Are you overwhelmed with never ending lists of blogging tasks you have to do? It's time to create a cost benefit analysis to eliminate all of those time-draining tasks that are not producing any results. I had a light bulb moment this week when I was digging out some dead lilac bushes. As I dug and yanked and pushed and pulled to get those ugly stumps out of my otherwise beautiful landscape I realized I needed to do the same thing with my … [Read more...]
It’s Time to Start Valuing Your Time
Tina was working as a lawyer and running a side hustle in the evenings and on weekends. She frequently felt overworked and like her time wasn’t her own. When she complained about this to her friend, the other woman challenged her to take responsibility for her time, rather than viewing herself as a victim of it. She told her it was time you start valuing your time. It’s not at all unusual to feel like time is out of your control. … [Read more...]
Declutter Your Schedule, Get More Done In Less Time
Do you struggle to get everything done? Tracy Lynn from Simple Living Country Gal has a simple strategy to help you get control of your to do list and get more done. Isn’t it funny? We all have the same 24 hours, yet there are some people out there that seem to get so much done in a day. Maybe you know someone like this. They always have a neat and tidy home, bills are paid on time, dinner is made every single day (who does that?!), they … [Read more...]
How to Become a Stress-Free Social Media Master with IFTTT #IBAchat
In this week’s #IBAChat, we discussed action-oriented ways to eliminate social media overwhelm. Productivity expert, Debbie Rodrigues shared her tips on how to become a stress-free social media master with IFTTT. Blogging is hard work, and the actual blogging part is now only part of the equation. As a blogger, you also must be a Social Media Master. In order to cut through the clutter, you’ve got to post continuously on all … [Read more...]
BoardBooster for Pinterest – Drive Traffic Indefinitely
There are lots of Pinterest scheduling tools out there. Some are free (like Viralwoot and Ahalogy) or are only free until a certain point or limit how many pins you can pin in a month. Most serious bloggers tend to start using a paid Pinterest scheduling tool like ViralTag, Tailwind, or BoardBooster to streamline their Pinterest pinning strategy. I recently started to use BoardBooster, and I have to say it is the easiest way to increase traffic … [Read more...]