For all Internet Marketers, time management is key. Whether you’re marking websites, services or products the ability to work and manage time is directly related to the growth of your online business.

So, take massive action and implement these 6 key steps to revamp the daily managing of your time.

Time Management Plan Step 1: Brainstorm

Do not make the mistake of jumping blind and unprepared into work. Take the time to brainstorm and develop a list of internet marketing tasks that you need to get done. Create a To-Do-List for everything you need to do every single day – including advertising, updating your site, managing Instagram, Writing an article etc. This allows you to know exactly what needs to get done without getting side-tracked.

Time Management Plan Step 2: Prioritize Tasks

The second step is to order your To-Do-List in order of significance/importance in the form of a detailed schedule. Prioritize what’s most important and get that out of the way first. As a result, you’ll be able to ensure you focus on the most important aspects for your business – instead of filling up your schedule with smaller and less important tasks.

Time Management Plan Step 3: Set Time Limits

As previously stated, you should create a clear and detailed schedule. When doing this, use blocks of time. For example, 9am to 10am can be used for writing and submitting one article to EzineArticles.com. This gives you one hour to do that specific task. Of course, it does apply pressure, but a time limit also serves as a source of motivation – critical for strong time management.

“A goal is a dream with a deadline”

Napoleon Hill

Time Management Plan Step 4: Stay Organised

Those who are unorganized often have overall poor time management. And, those with poor time management are more often than not unorganized.  To improve the use of your time, get organized fast!  Make sure you are working in a neat and professional environment, even if you are simply working from a laptop at your table.

Time Management Plan Step 5: Know When to Outsource

Outsourcing is not the most loved method of internet marketing, as it can be costly.  With that said, there will inevitably come a point in time where you fall behind or feel overwhelmed with tasks.  This is when you should start to outsource parts of the business.  Outsourced projects do not need to be massive.  So, even if you only hire a writer to write one article for directory submission, you are still receiving much needed marketing help. Fiverr is a great, cheap and reliable site to use when you want to outsource content

Time Management Plan Step 6: Don’t Waste Time

The biggest time waster of all when working as an online marketer is the internet.  True, this seems ironic, but it is accurate.  There are millions of things to do on the computer and online.  Therefore, it is easy to get distracted and waste time.  Set rules for yourself.  For example, stop checking your personal email, stop communication with friends on instant messenger, stop playing computer games, and stop surfing the internet for random websites while working.

These 6 steps to creating a time management plan will only create the massive results you want if you put in the massive effort and discipline to stick to it. Consistency is key. Stay focused and the results will follow.

“Time Management requires self-discipline, self-mastery and self-control more than anything else.”

Brian Tracy

Are you interested in further boosting your productivity? Check out our blog “Boost Productivity as an Internet Marketer with 4 Easy Tips” to get more done and grow your business!