Contrary to popular opinion, working smart does not necessarily mean spending less time working.
It means getting more accomplished in the time you do work.
There is a big difference.
For example, if I spend an hour each week typing out emails to 10 prospects, I will be lucky if I get one response a month. If I spend that same hour composing an email to be sent to 5,000 through a credit mailer, with a form included offering a free gift if they will subscribe to a newsletter, I would expect about 5 responses a week. I am still working the same number of hours, but the return on my time investment is much better.
To make sure you are working SMART, keep track of what you do, and how much time you spend doing it, and what benefit you gain from it. After a couple of weeks (if not sooner) you will see patterns emerging.
Once you identify the areas that are least productive, determine whether or not those activities are essential. If not, drop them. If they are essential, search for ways to accomplish them more efficiently, or outsource them if possible. That will free up more time for you to spend on the more productive activities. Then look at those as well, and see if they can be streamlined.
For example, consider a pre-recorded webinar rather than one-on-one Skype chats to introduce the business. Use the one-on-one chats to follow up with those who respond well to the webinar.
Hope this helps.
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Contrary to popular opinion, working smart does not necessarily mean spending less time working.
It means getting more accomplished in the time you do work.
There is a big difference.
For example, if I spend an hour each week typing out emails to 10 prospects, I will be lucky if I get one response a month. If I spend that same hour composing an email to be sent to 5,000 through a credit mailer, with a form included offering a free gift if they will subscribe to a
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