The entrepreneurial lifestyle is often a hectic one. Some “treps” easily end up working 50, 60, or even more hours per week. Don’t get me wrong. I love almost everything about running my businesses and blogs, but time is definitely at a premium. And I’m sure many of you know exactly what I’m talking about. Sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day to spend on an extensive, exhaustive marketing campaign. But you know what? There are a lot of marketing activities that can get legitimate results that you can do in 1 hour or less. I came up with 28 specific activities you can do in your downtime but which will still give your business a nice boost. Here we go. 1. Create an editorial calendar Almost any great blog begins with a detailed editorial calendar. This is where you coordinate your content, schedule your posts, set deadlines, list your CTAs, and so on. In other words, an editorial calendar provides structure to your blogging campaign and keeps things from getting messy. Honestly, this is the only way I’m able to stay on top of my game (and maintain sanity) with all of my different projects. I recommend checking out this list of editorial calendar templates from Builtvisible for more. 2. Tweak your editorial calendar You should also know that an editorial calendar is never static. A good one is dynamic, ever-changing. If you haven’t checked your editorial calendar in a while, look it over and make any necessary adjustments. For instance, you might: Check off posts that have been completed Add new content to create over the next month Look for ways to make it more organized 3. Read three industry blog posts I really recommend staying on top of industry trends. This is your […]
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