Time Management

This is a list of things for you to do to organize your time and save time and money.

1. Automation. In Shortcut to Internet Millions, Jeff Paul says automate tasks that you have to do over and over again and are the same mundane things that take up time.
2. Auto-responders. Jeff Paul says in Shortcut to Internet Millions, these are special email robots that send emails for you automatically around the clock.
3. In Shortcut to Internet Millions, Jeff Paul says use email filters in your email software to organize your emails.
4. Jeff Paul says in Shortcut to Internet Millions, use email reply templates (called stationary in Eudora) so you don’t have to write responses from scratch and that will make answering questions easier and quicker.
5. In Shortcut to Internet Millions, Jeff Paul says use shortcut software. There are shortcuts available for download on the Internet that will memorize certain keystrokes so that you can just tell it one or two keystrokes and it will type out a whole string of information or it will perform tasks for you. So you can get this software to automatically fill out email addresses and signature files and web forms, and almost any other repetitive task.
6. Jeff Paul says in Shortcut to Internet Millions, real-time on-line credit card processing is another great time saver. So you don’t have to manually process the orders that are coming in through the Internet.
7. In Shortcut to Internet Millions, Jeff Paul says have a FAQ list, frequently asked questions. This will save emails coming to you or phone calls coming to your office because people will be able to get their questions answered on-line.
8. Jeff Paul says in Shortcut to Internet Millions, set goals. If you don’t know where you’re going, you’re not going to know how to get there. So you need to set the end result and set the goal for your Internet business and when you get off-track, adjust and try to get back on track.
9. In Shortcut to Internet Millions, Jeff Paul says use “To Do” lists. Take a lesson from all the top achievers, they’re always using to do lists. As you add tasks to your to do list, be sure to write them in the order that you need to get them done, the highest priority first. Once your goals are set, you’ll know which things on your to do list really need to get done, if you stay focused on the end result.
10. Jeff Paul says in Shortcut to Internet Millions, get a three-ring binder. You must get a three-ring binder to keep your project notes, your to do lists in, user name and passwords, phone numbers for your ISP, your hosting companies information, you’ll need software and hardware specifications, you need all of this information at your fingertips.
11. In Shortcut to Internet Millions, Jeff Paul says don’t forget about making the back-ups of your email lists and your hard drive or your important files.
12. Jeff Paul says in Shortcut to Internet Millions, in an Internet business, virus software is an absolute must

            In Shortcut to Internet Millions, Jeff Paul says to set up a series of well thought out folders in your email program so that you can organize your emails, and filter it into those folders automatically. There is no need for all of your order emails that let you know someone ordered to come straight into your inbox. Those orders can be filtered and automatically filed in an “orders received” folder, that way email that you really need to tend to and reply to that’s in your inbox, won’t get missed because it’s cluttered up by all kinds of other emails. People that automatically subscribe to your ezine, those should be filtered into a “subscription” box and that will keep your inbox clean and make it a lot easier to work with.