I you haven't seen the other 4 parts pls take the time to read them as they are all very important steps to take. And if you are following along yesterday you figured out where you want your business to be in a year from now. In order to get your business there you need to Manage your time effectively Everyday you need to do something to help your business get to that goal. A good habit to get into is making list. Every month make a list of priorities for that month. Every week make a list of priorities for that week, and everyday before your day ends make a list of priorities for the next day. You can either keep these in a diary, a work journal or maybe a planner that includes all of your life's priorities anywhere except a scrap piece of paper is fine.
Here is an example list
Dr. appointment
make 5 pairs of earrings
message blog feature artist
list 3 items on etsy
search for new ad spaces
ship orders
call a local gallery
write blog
read new article on latest technique
yours will be different this is an example of randoms from the top of my head. Now looking at this list I can immediately see where there is going to be some dead space or wasted time for example whenever I go to my Dr. Appointments I know that I will have at least an hour wait so while waiting I could bring some things to make some earrings (don;t forget business cards because this will definitely get you some interest) I can also bring my article to read. Also you don;'t want to make 2 trips out so don't forget to take your orders to drop off at the PO. Another big one would have to be listing on etsy yes this important but the time it takes pictures to load is wasted time...or I could take this time and contact that local gallery or message the feature artist while my pics are uploading. Now the biggest culprit on here is searching for ad space yes advertising is important but for this it means you are going online and like I have said that can be one of the biggest time killers so schedule this for the end or set kitchen timers and get off when it dings. So your list may not be anything like this but I am sure you get the point now.
Keep a look out for Time Management Part 5
3 comments:
Great articles! Thank you for sharing!
Great blog! Time management is a biggie for me, as a SAHM with a 16 month old, a homeschooled 4 year old and an 18m month old I babysit, running 5 websites, making the products I sell.....it is important!
Excellent posts on time management, something that everyone could use some help with! Thanks so much for taking the time to share this information. :)
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