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3 Time-Saving Tricks That Added Over 6 Hours to My Week

On the weekdays, I typically focus on work productivity, but since it’s the weekend, I couldn’t resist sharing three time-saving tricks that gave me over six hours back this week. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Personal Productivity, Productivity, Ridiculously Efficient Tagged With: blogging, breathing, email, email efficiency, exercise, ipad, personal productivity, productivity, sitting disease, time management, time management tips

You Asked: How Can I Get More Articles Done in a Day?

By Marissa Brassfield 02/22/12

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Today’s post is inspired by a tweet from @Cloudscope1, who wrote, “What are your top three tips for getting more articles done in a day? Currently I’m doing about 2.” [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogging, Ridiculously Efficient Tagged With: blogging, gamification, gamify, gamify work, goal setting, goals, Parkinson's Law, work periods

5 Habits of High-Performance Writers

By Marissa Brassfield 11/16/11

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I’ve often been asked about the mindset I have while creating content, which inspired me to create this list of habits of high-performance writers. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogging, Motivation, Productivity, Ridiculously Efficient, Solopreneurs, Work Productivity Tagged With: analytics, blogging, detachment, formulaic writing, habits, high-performance writers, writing, writing habits

Social Media Engagement Doesn’t Grow Reach [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Marissa Brassfield 11/10/11

You might think that blog comments, likes and Facebook comments are boosting your traffic and backlinks, but according to this HubSpot infographic, social media engagement doesn’t grow reach. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogging, Infographics Tagged With: blogging, infographics, social media, social media best practices, social media engagement, social media strategy

Link-Building Tactics [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Marissa Brassfield 10/10/11

One of a blogger’s many responsibilities is building backlinks to boost SEO, and this infographic of link-building tactics shows an array of strategies to do so. [Read more...]