I use the same combination of Trello, Google calendar, RescueTime app, and the Promodoro technique, I always divide my tasks into 25 minutes promodoros and push them in a simple day planner template I have on Google Calendar starting from 8 am to 6 pm (With 2 hours break between).
I create a separate board for every project I have (Money site, Web design/Development client, SEO, Learning, etc..), and I have a global board that contains the stream of the due tasks from all projects, that stream goes directly to the day planner in Google Calendar. The problem I have is consistency and self-discipline, that’s the biggest challenge I think most people have. I think using the pen and paper along with your technique will be the approach that may help to overcome this.., I will start my two weeks writing things done.

Thanks

Do you use any to do list app/ software to list your daily todo things?

My team and I use a combination of Trello and Google Calendar.

Base on your template, maybe the task is just in category model & not specific task. Example in PBN task, there’re a lot of mini-task should be done as: find domain auction, content plan for building pbn…bla bla… Do you do something or write down sub-task in each big task category in anything else like to do list app?

Nah, I like to keep it all on paper when tracking time. If anything takes longer than 5 minutes, note it down. If not, just group it under a general task topic. Saying that, the purpose here is to audit the tasks that take up the majority of your time. Don’t get too hung up on details here.

Btw, have you ever tried time-blocking & plan your day in Google calendar with exact time for each activity. And do you list personal activitiy in your daily time management, bro?

Yes and yes.

– Do you use any to do list app/ software to list your daily todo things?

– Base on your template, maybe the task is just in category model & not specific task. Example in PBN task, there’re a lot of mini-task should be done as: find domain auction, content plan for building pbn…bla bla… Do you do something or write down sub-task in each big task category in anything else like to do list app?

– Btw, have you ever tried time-blocking & plan your day in Google calendar with exact time for each activity. And do you list personal activitiy in your daily time management, bro?

Haha. Love it.

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Nice. Let me know how it goes!

Definitely agree with your last section. There are some things in life you want to optimize for income/profit, and others where you get enough out of them that it’s not about that.

This isn’t the first time I’ve been told about my pen discrimination. I will try to be more open minded about pen equality going forward.

I will follow your strategy for my projects.

Thanks, Paul. Batching has been the biggest aid for me in this.

Not sure if I understood this correctly, but are you working (like ‘working working’) 47 hours out of 50 hours in office?

That’s amazing.

What’s your system with breaks and all? You just take short breaks during the day and don’t waste any time at all on reading, talking to other people etcetera?

Yes, am using trello since last 1 year, but still not good enough to give me insights like this.

Try Trello and you tell me. 🙂

Thank You

Thanks for the recommendation.

Two is enough for me to account for variance. If you’d like to track for longer, please feel free.

In your sheet you are trekking for 1st and 2nd week, what about tracking 3rd and 4th week activity?

Thanks Nekraj.

Though I don’t understand some of your words in time management image on this post yet you are awesome and having a great {or greater than other SEO guys like Brain or Neil or Nathan or Rank }SEO knowledge.

Cheers Nekraj

Gotta keep the girlfriend happy too.

You’re a boss. Thank you.

Not a chance.

In regards to your error message that appear in the video’s, this is being caused by running out of memory on your graphics card. As a work around you can disable windows trouble shooting during recording by following these steps:

In the Start Menu type Action Center in the Search box
On the left sidebar, click Change Action Center settings
Untick the Windows Troubleshooting
Click OK.

Sorry for geeking out 🙂

Appreciate it.

Watch, brother. When you’re on the clock, you’re going to behave a lot more efficiently. Your ego won’t let you waste time.

20. I’m not winning.

Just kidding.

That said… the time is now. We’re in a very interesting time where lives can be changed with pure determination and smart, creative thinking. I’m capitalizing while I can.

Zoho docs and a very good team.

Link is there in the article.

Hah! I love it.

This is the risk you take with new projects. The income is only an estimate. That’s why its important to only start new endeavors that you truly believe in.

That’s a lot of reading. Awesome, brother. Good for you.

I use Zoho docs.

Thanks for sharing!

do you have own tools to manage pbns and placed links?

Awesome. Really loved it, man!

Just want to say thanks for this time management guide 🙂

-Ravijit Chavda

I do something kind of similar, I have a list of things that I MUST do every day. My list use to be much longer but I “trimmed the fat” and only left the things that only I am able to do.

Then I delegate, delegate, delegate… I look at how much I’m paying the person and how much I’m getting back in return. I try to hire people that can figure things out without my help (or as little help as possible). As your post points out (Time is Money).

I take the warren buffet approach, I spend a minimum of 5 hours of my day reading. This allows me to come across new information and then hire people to implement it which usually always leads to an increase in profits. This is only possible if I outsource the grunt work and only offer my creative output/direction when necessary which usually take me only an hour or 2 a day.

I do want to integrate your approach as this most likely lead to more profits!

For start-up projects is it impossible to judge? Say you start a brand new website and earnings = £0. How do you manage this?

Also think this would be interesting from a nerd time management POV too.

Cheers.

This was a super post and loved the detailed explanation.

Would surely follow your regime and share the results.

Thank you

Please do!

Power through it. It’s an annoying two weeks having to always remember to mark stuff down, but after you’re done… its pure streamlining.

Awesome. Glad to help.

My pleasure.

Best of luck. Let us know how it goes.

Wasting time is the biggest money burner for me by a mile, so cheers for this.

Thanks Matt