Part of the problem with most people when they first get online is organizing their time to be productive. I hear many people will start their day off with reading their emails, responding to comments and questions etc. If you really want to increase your efficiency and effectiveness online, then here are a few tips to keep in mind while going about your busy day. In effect, what many people end up doing, and yes I am plenty guilty of this, is procrastination.

You want to believe you are moving your business forward, but in reality, you are really just living a dream. I know many of us don’t want to buckle down and get going first thing in the morning because we haven’t had 3 cups of coffee yet. Its best to find your pattern or the time of day when you are most productive. Sometime, I like to write in the mornings, whereas, other times, I find writing later at night when my family is asleep to be most productive.

Breaking your day into bit size pieces is probably the way to go for most people. Don’t look at every thing you have to do and think, how am I going to get all this stuff done today. I like to focus on getting the tedious or time consuming stuff done first. So, if I find writing a chore, which I don’t, then I would get that out of the way first. If its writing content to get some back links and its the part that I most hate, which I do generally because its so tedious, then I try and do those things first.

Chances are you work full time and there will certainly be some sacrifices along the way in regards to less time with your family. That’s just how it is and you need to be prepared to do it, or you will likely never make it in this industry. I don’t like it either, but sometimes, you need to just suck it up princess and get the work done. Nobody is going to build your business for you. Just examine every successful person, and I guarantee, they will all have similar stories. Anyone that tells you otherwise, is blowing smoke up your ass.

If you look at it from the perspective of, if you invest 3 to 5 years of building quality sites, with quality content, you will have an amazing site if done correctly. Think long term in this business. I can’t stress that enough with people. It’s one of the biggest reasons, I believe there is a 95% plus failure rate online. People think they can get rich in 3 months. I am telling you, that very very few people ever make serious money in their first year in business online. I would say there are some, but go with the mindset, that it will take you 2 plus years at least before you make any meaningful money.

If you lazy and don’t really want to put the effort in, I would suggest you do something totally different and not any online business. You are wasting your time. Better to get a part time job would be my suggestion. This is not for the timid as it will test your patience. Trust me, I have lost many sleepless nights worrying about something I haven’t done yet or thinking about the next several things I need to get done each week. It can consume your life at times and it is, what it is sometimes.

If you are short on time, examine the areas on where you can create some extra time during the week. I am sure, we could all probably cut down on watching some TV time. Ya, you know who you are. Look, I like watching movies and I would rather do that, than sit here writing content. But, I also realize that in order to have those things in the near future, I have to make sacrifices today. I don’t want to wake up and be 60 years old, broke and depressed.

How much time do you spend on Facebook, Twitter or talking on the phone. Look, we all need time to just chill out and relax. However, if you are truly serious about making it in this business, then wasting time on social stuff is not the way to do it.

Imagine where your life will be in 3 to 5 years by doing those things you know you need to start doing today. Don’t put it off any longer. Get going and keep going.