical Productivity: Eliminate Distractions
At work, just like in life, distractions happen. The point is how well you manage them. Even though you have a smart phone, and it may be your connection to the outside world, we suggest you have set times for checking messages and emails. If left on, you may hear that all too familiar “ding!” from your inbox or see …
Practical Productivity: Dominate Your Task Lists
Becoming an effective task master is an essential part of improving your productivity. Task lists are an essential part of being organized, but they themselves must be organized in order to be the useful tool they are intended to be. Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead …
Practical Productivity: Meeting Management
Meetings are the necessary evil standing between you and your team’s successful goals. However, it’s important to keep them operating as the productive tool they are intended to be, and know when they are imperative and when alternatives can be implemented. Here are some tips to reduce the number of meetings you attend; Be responsive. Many meetings are scheduled because …
Practical Productivity: Introduction to 6 Areas of Productive Practices
Productivity is defined as a measure of worker efficiency. Increased productivity means doing more with less resources (such as time, money, or materials). If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done. – Bruce Lee When you are productive, you have a sense of accomplishment, completion and are satisfied with the outcome that resulted …
Is trying to ‘keep up with the Joneses’ bringing you down?
Are you following your competition or your customers? Don’t let your aim to keep up with your competitors’ stunt your growth and hold you back!
Case Study: Optimizing Facebook Image Exposure
In a previous post, we discussed ways to optimize your Facebook posts, in order to make the most of every post. We talked about how to use links, images, posting times, scheduling tools, and other tips to make sure your post is seen by the greatest audience. Now we’d like to add to that with a few examples specifically surrounding …
