What criteria do you use to gauge your productivity?

by pharris1

Posted: 14 years ago 13 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

This morning I had what I would say was a fairly productive morning per my standards. I cruised the warrior forum for 1/2 hour. I did keyword research and wrote 6 articles (2 1/2 hrs) and then checked email (15 minutes). Left the computer to do some other things. Everytime I walk away from the computer I am constantly thinking about what I am going to do next when I return to it. Regardless of how much I accomplish while I'm working - I always feel like I should have done more or could be doing more. This led me to question what criteria other warriors use to gauge your productivity? Do you ever feel like you're finished?

Please share!

Peter

#criteria #gauge #productivity

andi_gt2005 14 years ago

One can never feel like he has finally finished all the things he could have done when talking about internet marketing.

But I'm going to advice you to install on your computer an app where you set a specific number of minutes to complete a certain task and the program starts to ring when the time's up, like this one: The Action Machine. Google it up.

And always work on one thing at a time .

Andy
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- pharris1 14 years ago
  
  Hey thanks Andy -
  
  I do use a software similar to what you mention called Action Enforcer. It does keep me on track so I don't get lost on what I'm doing or distracted.
  
  I do agree, focus is key. Problem is I have too many things to focus on! :-)
  
  Peter
  
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JMPruitt 14 years ago

I set myself a task list for the entire week, Day by day, If something happens that I don't complete my task list, I have to finish it the next day, plus that days. Rarely happens, but emergencies do come up occasionally.
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- angela99 14 years ago
  
  I gauge my productivity by whether I've achieved my goals.
  
  It sounds as if you haven't set any goals; try doing that first... Frantic activity without goals is pointless. You have no way to measure your achievement.
  
  Set goals for 12 months, and for this month. Then break your goals down into tasks: into what you'll need to do each week, and enter daily tasks into each day.
  
  You can use any calendar software.
  
  I like to write tomorrow's tasks out on an index card the day before. Then I just tick off tasks as I complete them.
  
  Every Sunday I review my goals and check my progress towards them. I revise goals, and delete them if I'm no longer interested. I also set new goals for anything I want to achieve...
  
  Set goals. Then if an activity doesn't lead toward your goals, you know it's a waste of time.
  
  I wish you much success. :-)
  
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Charles Washington 14 years ago

It's best to have a daily plan. If you have a daily plan of what you want to achieve, you will be able to gauge whether or not you are productive as you want to be.
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pheonix44 14 years ago

How much I can get done that day works for me. I have switched to the weekly to do list because it works better for me.
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marklyford 14 years ago

I have a daily reucring todo list that I ahve developed. This includes an SEO plan. Then after this is done I try and pick one or two thigns to get done. This dosent always happen and increasingly dosent. The problem with this busienss is distraction. and focus is the only thing that matters.

I used a program a month or so ago that blocked out certain sites for a certain amount of time, this thing was brutal, it wouldnt let you stop it in anyway, if you said you didn't want to go on facebook for 8 hours there was no way it would let you, a great tool, Ive had a reinstall since, but ill try and find the name of it and post the name.

edit: ive just tried to find that software name but cant, if I come across it on my hard drives ill post it sorry guys ( this was great software though )
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sashagrey 14 years ago

I keep a todo list of what I want to accomplish the next day, over the next week and month.

If I can manage to keep on track I'm happy with myself and my productivity.

It's not always easy and some days I tend to get seriously sidetracked.

To gauge the quality of my productivity I guess it comes down to how much I'm making.

If I'm not making money or reaching certain goals then something is wrong with my productivity or I'm doing something wrong
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Kevin Regier 14 years ago

I have a Mindmap of the project I am working on currently and then I try to have a to do list each day, and feel good if I get like 75% of it done. I think this is a very person thing though.
Goal setting I think is THE key!
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lenlatimer 14 years ago

I think a lot of network marketers get a little A.D.D. Its so easy to check email, jump to this project, check adwords, and then jump to something else - , etc., etc., and before you know it the day's gone. I usually do best when I book a specific time for a task.
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paulie888 14 years ago

I agree with pretty much all the posts above. One productivity tool I liked to use when I was starting out was a firefox plug in (can't remember the name, look it up on google) that limits your access to certain sites at user-defined times (ie no facebook or gmail or myspace or other off-limits sites during the time when you're supposed to be productive) - this works wonders for people who have ADD and just can't focus!

Paul
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pharris1 14 years ago

Thanks for all the replies. Seems to be the commonality is goal setting then sticking to a plan to accomplish those goals. I get the feeling that this is a business that is an ongoing, never-ending, revolving door type. As each goal is achieved a new one takes its place. Alright - time to write some goals...

Peter
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