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First Things First…

Goal Setting

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Goal Setting

Goal IntentionalAction

Growth

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Action

Action

Action

Action

Action

Action

The Weekly Planning Meeting

• Grab a buddy.

• Set priorities for the week.

• Determine work time available.

• Assign priorities to work time.

Let’s Talk About Content

Try to be at least 2 weeks ahead with content.

Goal:

Getting Ahead with Content

• Make a list of blog post ideas. (25-50 minimum)

• Determine which 10 you will tackle first, in order.

• Set a deadline for getting ahead.

Create incredibly helpful content using photos and examples you already have

Goal:

Time-Saving Content Strategies

Explain a Process

Respond to an Objection

Time-Saving Content Strategies

Time-Saving Content Strategies

Take the Negative Point of

View

Make a List of Strategies

Time-Saving Content Strategies

Time-Saving Content Strategies

Create a Printable

Streamlining Social Media

There will be times where you have to choose what is easiest over what is most effective. That’s okay.

Truth:

Facebook- Meet Edgar

Facebook

Facebook

• Finding Content Fast: Facebook Page Audit

• Who is your audience?

• What types of content are doing well?

• Which other bloggers does your audience seem to

like?

• What types of posts elicit the most comments?

• What stirs up (innocent) controversy?

Pinterest- My Experiment

Tailwind vs. BoardBooster

Pinterest- BoardBooster Scheduled Campaigns

Pinning My

Content

Pinterest- BoardBooster Looping

Pinning Others’ Content

Instagram- DropBox

Instagram- Evernote

Twitter- Autopilot!

• Schedulers – Meet Edgar, Buffer

Photo by Chelsea, Making

Home Base

Managing Email

Email- General Rules

• Turn off notifications.

• Check 1-2 times/day only.

• Use an auto responder message.

• Uses canned responses like crazy.

HelpScout.net

Tools for Blog Accounting

I am not an accountant. This is not tax advice or legal

advice.

Disclaimer!

• WaveApps

• QuickBooks

• Xero

• Freshbooks

• Less Accounting

Bookkeeping

Payroll

Gusto

Blog Accounting

Donnie’s Accounting

Routine

Should I hire an assistant?

When you should consider

hiring an assistant…

Where to Find an Assistant

• Your “real life” circles

• Your audience

• Referrals from other bloggers

• VA Facebook groups

What to Delegate to an Assistant

• Email

• Social Media Scheduling

• YouTube Closed Captioning

• Paying Affiliates

• Graphics Creation

• Webinar Technical Setup

• Email List Forms/Lists

• Website Maintenance Tasks

Questions?

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