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This is not an episode of bragging. This is not an episode to make you feel like you should figure out a way to read 120 books or 20 books or 200 books or whatever. It is about what can happen when you actively choose to be a genius about something that matters, like reading matters to me. Helpful Companion LinksEpisode #227: How to Know What to Read Next with Anne BogelAnne's podcast What Should I Read Next? I'm a guest on ep. 27 Books good enough to make you turn off the tv and ep. 245 Finding the right mix for your reading life.Episode #228: 5 Ways to Organize Your BooksEpisode #152: Reading in Odd CircumstancesEpisode #213: Create a Summer Reading ClubEpisode #23: The Lazy Genius ReadsHow to Use Trello to Track Your ReadingSee a list of my favorite reads here.Get the Latest Lazy LetterGrab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way!Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wrangling guests for a weekly podcast can be a bureaucratic nightmare. Tools like Calendly, Zapier, and Notion can help keep track of multiple guests, but among all the automation it's crucial to remember the humans reading the emails.Tips and techniques Create a booking page on your website, with a link to your Calendly profile. Here's the booking page for this podcast. Calendly adds the recording date to your calendar, and to your guest's if they choose, and keeps you from being double-booked. You can also ask questions of your guests through the Calendly booking form. Use Zapier to email guests with pre-flight instructions. Here's what Mark sends to guests. Use Trello to keep track of past and future episodes, and where they are in the production pipeline. Create a column for each stage in the guest-booking process. Use Zapier to move a guest's Trello card along from “Reached out” to “Scheduled”. Alternatively, manage the whole podcast process in Notion: Create a database of episodes. Create a kanban view, so you can see your upcoming guest bookings just like a Trello board. Use Zapier to add to or update the database when guests reach out or book a recording slot. Tag and categorise episodes within Notion, so you can look through your back catalogue to see which topics you've covered. Write show notes and share episode assets – like embedded player code, audiograms, sample tweets, etc – with guests. Links The Milk Making Minutes – Lo's podcast Calendly Zapier Notion Check out Mark's new workshop, available to download now:Organise your podcast workflow with Notion
There was a point where I reallyyyy didn't like Trello. It took me 3 tries to finally “get it” and that was after trying out some other tools too and ultimately coming back to this one. But hey, at least I figured it out because now I can share with you allll the different ways you can use this magical tool to help you organize your business, and that's what we're covering in today's episode. Get the full show notes and and all the links mentioned at www.cheerstoblogging.com/18Join the Level Up Your Biz with Trello waitlist: https://cheerstoblogging.com/waitlistConnect with Lucy: Website | FB Group | Instagram Grab your free ticket to the Cheers to Planning Summit here: https://cheerstoplanning.com/
On today's episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa walks you through the steps to create a thorough brain dump that will relieve your sense of overwhelm and start you on the path to productivity. These are the key essentials for doing your best brain dump ever: Use categories and subcategories to help get everything out of your head and down on paper (or digitally). Nothing is too small to write down. Don't worry about it being messy. Write down everything that you are actively trying to remember, take care of, be responsible for, or that is draining your emotional energy. Use Trello to help convert your brain dump into an easy to access and update digital format. After your get all the things down on paper, evaluate all of your categories into "projects" and "mainstays" lists. Prioritize your lists and add how much time things will take to make them actionable. If you want some group accountability and hand-holding for this process (and more!), join one of MacKenzie's upcoming Live Well Planned Cohorts. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie's newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie's YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Pique Life - When you subscribe at piquelife.com/livewell, you can get 15% OFF and Free Shipping for life. Bonafide - Get 20% OFF your first purchase when you subscribe for any product, go to hellobonafide.com and use code livewell. BED|STÜ - Use discount code LWA20 for 20% OFF your next order at bedstu.com. Athletic Greens - Get a FREE one year supply of vitamin D and 5 Travel Packs along with your subscription at athleticgreens.com/livewell. SHOP WITH US THROUGH AMAZON Thank you for using our Amazon affiliate links to support the show!
With so many moving pieces involved with my podcast, I rely on Trello heavily to keep me organised and on track. In this episode, I'm giving you a behind-the-scenes peek at my Trello setup so you can create the same or similar for your own show. Tune in to this episode to learn: What is Trello A walkthrough of the two different boards I've used for my show My two fav features that save me so much time! Resources mentioned in the show Podlink https://pod.link/ Asana https://app.asana.com/ Click up https://clickup.com/
Here's I organize and plan my video content as a high-ticket coach for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube with Trello. Want my personal help with your video content? Book a free 1-on-1 strategy call: https://join.deegreene.com/application Or watch my free training: https://join.deegreene.com/ondemand
As content creators, we all have different ways of planning and preparing our content! Maddy personally have tried a few strategies, including feed planning apps and just winging it. But Maddy realized the more strategic she was with my content, the more her business grew! So when she decided to buckle down and figure out a solid content strategy, she realized using Trello was a great tool. Trello is a completely free service that I got introduced to a little over a year ago. Maddy's Instagram manager, Regan, recommended it to her! It's a way to easily get yourself organized and even collaborate with teams. There is a paid version, but we personally get everything we need with the free version!Maddy has used Trello for:● Organizing household chores & upcoming events● Planning my wedding● Building out my content strategy● Planning the Content Creatives PodcastFollow Emma on Instagram: @emmasedition | Pinterest: @emmaseditionFollow Maddy on Instagram: @madcrayy | Pinterest: @madcrayyFollow the Content Creatives Podcast: @contentcreativespodcastJoin the Content Creatives Podcast Facebook Group!
1. Hydrate before you stimulate 2. Fruit-til-Noon Smoothie Banana, frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, tons of spinach, 2 spoonfuls of chia seeds, 2 spoonfuls of raw almond butter, 2 cups of almond milk, and veggie protein powder. 3. Sip Gatorade to keep your blood sugar elevated. 4. Snack on trail mix and dried fruit while you work. 5. Use subscription meal boxes for dinner. 6. Use 20-min at home YouTube exercise videos. 7. Delete social media from your phone. 8. Use Trello to organize your projects. 9. Email like a CEO. 10. 12-minute Tally Timer system. 11. Dry mouth lozenges 12. Get coaching. (I know that's not 'small' but I had to include it!) Sources: Jerry Seinfeld — A Comedy Legend's Systems, Routines, and Methods for Success | The Tim Ferriss Show I Tried Emailing Like A CEO And Quite Frankly, It Made My Life Better This is how you treat ADHD based off science, Dr Russell Barkley part of 2012 Burnett Lecture 20-min at home workout video - Fraser Wilson Sign up for our Alec's Newsletter Everything else you might need: Alec's Linktree
Spring is right around the corner! Now is a good time to do a little spring cleaning of your business and decluttering so that you can head into spring with some renewed energy. These tips are going to help you spring clean a few areas of your business so you can start the new season with a clean, organized plate which contributes to your productivity. Links mentioned in this episode: Episode 34: 3 Ways to Use Trello to Organize Your Business for Sustainable Growth Episode 46: 5 Gmail Hacks You Need to Boost Your Productivity Episode 58: The Productive Home Business Series, Part 1 - How to Organize Your Documents Episode 59: The Productive Home Business Series, Part 2 - How to Tame Your Inbox and Take Control of Your Time Episode 60: The Productive Home Business Series, Part 3 - How to Run a More Efficient Business Connect With Me Online On Instagram @the_shannonbaker Follow the Podcast's Facebook Page
We're talking about five different personalities of book organization, so hopefully, you'll see yourself in one of these. We all have different challenges when it comes to organizing our books, but there's really no one-size-fits-all approach. Having a lot of books doesn't make you a hoarder. Not having towers of bookshelves doesn't make you less of a reader. So let's Lazy Genius how to organize your books.Helpful Companion LinksLaura Vanderkam on making time to read and her appearance on What Should I Read Next (ep. 112)Older episodes about reading: ep. 23: The Lazy Genius Reads and ep. 152: Reading in Odd CircumstancesHow to Use Trello to Track Your ReadingDownload a transcript of this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
WHOA, guys - this isn't our best work, but I'll be darned - it's finally on time. It's the weekly Sugar Cookie Marketing Facebook Group Podcast, and it's just okay! LoL.Here's what we're covering this week:Intro Business of Baking - Red Bottoms Marketing Minutes - SouthWorst RefundsThe Course - Live StagingVoicemails / Texts / Emails (571) 556-5644Group Stuff - Upcoming Lives and such.SponsorsMailbagIn the Business of Baking, CORRIE IS THE BEST TWIN IN THE WORLD. Anyways - she texted me (Heather) this past weekend to not ask questions, get in the car, tell no one, and dress up - pretty positive she was going to murder me, but was also lookin' out for the photo the news would post of the body. ANYWAYS - what actually happened was tons better. In the Marketing Minutes, I (Heather) recapped the story about SouthWorst bumping me from the flight I paid for a month prior and still taking my luggage and making me pay for that ticket and the rebooked flight. They did offer me 20% off the rebook though which is not ideal since at this point, I wanted nothing to do with that airline. None of this is true, but it's how you sound when you don't refund a client for your mistakes. We'll be launching the SCM Course in August (you can pre-register for the sign-up email here). Corrie filmed an entire set stage from concept to Eddie to staged photo to edit. It's a good'n.In Voicemails, we talk about domain names, photoshoots (real or really professional?), and a group member absolutely nailing her move because her cookie business has her back!Call / Text: (571) 556-5644Email: hello@sugarcookiemarketing[dot]comIn Group Stuff, we have a few fun things coming up:Intro to PicPlayPost Video Editor App with Belinda CooleyHow to Use Trello to Organize Your Orders with Marisela AlvaroBusiness Entity Structure and Income Tax with Jay LeeWhat It's Like Selling $3,000 worth of Product at a Pop Up with Nicole StolfaOur Podcast Sponsors are Eddie the Printer and BaketyBakes where you can get a group special of 10% off meringue powder with promo code TWINS - https://baketybakeidaho.com.And the Mailbag! We got mail finally that isn't from the IRS! Thanks tons to these awesome group members - made our day (and week, and probably month).Emory Gibbs from Gibb Me CookiesKate Galgan Total Happiness CookiesSam from Sam's Cookie University
One of the ways that I’m able to manage all my mom work, at home, and in business is to create systems which I do in Trello. Let’s dive deep into Trello for this episode so I can show you that it is the best (free) tool to run your home and keep you organized. What is Trello?! Trello is a free visual-heavy project management software. You can use Trello to manage all things for your home, plan your sister's wedding, organize family chores, meal planning for the next 3 months, and break down your big goals. Look at Trello as a mom and it will be your new hidden gem. FREE GOAL SETTING SERIES: https://apurposedrivenmom.com/goalsetting A PURPOSE DRIVEN MOM SHOW NOTES: apurposedrivenmom.com/podcast101/
Trello is one of the most popular project management tools among mompreneurs! Why? Because we have a lot of our plates so having tasks organized in one place other than our mom brains is essential to getting things done. Trello is a great tool to help you make this happen and there's a mobile app! So tune in for some tips to help you get organized and stay organized with this tool so you can hold onto your sanity and get things done. Click here for the show notes Links Mentioned In This Episode Episode 14: My Top Five Tech Tools to End Overwhelm and Boost Productivity Episode 27: How to Use Trello for Meal Planning Are you ready to automate your customer care and lead management? Go to bit.ly/AutomateLeadManagement to get access to my step-by-step mini course that will help you do this using Trello and Zapier. Listen for the special offer code inside of the episode and save $10! Join the More Than Capable Mompreneur FB Community: If you would like to connect with me and other mompreneurs that can support you and help you deal with real life as a busy mompreneur, join my FREE Facebook community! We collaborate with each other, learn from each other and cheer each other on in life and in our business! Connect With Me On Instagram: @themorethancapablemompreneur
Trello is a visual collaboration tool that enables you to organise and prioritise projects using what are known as Kanban Boards. I use Trello to organise this podcast, I also use it to manage workflows, to-do lists, book chapters and just about any major project that needs planning and tracking. Enjoy the episode and find all the links and resources mentioned here: https://www.creativesparkpodcast.com/blog/episode26
Trello is a visual collaboration tool that enables you to organise and prioritise projects using what are known as Kanban Boards. I use Trello to organise this podcast, I also use it to manage workflows, to-do lists, book chapters and just about any major project that needs planning and tracking. Enjoy the episode and find all the links and resources mentioned here: https://www.creativesparkpodcast.com/blog/episode26
Trello is a visual collaboration tool that enables you to organise and prioritise projects using what are known as Kanban Boards. I use Trello to organise this podcast, I also use it to manage workflows, to-do lists, book chapters and just about any major project that needs planning and tracking. Enjoy the episode and find all the links and resources mentioned here: https://www.creativesparkpodcast.com/blog/episode26
Being organized is something working moms can never have too much of. In this episode we explore different tips for using your planner so you can be more organized and balanced. You'll also learn how to treat your to-do list like precious gold so you can actually complete the things that need to get done.Show Notes: https://balancedworkingmoms.com/using-a-planner-to-be-more-balancedResources:Access the video demo via the Balanced Working Moms Library for a demo on how to use the Trello app to organize your life and all your to-do's. (Click on How to Use Trello, Episode 8.) Join the Facebook community group for a regular dose of support and encouragement.Connect with Rina on Social:Blog - balancedworkingmoms.comFacebook - balancedworkingmomsInstagram - @rinameushawPinterest - rinameushawStock Media provided by TrendingMusic / Pond5
Ever feel like you just keep adding things to your plate and things are falling off? You love the idea of planning ahead and maybe even batching content and being ahead? This week we are doing something a little different to get you to get INPUT each day this week and then actually DO something about it! Welcome to the Podcast Playlist Trello Series where we are going to learn something each day ON the podcast and hop on over to the FB community to SEE an accompanying video to make it easier for you and then you implement. I've put the pieces in bit sized pieces for you to be free from overwhelm and actually do the thing! Here is the plan. I'm going to share with you over the next 4 days this week (excluding sunday) on the ins and outs of trello and how I use boards, cards, checklists and automation to make my life easier and organize all these ideas, interviews, content subjects and so much more. The world needs what you have to say... don't let systems and workflows be in the way of you getting your message out. Let's go! Here is your playlist Day 1: Should I trello? 6 Reasons why I use this for my podcast workflow Day 2: Need a helper? 3 ways to automate with trello using butler and a special BONUS! Day 3: You've got the power! My new favorite power up and app integration hacks! Day 4: Save time by batching your social media content with this system! 6 categories you should be posting about! A FREE GIFT! GO HERE AND GRAB MY FREE TRELLO BOARD FOR PODCAST WORKFLOW Are you an entrepreneur? Let's connect and build a community of support :) MULTIPASSIONATE MOMPRENEUR COLLECTIVE: To help multipassionate moms answer the call on their heart and use self discovery to focus their energy and get into action ENJOY YOUR LIFE MORE CHALLENGE GROUP: To help get the clarity and vision work to prepare for change as well as implement with mindset and habit strategies. I appreciate all of you that have taken the time to rate and review the show and I know we can do amazing things together. Need energy? Check out my free enneagram energy guide here :FREE ENNEAGRAM ENERGY GUIDE or check out my instagram bio for the freebie as well Let's Connect! Learn--> www.angelmcelhaney.com Connect --> info@angelmcelhaney.com Join the Sisterhood --->Multipassionate Mompreneur FB community Work with Angel--> Personality Typing for Profit Self Discovery Call Instagram: @angel.mcelhaney FB: Angel McElhaney
Last week we talked about some of my favorite free tools I use and suggest to my clients and leads. I KNOW these are awesome tools for anyone new to starting a business or business owners who are looking for budget savvy ways to get the most of great programs. If you want to hear all the details and grab the resources from that episode you can go to firstcuptoclose.com/1 Today, I want to expand a bit more on Trello. Like I mentioned last week, this is my go to platform for organizing my entire business, managing 5+ contractors, and creating systems for my clients to use in their business when they are planning online projects like online summits, affiliate promotions or launching a new course… just to name a couple things. I’ll share a link for you to join Trello at firstcuptoclose.com/2 Then you can give it a try. Like I’ve already mentioned, it’s completely free to join. Overview of Trello If you are a pen and paper kind of person, but know you need to have details online, this is the program for you. Organizing your ideas and your business using boards (like a white board), lists (like columns on a white board), and cards (like using sticky notes under the columns) Each card opens up to give you a bunch of different features! Assigning the card to a team member is one of my favorite features. Color coding for visual people like me! Checklists for those that LOVE checking things off your to-do list. Due Dates to keep you AND your whole team on track. Easy Systems Tip: Due Dates on Trello Use due dates on the Trello cards to keep you and your team on track. You can also set those due dates to email or send notifications when a task is due in the next 24 hours or in the next hour. Once you have your Trello Card open, you’ll see an option to set a due date for a task on the card. Set a due date that’s realistic for the project. Be sure to let your team members know there’s a due date there and your expectations. (Remember they can’t read your mind.) Once you’ve started using Trello and it’s features you can see how easy it is to pass off tasks to your team. Mini Soapbox: We do our contractors and employees a disservice by NOT giving them tasks. They want to help. They want to be a part of your team so use them! I’m going to share with you a public Trello template I created called Systemize With Trello. This is a free template you can use to start today with being more organized. AND I have some free training to go along with it! You can go to firstcuptoclose.com/2 to grab those gifts. Trello is also a HUGE asset to use when planning upcoming projects or brainstorming ideas you have in your business. Use Trello to manage all types of projects and ideas Collaborative place for brainstorming ideas Organizing member details including: Meeting notes, portal details, training references. Summit/affiliate organization like, brainstorm speakers, mission statements, and important links. So far, I can’t think of too many organizational needs I haven’t been able to do with Trello. You can take a look for yourself for free. Just got to the link provided at firstcuptoclose.com/2 If you have questions about any of the details I’ve shared today, don’t hesitate to email me! I’ll be glad to help! Subscribe & Review in iTunes Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you’re feeling the love, I would be so grateful if you left me a review on iTunes as well. Those reviews help others find my podcast and it’s a great way for me to make this podcast better. Just click here to review and select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” to let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!
Trello is an incredibly powerful tool that allows companies and teams to build organized processes, organize tasks, and collaborate with others. Its something every entrepreneur and marketer should explore. In this episode of the Crypto Marketing Show, Ty, TJ, & Kylie, discuss how Coinbound uses Trello to get things organized, systemized, and done at scale! Ty's Show Notes: I was super scattered before. Trello made me capable of getting things done at scale. It helps you get more things done effectively. Allows you to create scalable work processes. Allows your whole team to collaborate on multiple projects. What is Trello Trello is a collaborative project management tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, Trello tells you what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a process. It organizes things by boards, cards, lists, and more. Tons of useful automation tools built into it to make workflows more efficient. How we use Trello We use Trello to organize basically everything We put out a lot of content. Trello helps us manage our content schedule and make sure everything is getting done in a way that everyone can collaborate easily. Some of our boards: Content Management (track content from its creation to publication to distribution) Pre Production (plan what content we are going to put out) Web Development (list and track the development of different website features) personal boards (track our own to-dos) How Ty sets up his personal board 10 Lists/columns To do in the future Incoming To do this week To do today Doing now In Progress Complete Unresolved Reference Brain Dump Relevant Links https://trello.com/ More about the Crypto Marketing Show!: https://coinbound.io/podcast Produced by Coinbound: https://coinbound.io/ OTHER PLACES WE HANGOUT: Instagram ► https://instagram.com/coinbound Twitter ► https://twitter.com/coinbound_io Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinbound TikTok ► https://tiktok.com/@coinbound FOLLOW YOUR HOSTS: Twitter Ty Daniel Smith: https://twitter.com/tydanielsmith TJ Shedd: https://twitter.com/youngdumbcrypto Kylie Lowe: https://twitter.com/cryptokylie Get top-level, actionable crypto marketing tips sent straight to your inbox each week ► https://go.coinbound.io/newsletter-crypto Join us on Slack and learn awesome & effective marketing strategies ► https://coinbound.io/join-slack
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Trello is a powerful yet simple to use tool that helps you organize and prioritize all the important projects you are working on for your business. Director of Marketing, Bob Stanke, discusses the power of Trello and explains how real estate agents can use Trello to manage their projects while also enhancing the service they provide their clients through its integrations and automation. Visit to learn more about this powerful project management tool Are you interested in learning more about joining the nation's largest network of real estate agents and mortgage lenders committed to serving this nation's heroes?
In the last episode, we talked about managing your time better. In today's episode, we share the 3 ways you can systemise your business for growth. You'll need to refer to the show notes here for the full understanding of today's episode. In this episode, you'll hear about: Using Trello Board with SCRUM Method Build a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Creating Templates For Your Business In the last episode, we talked about five time management habits for success. In this episode as promised, I will be talking about the 3 ways that you can systemize your business for success. Why do you need to build and create systems for your business? Right now, probably you are alone in a business, but there will be a time in the future, hopefully in the near future, where you will be growing and building a team. Not everyone will be on the same wave length as you, if you don't get started and prepare for better systems in your business right now. Do not underestimate the importance of systems in your business. Systems are the one that will help you run your business far better and it helps to convey the things that you normally do in your business which turns it into muscle memory. While there are a lot of things that you can do to systemize your business, in today's episode we're only going to talk about 3 ways that you can systemize your business better #1. Use Trello board with SCRUM method The first way is to use a Trello board using the SCRUM method. SCRUM say what? Don't worry. When I first started using Trello, I wasn't sure what kind of systems would work for me and my team. I spoke to a few of my friends and they shared with me about the Agile SCRUM method, which is usually used by software developers. I made a little tweak to it, and you can see from the screen shot in the show notes, how it looks like for my team. Trello is the “easy, free, flexible and visual way to manage your projects and organize everything, and is trusted by millions of people from all over the world.” Well, as you can tell, I actually took this directly from the Trello's website. What it essentially means is that, Trello is able to help you organize and systemize your time and your activities using a Kanban style* method. I left a link in the show notes about what Kanban style method is really all about. *I actually meant to say that there's another method called the Kanban style method of using Trello. You can learn more about it here and here. So, Trello has a board, cards and list. We want to create four list: The first one is called backlog, followed by current sprint, followed by approval and last one is done. Backlog In the backlog, you're going to create cards of individual thoughts that you will want to accomplish or you want to complete at the end of every single day, or every week depending on when is your SCRUM period. I also include a due date and sometimes, I label it. When they're working on a certain task, they would move the card from left to right. Whomever oversees a task will take that card and move it to the current sprint list. Current Sprint In the current sprint it will show to me, who is managing the account and managing the board, that my team member is working on this task right now in the current sprint. That gives me an idea that the project has already started. Approval Once it's done move the card over to approval, where I would review their work and then determine whether it is completed or there will need to be some amendments~. Done On a most regular situations, the task is completed with no requirements of amendments. I will further move the card along, into the done list. If there's amendments, move back to backlog: If there are some amendments that is required, what I will do instead is to move that card, which was initially under the approval list back to backlog. And this person that is working on the task, will know that there's some changes that need to made. If you would like to prevent confusion, you can create an additional list called amendments. That's entirely up to you. But this is an adjustment of the SCRUM method that has work perfectly for my team. #2. Build a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) The second thing is to build a standard operating procedure or SOP to follow. When I first started, I didn't ever imagine that I would be outsourcing my work or delegating my task to someone else. The biggest challenge for me when I started was that, I needed to train someone without them having to constantly ask me and be dependent on me for answers. I recorded my step by step activity and I uploaded it into a shared area where my whole team can access. I created an SOP library, where I store all the videos together with the step by step instruction, of how I completed any task. I would tell my team members to go and look at the SOP in the SOP library. If they have questions, I would be there to respond for the first time only. Subsequently I would still be continuing my day to day activities. I won't be around my phone all the time to respond to my team. What I do instead is to tell them to: give it a try first; and if you're still unsure, try to figure it out. But if you can't figure it out, then give me a call. At least I would have given them that independence to learn on their own. It also shows to them as a team member, that you value their learning experience. You will be there for them, but you want to make sure that they are practicing the task, without being dependent on you. Sometimes you just can't be around to help them. With the SOP library in place for your business, you get a chance to not be involved in your business all the time. You get to travel and continue going out to do the things that matters the most for your business, without having to worry about your team not knowing what to do. You really, really need to start building your SOP library and store all your day to day operations and activities in there. You may not have a team right now, or don't intend on building a team yet, but these videos could also refresh your memory on how you do some work tasks. Constantly update it, refresh it and you will start to see the improvements that you have done from the very beginning all the way until your team grows. #3. Create Templates The third system is to pre create templates for your business and for you specifically to follow. Why are templates so important? Templates are the key thing to determine the success of your business. Simply because templates —they're just like cheat sheets — where you get to refer to something to utilize it, so that you don't have to think for the when you're doing the same task. Let's use an email template for an example. If you are like me, and you are a service-based business, you have a lot of inquiries coming in. Usually the questions are pretty much the same; the product offering is the same. All you have to do, is to send your invoice or your quotation, or your estimate over to your potential client. The content is pretty much the same right? The only difference is probably their name, their company name and the project title. You could just templatize your email when you're sending out your quotation or estimate over. Just send out the same email. Like: Dear {first name}, Thank you for your interest in {project title}. Here is the attached quotation for you. If you have any questions, feel free to respond in this email and I will get back to you as soon as I can. I look forward to working with you. Best regards, {sign off with your name} That was easy right? Let me tell you straight off, templates are not just emails, there's a lot of other forms of templates that you can think of. For example, social media templates. When you have templates, you just move so much faster. You can put all the three things that I've shared with you today together. Using a Trello board with a SCRUM method, building an SOP library and creating templates for you to follow. You would have already created a user-friendly system for you to run your business with success. Once again, do not underestimate the importance of systems in your business. You're right now probably a one-woman show, but you want to grow your business eventually. By the time you need to grow your business, you wouldn't have time to create the SOP libraries and the systems. Now is the best time to build the system, so that in the future, when you have the means and resources to build and grow your team, you would have already started with your SOP library (your system of using a Trello board with a SCRUM method and to create templates) that you would be using on a day to day basis. Just like what Benjamin Franklin says, “By failing to prepare, you're preparing to fail.” That's so unfortunate right? People: get prepared now. If you've enjoyed this episode be sure to leave a five star review on Apple Podcasts. That will really help us so much to know what type of content to produce for you. Also, if you have any questions that you would like me to answer in our podcasts, go on over to fempreneursecrets.com/podcast to drop those questions. What do you think? I'd love to know what you think of this episode. Do you plan on leaving your full-time job soon to start your business? If so, where are you now in that plan? Share with me in the comments below! 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Virtual meetings are laden with problems. Incorrect or missing call-in numbers, strange echoes, and the occasional choppy connection delay and interrupt what is already a difficult situation. But even without technological issues, virtual meetings have all the typical challenges of in-person meetings and more. So how do we make virtual meetings engaging and productive? Get the free mini-guide with suggestions for virtual meeting practices and how to use technology to enhance your online gatherings. When you join the Modern Manager community, get the full guide with step-by-step instructions for using Trello to facilitate brainstorming, along with access to prior episode guides and guest bonuses. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. Key Takeaways: Virtual meetings feel less important than in-person meetings, so we treat them with less respect. It’s easy to hide during a virtual meeting which enables multi-tasking, coming unprepared and not being noticed, and/or avoiding participating in general. For teams that are not generally co-located, virtual meetings may be mis-used for relationship building. To make virtual meetings more engaging and productive, treat them more like in-person meetings: (1) Have a desired outcome, agenda, and prework. Be more intentional in planning them and take them seriously even though they may feel informal. (2) Clarify your virtual meeting practices as a team. Consider norms for processes, technology, and participation so everyone is aligned and expectations are shared. (3) Use technology to drive focus and engagement. Use video over audio. Use Trello to mimic sticky-note brainstorming. Use Zoom breakout rooms to mimic small group discussions, etc. (4) Use a chat tool to build relationships between meetings. Create ‘water cooler’ channels so people have a place to talk about interests outside of work instead of using meeting time to connect. Additional Resources: episode 33: Do You Really Need That Meeting mamie@mamieks.com
Virtual meetings are laden with problems. Incorrect or missing call-in numbers, strange echoes, and the occasional choppy connection delay and interrupt what is already a difficult situation. But even without technological issues, virtual meetings have all the typical challenges of in-person meetings and more. So how do we make virtual meetings engaging and productive? Get the free mini-guide with suggestions for virtual meeting practices and how to use technology to enhance your online gatherings. When you join the Modern Manager community, get the full guide with step-by-step instructions for using Trello to facilitate brainstorming, along with access to prior episode guides and guest bonuses. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. Key Takeaways: Virtual meetings feel less important than in-person meetings, so we treat them with less respect. It’s easy to hide during a virtual meeting which enables multi-tasking, coming unprepared and not being noticed, and/or avoiding participating in general. For teams that are not generally co-located, virtual meetings may be mis-used for relationship building. To make virtual meetings more engaging and productive, treat them more like in-person meetings: (1) Have a desired outcome, agenda, and prework. Be more intentional in planning them and take them seriously even though they may feel informal. (2) Clarify your virtual meeting practices as a team. Consider norms for processes, technology, and participation so everyone is aligned and expectations are shared. (3) Use technology to drive focus and engagement. Use video over audio. Use Trello to mimic sticky-note brainstorming. Use Zoom breakout rooms to mimic small group discussions, etc. (4) Use a chat tool to build relationships between meetings. Create ‘water cooler’ channels so people have a place to talk about interests outside of work instead of using meeting time to connect. Additional Resources: episode 33: Do You Really Need That Meeting mamie@mamieks.com
We’re finally talking about it, y’all -- how to Lazy Genius sickness. I’m chatting about the essentials that keep us mostly sane while we’re battling it out with germs and cranky kids. And I know what I’m talking about. Our family went through it in the first couple of months of 2019 with two bouts of the stomach bug, the flu, sinus infections, a cold that wouldn’t end… it was rough. The steps I share in this episode made it far less horrible for us, and I hope they do the same for you. Stuff Mentioned My favorite kids gummy vitamins and probiotic gummies. My Sick Kit is made up of: Clorox wipes, grocery bags, a bucket, good tissues, Zycam, and a clipboard for homework or coloring. Some older blog posts that you may not know about: How to Use Trello to Track Your Reading, The Lazy Genius Guide to Food Prep, and When You’re Not Excited About Having a Baby. Follow me on Instagram @thelazygenius. I hang out over there live every Thursday around 12:!5 pm EST. Sign up to receive the Latest Lazy Letter. The next one goes out next week! Download a transcript of this episode! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, I talk about how to use an app called Trello to build your Content Management system yourself.
Episode 23: 5 Ways homeschool parents can use Trello with Brittany Joiner Our guest in today’s show is Brittany Joiner. She is a self-confessed Trello enthusiast who in her spare time organizes local Trello events and blogs for Trello. Link on Trello’s blog to Brittany and her articles Find local meetups of Trello enthusiasts near […] The post 5 Ways Homeschool Parents Can Use Trello appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
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When you’re camping in the forest, you need a walky-talky to communicate with your group, and you need a map to find your way. As we mentioned in our other posts, Slack is the walky-talky. It is a great tool for communications but in addition to the daily comms, your company is going to need its full roadmap…and that is where Trello comes in handy. To boost your productivity, you’ll need these three tools to cut down a large portion of your workload and make your work efforts effective. The three tools are: Properly use email (for external communications only) Use Slack for all internal communications Use Trello (or a similar management tool) for project management — we recommend Trello but others have great success with tools such as Asana. After implementing these tools you will drastically improve your ability to manage your company and your time. We’ve covered Inbox Zero and Slack in our previous posts and today we’ll walk through Trello. Trello is your map Trello shows you what project you’re working on, its stage and status, what steps you need to take to complete the project and who is responsible for next steps. Communication tools are a quick and easy way to share ideas, but if something is a task, project or to-do then it requires a project management tool. The more complex a project is with different stages, the more important it is to use a tool like Trello because all of those different states are hard to track within a communications tool. At Leverage, we use Trello to fit our business and therefore our layout looks slightly different than how it is intended for use. We’ve created a board for each client, and within each client’s board he or she may have several tasks. However, typically speaking, if you’re running a company you could use this on a per project basis such as “Create an IOS App” and then each section would help guide your process of creating the IOS app. In the section below, we’ll walk through examples of creating a wedding to show an easy example of how to set-up a Trello board. 1. Start by creating four categories for your project - Backlog, doing, waiting, done 2. Write each task within each phase of you project Backlog contains items that aren’t a priority yet, such as sending invites and creating seating arrangements. Once you’re ready to start a task you move it to “doing.” If you are waiting for the task to be completed or need info from another source, move it to “waiting.” Once you are finished with the task it can be placed in “done” therefore you always have a list of your completed items. 3. Create and customize the specific details within each card You can make a checklist for each task such as a list of venues that you want to visit in California and New York, then cross each one off as you go. Within each card you can also choose: Due date Color label Assign a member/owner of the task Add other attachments such as receipts, directions, etc. 4. Power it Up! Use Power Ups to make your workflow more efficient. You can include things such as a calendar power up to view a broad scope of your whole project and keep it organized. Other Power Ups like the card repeater can help automate a recurring task. Therefore if you want a new Trello card to pop-up every Monday to remind you to check in with your florist, the card repeater will make that happen. 5. Get familiar with best practices A few extra helpful tricks to organize your workload are: In the “doing section, “ list each task in the order you want to complete them Create a line between a group of cards to create a distinction — or to break your big list up into smaller, sections of lists. If more than one person owns a task, then nobody owns it, (aka you’ll never need more than one member on a card because if the card requires more than one person, most likely it should be split up into two separate tasks.) Plus, if nobody owns the task, there is a greater chance that the work won’t be completed — each person on the card might think the other person is responsible for the task. Having only one owner makes it clear who is responsible for what portion of the project/task. Ready to Join the Community of Business and Productivity Enthusiasts? Start engaging with our network, join our free online Slack community!
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In episode #534, Eric and Neil count out 7 productivity hacks that will help you run your business more efficiently. Tune in to hear these great time-and-energy-saving hacks. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: 7 Productivity Hacks that Will Make You a More Efficient Marketer [00:34] Hack 1: Use Rescue Time, it’s a tool that analyzes how much time you spend on social media sites. This will give you something to compare with your analytics and give you an idea of where to spend more of your time. [01:23] You have to optimize your time and spend it on the sites that are getting you the highest ROI. [01:49] Hack 2: For mobile, Moment is an app that shows you how much time you’re spending on the phone and different apps. [02:28] Hack 3: Use Trello. It has boards that help you track all of your projects and their various phases. [03:32] Hack 4: TubeBuddy helps with posting videos to YouTube (tagging, etc.) [04:10] Hack 5: Use Google Analytics to help track your best performing pages and see which SEO is working and which needs improvement. [05:47] Click Flow is another great tool for tracking SEO. [05:58] Hack 6: Zapier helps organize your workflow and saves you time. [06:57] Hack 7: Buffer or Hootsuite social media schedulers can be used to schedule posts 10-20 times per day. Doing this will boost your Twitter traffic. [07:58] Meet Edgar is another social media scheduler that will help you plan ahead and score more Twitter traffic. Always re-post your blog entries! [08:50] That’s it for today! [08:52] Go to Singlegrain.com/Giveway for a special edition of Crazy Egg, the heat mapping tool. Leave some feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: NeilPatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu
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In episode #534, Eric and Neil count out 7 productivity hacks that will help you run your business more efficiently. Tune in to hear these great time-and-energy-saving hacks. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today's Topic: 7 Productivity Hacks that Will Make You a More Efficient Marketer [00:34] Hack 1: Use Rescue Time, it's a tool that analyzes how much time you spend on social media sites. This will give you something to compare with your analytics and give you an idea of where to spend more of your time. [01:23] You have to optimize your time and spend it on the sites that are getting you the highest ROI. [01:49] Hack 2: For mobile, Moment is an app that shows you how much time you're spending on the phone and different apps. [02:28] Hack 3: Use Trello. It has boards that help you track all of your projects and their various phases. [03:32] Hack 4: TubeBuddy helps with posting videos to YouTube (tagging, etc.) [04:10] Hack 5: Use Google Analytics to help track your best performing pages and see which SEO is working and which needs improvement. [05:47] Click Flow is another great tool for tracking SEO. [05:58] Hack 6: Zapier helps organize your workflow and saves you time. [06:57] Hack 7: Buffer or Hootsuite social media schedulers can be used to schedule posts 10-20 times per day. Doing this will boost your Twitter traffic. [07:58] Meet Edgar is another social media scheduler that will help you plan ahead and score more Twitter traffic. Always re-post your blog entries! [08:50] That's it for today! [08:52] Go to Singlegrain.com/Giveway for a special edition of Crazy Egg, the heat mapping tool. Leave some feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: NeilPatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu
This episodes looks at how I use Trello to manage my tasks and todos. The post How I Use Trello to Manage Tasks and Todos (37) appeared first on John Poelstra.
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Scheduling your social media isn't about tricking your audience.It's not about pretending your engaged when you're not, and it'sNOT about bait and switch. It's about making the space that allows you to really show upand really provide value. It's about connecting in actualrelationships because that's where the bonds are formed and that'swhere the game gets changed in your business and the way you'reable to serve that community. ResourcesJoin the VIP CommunityHit theMic BackstageHow to Use Trello to Manage Facebook GroupsConnect with MeGetYOUR question on a future episodeEmail me at hello@thestaceyharris.comTweet with me and include #HittheMicBe sure to leave your review on iTunes or Stitcher for a shoutout on a futureshow
Marketing projects can range from minutes to months. How can you keep everything organized? And how do you make sure you’re always working on the right things? In this episode, Nate and Brett discuss how they handle project management in marketing. They go behind the scenes with their favorite tools, tips and tricks. Enjoy! Issues […] The post #40: Managing Marketing Projects – How We Use Trello & Project Management Tools appeared first on Bamboo Chalupa Podcast.