Daily Checklist for Bloggers & Wealthy Affiliate Members
Today, I'd like to share an example daily checklist for bloggers and Wealthy Affiliate members.
Time is our most precious asset. Most people here are doing this on a part-time basis and need to learn how to work smart.
I am often asked how I am so productive and am so successful in so many different things. To be honest with you, it did not happen by accident, nor am I extremely special or gifted.
If there is just ONE thing that has allowed me to be so productive, it's my daily discipline of being able to follow my daily checklist. I live by the checklist. I die by the checklist.
I have a game-plan for each day that allows me to work smart, and not waste much time. In order to help you be more productive, I'm going to share my daily checklist with you.
Keep in mind my checklist is designed for 4-6 hours of work each day. If you have less time than that to devote to your business, make sure your list is smaller.
Daily Checklist for Bloggers & Wealthy Affiliate Members
Marketing (90-minutes daily)
_____ Mail 5 handwritten postcards
_____ Send daily Herculist email
_____ Send daily Top Surfer email
_____ Send daily List Joe email
_____ Leave 2 blog comments on other blogs
_____ Share 3 to 5 blog posts on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook
_____ Email my list (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
_____ Follow 30 new people on Twitter daily
_____ Send 50 new connection requests on LinkedIn daily
_____ Monitor my paid ads daily
_____ Update my two Facebook groups daily
Content Creation (90-minutes)
_____ Publish new blog post 3x weekly
_____ Edit two old blog posts daily
_____ Publish one video daily
_____ Publish one podcast daily
My MLM Team (90-minutes)
_____ Respond to emails and questions on Facebook
_____ Email team members every Thursday
_____ Facebook Live training 3x week
_____ Team training webinar every Tuesday night
_____ Send welcome email to new personally sponsored reps daily
Wealthy Affiliate (30-minutes daily)
_____ Follow 100 people
_____ Write one blog post or question
_____ Respond to new comments on profile
_____ Comment on one question or post
Personal Life
_____ Quality time with wife (2-4 hours)
_____ Walk one hour and exercise
_____ Read for 20-30 minutes
A Detailed Explanation
What you will see below is a detailed explanation of each thing I do, just to give you more insight.
Mail 5 handwritten postcards
I had postcards printed where I can add a simple handwritten note. I use these postcards to introduce people to my MLM Company and drive traffic to my capture page.
Send daily Herculist email
This is a safelist I use to promote my website. I send out a solo ad daily.
Send daily Top Surfer email
This is a safelist I use to promote my website. I send out a solo ad daily.
Send daily List Joe email
This is a safelist I use to promote my website. I send out a solo ad daily.
Leave 2 blog comments on other blogs
I'm a contributor at several blogs. This helps build inbound links and send more people to my blog.
Share 3 to 5 blog posts on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook
I spend a few minutes each day sharing 3-5 older blog posts. I just visit my blog and click on the social media icons at the bottom of each article. I also share an old video and podcast on social media each day.
Email my list (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
I send out training emails 3x week to everyone on my email list. This sends people back to my blog to get more information.
Follow 30 new people on Twitter daily
This literally takes me 1-2 minutes. I search for certain hashtags and follow people who follow those hashtags. I plan on using software to automate this is the very near future.
Send 50 new connection requests on LinkedIn daily
This takes just a few minutes. I look to see who LinkedIn has recommend to me as a connection request and follow them. I plan on using software to automate this in the very near future.
Monitor my paid ads daily
I login to my Bing Ads back office and other advertising accounts to see my traffic for the previous day. From time to time, I create new ads or stop ads that are not performing well.
Update my two Facebook groups daily
I spend about 10-minutes per day updating my two Facebook groups, one for my MLM Team and one for my Mastermind group.
Publish new blog post 3x weekly
I spend about an hour a day, 3x per week creating a 2,000+ word article. Since I curate content, it's pretty easy to do.
Edit two old blog posts daily
I spend about 20-minutes per day editing two old posts. Normally, I add new pictures and another 200-500 words.
Publish one video daily
I try to make a five to ten minute video daily and upload it to YouTube.
Publish one podcast daily
I take the audio clip from my YouTube video and upload it as a podcast on Sound Cloud.
Respond to emails and questions on Facebook
I go through my email and Facebook 2x per day to answer any questions from team members, website visitors, or prospects.
Email my personally enrolled reps every Thursday
Every Thursday, I email everyone I have personally sponsored into my MLM Business.
Facebook Live training 3x week
Three nights per week I do a Facebook live training for my MLM Team. Most of my videos are 20-30 minutes.
Team training webinar every Tuesday night
Every Tuesday night, I conduct a one hour training session for my team using ZOOM.
Send welcome email to new personally sponsored reps daily
Anyone who signed up under me the previous day in my MLM Company gets sent the welcome email. I normally sign up 10-20 people daily myself.
Wealthy Affiliate
I spend 20-30 minutes per day in the Wealthy Affiilate portal, normally in the morning, and during that time I follow 100 people, write one post or question, respond to new comments on my profile, and leave a comment on one post or question. Then I log out and leave.
Quality time with wife
My wife an I both work from home. My goal is to spend 2-4 hours of quality time with her daily doing whatever she feels like doing.
Walk one hour and exercise
I like to leave the house and walk for one hour per day. This gives me fresh air, sunshine, and helps clear my mind. Plus, it's one of the only times I ever leave my house.
Read for 20-30 minutes
I like to end each day with reading 20-30 minutes of a good self-help book.
What You Should Do
Your daily checklist does not need to be as ambitious as mine is, nor exactly like mine, but you should have a daily checklist for your blog. Even if it's just a list of 3-7 things you are going to do each day, that's great. Having and following a checklist will allow you to stay on point and be more productive in your businss.
Final Thoughts
In conclusion, this is my daily checklist for bloggers and Wealthy Affiliate members. It works for me and I know it can work for you. What are your thoughts? Leave a comment below to let me know what you think.
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I love seeing how others spend their time to get the results they do. I think many members are looking for something of this sort when starting out. I know I was. I have a little different time management system that works for me now, but I’m very inspired by what you’re doing.
Amazing! I am obsessed with lists and am super organised. I have a daily list for WA activities, a spreadsheet with the next 80 products I intend to review, a checklist for each post I publish to ensure everything is covered, a list of affiliate programs and advertisers I am signed up with and a daily schedule for each of my websites.
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Hi Chuck,
Your daily routine tells an amazing story. Your activities are so balanced in the myriad of areas of your business life. No wonder you're so successful
It teaches so many lessons. The one that impressed me most was the level of networking you do. I'm going to add that to my activities.
The amount of work you fit into 4-6 hours is extraordinary.
I'm proud to think of you as a business role model. The people you recruit into your MLM business are truly fortunate. I'm sure you've helped change the lives of so many people.
I look forward to your posts here as your words are like gold.
Thanks Chuck for what you do.
Edwin
Thanks for the kind words. I've been blessed to have some great mentors and simply try to pay it forward.