Save Time — Go Local

January 18, 2009 by
Filed under: Lessons Learned 

In my quest to be more productive, I’m always on the hunt for ways to save time. One way I’ve learned to use successfully is to budget time.

With my GTD (get things done) method, I allocate what I think each task will cost time-wise. It’s a way to help me get used to working under deadlines. As I work on my book proposal, my deadline has me finishing my writing next week. Then the fun begins — locating some markets. First, since my book has regional appeal, I’m going to go local.

Local.com, I found is a good site for finding just that–local businesses. A search on publishers gave me a rather extensive list of options. From there I can do my homework and research my shortlist.

I apply that strategy to other tasks. A local search is a time saver. It doesn’t have to end there though. My next work is also a candidate for such research. The setting is place that I’m quite familiar with, but nevertheless doing research on this area will help me brainstorm ideas. The Internet is such a marvelous tool, isn’t it? Anyway to save time.

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