Here’s the back story:
I got the idea to create this video course last Friday (Nov 5) because of the emails I’ve been getting from people asking how they can get started with their own blog. So I worked on it really hard all weekend in an attempt to release it on Monday.
I fell short 2 days but I’m not complaining.
The point is that this mini-project didn’t seem rushed. I felt as if I was gliding through the process with ease; something that doesn’t happen very often. (and I think it turned out great)
In this post, I wanna share with you some of the things I did differently, that I think had a great impact on how fast I finished this project. So, here we go…
11 Tips To Increase Your Productivity
1. Clear Your Desk
My desk was a mess. Papers all over the place, markers, pens, notepads, books, contacts solution bottles, cologne, CDs, flash drives, paystubs, lotion, and a nice NYC parking ticket. I couldn’t get myself to start working with a mess, so I cleared it up and all of a sudden, my creative juices started flowing. This brings me to tip #2…
2. Write a ‘To Do’ List
I had ideas for the videos I wanted to create, so I started to outline the exact order they needed to be in. The TODO list helped me organize my tasks from start to finish so I knew exactly what I had to do next to finish the project.
3. Forget The Things That Don’t Matter
Then I started writing stuff that really didn’t matter too much at the moment; which I don’t think was the best use of my time. Things like, “Get Back To So & So About That Thing” and “Don’t Forget To Go To The Bank”. These are the things that will take up all of your mental energy; the energy that you’re gonna need to get your stuff done.
So, what did I do – I forgot about it. I pretended that those other things I “needed” to do did not exist.
4. Email Can Wait
Your emails aren’t going to go away. They aren’t going to disappear from your inbox if you don’t get to them 3 seconds after you get that email notification. Just to make sure I wasn’t tempted, I disconnected from the internet while I was working on things that didn’t involve being online.
…like designing the graphics, lead capture page, editing the videos, and a few other things.
5. Eat Before or After (Not During)
I’m a big fan of eating during work, and I know I’m not alone. We all do it (c’mon admit it). I made a conscious effort not to eat while I was working on this project, and that worked out great. I recommend eating before or after you start blogging, creating content, getting traffic, or anything else that involves your business. This will keep you a lot more focused.
6. Keep A Reserve of Post Ideas
I knew that if I wanted to just work on this mini-project this weekend, I had to have a bunch of ideas for future posts just in case I was burned out from all the hard, focused work. I came up with 37 post ideas (including guest posts) that I’m going to be putting out in the best few weeks – one of them being how I came up with 37 post ideas :0)
7. Keep A Reserve of ‘Back-Up’ Posts
Friday was my backup content day. I took the time to create 3 posts that I was going to use as guest posts and on my blog to keep the traffic flowing in case this project took me longer to put together. One of these posts was 5 Ways To Know If You’re Content Sucks received a good response.
It felt really good knowing that I had something on the back burner, waiting to back me up if I needed it – which also helped me focus on the task at hand when Saturday came. So make sure to create content (posts) that you can fall back on whenever ideas aren’t coming in.
8. Focus on One Thing
On Saturday, while staring at my TODO list, I was getting worried that this was going to take longer than I thought; but I soon realized that was just my mind playing tricks on me. I knew deep down that if I focused on ONE task at a time, I could finish them with ease – so that’s what I did.
9. Start With The Most Important Task
I started with Recording the videos because, without the videos, nothing else matters. I found myself working on the web design work, setting up the website, and all this other stuff that needed to be done, but wasn’t a priority.
Whenever you’re putting up a new post, getting the images or figuring out what the headline is gonna be is not more important than writing the actual post. So, figure out what the most important task is and start there. This leads me to.
10. If You Don’t Know What To Do – Create!
If for any reason you don’t know what the most important task is – CREATE. Create a video, audio podcast, blog post, or write a guest post. Creating is and always will be a high-level activity. The more content you create and publish, the more of the internet you own. Remember that…
11. Work In Time Chunks & Take Breaks
We all need breaks. While I was working on this project, I learned that I get burned out after about 50 minutes of straight-focused work. During these breaks, I usually just got a glass of water and thought about random things. Keeping your mind off the task will clear your mind and help you be more focused when you go back to work.
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