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  • 1. So Much Content, So Little Time:Productivity Tips for BloggersTim Leffel@timleffelClick to tweet: travelwriting2.com/athens

2. Spend Most of Your Time onAccomplishment TasksIMPACTLEVERAGEBeHere! 3. (+ TravelWriting2.com)BUT WITH 4 ASSISTANTS, 18 BLOGGERS, ONE SALES REP, AND A LOTOF FREELANCE WRITERS 4. High Impact Strategies Farm out what can be done better andcheaper Focus on a few things that really matter Use e-mail, phone, and social media likeyoure the boss, not the slave. Automate whats easily automated 5. Spend Most of Your Time onAccomplishment TasksGenerating revenueCreating contentExpanding your audienceDelegating projectsManaging assistants or writersWill getting this done move my business andearnings forward in a meaningful way? 6. Hire Some Help!Go from solopreneur to business owner.TechAdminDesign 7. $15 an hour working 60 hours $750 per week $3,000 per month $37,500 per year and very tired. 8. $25 an hour working 50 hours Pays $300 a month forassistance/content Earns $1,250 per week $5,000 - $300 =$4,700/month $58,900 for a 50-weekyearwealthier, and not astired. 9. $35 an hour working 45 hours Pays $600 a month forassistance/content Earns $1,575 per week $6,300 - $600 =$5,700/month $71,550 for a 50-weekyear after payingothers working less, earningmore. 10. $50 an hour working 40 hours Pays $1,200 a monthfor assistance/ content Earns $2000 per week $8,000 - $1,200 =$6,800 per month $85,600 for a 50-weekyear (or $81,600 for48 weeks)Paying more, butearning much more. 11. Those Willing to Invest $ OftenMake More $$ as a Result$15 for 60 hours$37,500 a year$50 for 40 hours$81,600 a year 12. Plenty of People Are Looking forWork Craigslist eLance/oDesk Fiverr Envato Studios (was Microlancer) Sologig VirtualStaffFinder.com TaskRabbit (limited cities) Local universities 13. Focus on What Matters 14. How toFocus on WhatMatters1. Have a velvet rope to-do list: pick 1-3 thingsdaily that matter (or 10-15 per week).2. Do those things3. Exercise, eat well, sleep 15. Be the Boss of Your Business 16. Are you their boss, or theirbitch? 17. Be the Boss of YourCommunication ToolsBatch e-mail several times per dayDont open e-mail in the morning untilsomething is accomplishedHave a set social media time budget and turn itoff otherwiseTurn off dings, pings, & alertsLeave your smartphone in another room duringworking hours 18. How toSpend Most of YourTime on Accomplishment TasksBatch tasks like photo editing, video editing,affiliate links insertions, etc.Set hard deadlines and publishing schedulesLet deadline projects past the velvet ropeSave routine, non-thinking tasks for your bodyclocks low point 19. How toSpend Most of YourTime on Accomplishment TasksWrite 1st drafts with the Wi-Fi off (no research)Write final edits with the Wi-Fi offDo strategic planning with no distractionsUse the phone & make real decisionsUse leverage, scale, and amplification 20. Spend Most of Your Time onAccomplishment TasksIMPACTLEVERAGEBeHere! 21. Automate & SystemizeBlogE-mailSocial 22. Automate & Systemize 23. Automate & Systemize 24. Recharge on Weekends 25. Recharge on Weekends 26. Sign up atTravelWriting2.com/newsletterGet a free report: 8 Free Success toolsfor Travel Writers