Do you get easily distracted? I certainly do. I‘m always googling random things and taking notes every time I have an idea. Which is often. However, as a startup founder, it’s important for me to maximize the time I spend focusing on important tasks. Writing articles, working on our website, and creating product pitches all require uninterrupted deep work. Context switching does not help productivity. My challenge has been to tame my 'monkey mind'. Paper Notes Hack This is when I stumbled … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Use Social Media Productively
Do you think social media is essential for your business? According to Hubspot Statistics, over 90% of the marketers believe so. Needless to say, having a social media strategy is a must for every business or brand looking to grow and expand. What’s important is to leverage the power of social media productively. By that I mean maximizing the output you get and minimizing the time you spend on Social Media. Social Media Marketing can do wonders for your company, as Jayson DeMers outlines in … [Read more...]
5 Ways Email Cripples Your Productivity and How to Break Free
This is a guest post by Niraj Ranjan Rout, Founder of Hiver, an app that turns Gmail into a powerful customer support and collaboration tool. If you are blaming email for damaging your productivity, you are not alone. Over 100 billion email messages are sent and received every day. Email occupies 23 percent of the average employee's workday, and that average employee checks his or her email 36 times an hour. The good news is that there are practical and proven ways to help … [Read more...]
Viraltag Review: How to Save Time When Marketing Content on Social Media
What's that one marketing tool necessary to elevate your brand and grow your business? Social Media Marketing. Over 90% of online marketers agree that social media is crucial for their business. Users have seen a 70% increase in their sales just by actively using Facebook to promote their brand. But there's a glitch. Creating and sharing posts on social media takes up a lot of time. No wonder certain companies have departments dedicated solely to social media! But if you are a small … [Read more...]
Mailbird CEO Andrea Loubier’s secret to becoming an Email Ninja
Do you rush to check your inbox every time it 'pings' a new mail? Are the number of unread messages in your inbox piling up? Have you lost important information in the daily deluge of emails? Does inbox zero feel like a distant unachievable dream? If the answer to any one of the above is 'yes', don't lose heart. There are simple ways to turn the dreaded email into your best productivity tool. Email expert Andrea Loubier, CEO of Mailbird - a sharp email client made for Windows - has let us in … [Read more...]
5 Ways the Mailbox App Saves You 20 Minutes Everyday
When was the last time you tried a productivity app that really amazed you? The best apps start saving you time right away. They are easy to learn, easy to use and have a free version that you would be happy to pay for! Mailbox is all of the above, except, that it's completely free! Already a Mailbox user? You might still stumble upon something new in this post! Lots of Mailbox users don’t use all of its secret weapons. (In case if you are wondering, I have no financial affiliation with … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Use Todoist Labels to Skyrocket Your Productivity
Are you really using Todoist? I thought I was, until I started using ToDoist labels. But before we talk about labels… Why do you use a To-do list? To remember tasks? To decide on the day’s agenda? To prioritize? Perhaps even to delegate? How can you take it a step further? How can a To-do list can help you actually get more done with less effort? That’s where Todoist labels come in. What are Labels? If you are familiar with GTD, you know that labels are about ‘contexts’ that you assign … [Read more...]
