Is it possible to work smarter online ?
People always say working smarter is the key to success, But how do you work smarter online? you can work harder, that’s always a choice, but how do you cut down your work and ramp up output? been online is fundamentally working smarter by default isn’t? computers speed things up, help you automate alot of tasks, and general get things done faster, so how to you work smarter then everyone else to get ahead when the tools you use offline are not only default online, but required?
It’s quite a difficult question to answer don’t you think?
How do you get a head start when everybody else has the same tools and access to all the same software.
This is what has been going though my head for the last couple of months. Browsing around blogs, websites, everybody promises you they have a system that works, but of course, you have to buy the course first, or the ebook, then sign up to all the sites they tell you do, because if you don’t, your not following the system and will fail. It seems everybody is out there promissing the earth and delivering the same ebook (and/or goods) just with different wording.
I have come to a conclusion that really counter productive, but so far is starting to work, which is well, wierd.
What is the conclusion you ask? Online, working hard is working smarter .. see i told you it was wierd, let me explain (hopefully in english =))
Ok, everybody has access to the same tools, the same software, programs courses ebooks, and their all cheap(ish).
Now everybody that follows the “systems” (free or paid) or follows the general consensus think they are working smarter (which really is default, your only working smarty when you working above the curve right?).
Now one thing people tend to do when they believe they are working smarter, is start to work less, now this is where the working harder is smarter thinking kicks in, if bob is only spending 2 hours a week on his website working “smarter”, he’s not really doing much to get traffic to his website, maybe a smart headline here and there, but not much.
Now if your willing to spend an hour a DAY on your website (or websites) your going to start to get momentum, and we all know what happens when the ball starts rolling right? but building a website is like pushing the ball uphill, along as your standing behind it and keep pushing your going to keep going up the hill, and you might lose ground here and there, but your making ground overall. However bob, he’s standing still at the bottom, pushing the ball, waiting for it come back to him, he pushes a little harder every now and then (like a catchy headline etc) but he’s still standing still.
Nobody gets anywhere by standing still, and hoping someone else will do the work for them. it’s only when your there pushing your ball uphill and taking steps with it that you’ll move in the right direction.
So how do you put that into motion, do what everybody is saying to do, get involved in the social networking, write articles and participate in forums, engage other webmasters and bloggers, but don’t do it once a month, try and do it every day. In the end, alot of websites are built up by their sense of community, and only doing a hour or less a week on your website isn’t working smarter is it? all your doing to ignoring your potenatal members of your website and your standing in the community you want to join.
Hopefully all of that was in english for you. It’s been a jumbled week for me trying to work out a few things, and well, i think i got that one sorted, what do you think?
