Blogging tips, tools and tutorials. In plain English.
It seems we're all desperate to be more productive and get more organized. I've tried to offer some helpful tips in these areas.
And here's a tiny taste...
Here are my most recent posts about Productivity & Organization...
Raise your hand if you typically have too many browser tabs open. Raise your hand if you frequently find yourself rabbit-trailing as you follow all those links! I know from experience that open browser tabs are one of the biggest causes of distraction and loss of productivity. Pocket is still awesome One way I've been {Continue reading…}
Email templates are a huge time saver if you find yourself writing the same email(s) over and over again. In this tutorial, I explain how to use canned responses in Gmail. Canned responses are basically email templates that allow you to insert any text into an email with a few clicks. Can't see the video? {Continue reading…}
I recently stumbled across this series on Lifehacker called How I Work and ended up spending much more time than I intended browsing through the various work habits of people who are doing really amazing things online and elsewhere. They are touted as very productive people (and clearly they get a lot done). If you're the type {Continue reading…}
"The two surest ways to get your kids' attention: closing the bathroom door or dialing the phone." (someecards.com) Pretty much sums it up! If you work at home with kids, I saw this clever productivity tip from Deb Walker of Contemporary-VA in the post 37 Productivity Tips for Working From Anywhere (mashable.com). Do any of you {Continue reading…}
How should I manage my blogging time? It's one of the most common questions I get. My answer? Well, when I'm not busy getting sucked into rabbit holes on the internet (which is more often than I'd like to admit), the following is how it makes sense to me. I wrote about it previously, but I've amended it {Continue reading…}
