Overwhelmed at Wealthy Affiliate?

Starting and managing your online business can be overwhelming, especially with everything else life throws at you. For example, you might have a family to take care of, a full-time job, and enough chores and projects around the house to last a lifetime.

And then you throw an online business into the mix.

I know the feeling all too well. There's never enough time in my home, and adding more to what already seems like an endless list of tasks, is overwhelming.

To make it more manageable and less stressful, I find it helpful to categorize my tasks into two buckets, or categories...

• One-and-done tasks, and...
• Daily/weekly tasks

The one-and-done, or set-it-and-forget-it tasks, are the ones I find overwhelming. There are usually too many of them, and they are often things I've never done before.

So, not only do I have to do them, I have to learn how to do them.

They also don't fit into any of my workflows or systems.

Instead, they're disruptive, and for someone like me who needs a regular routine and schedule to be productive, taking on anything new is frustrating.

So, categorizing tasks as one-and-done takes a significant weight off my shoulders. Of course, it doesn't mean I don't have to do them, but it reminds me that I'm at a temporary stage of a project and that whatever challenges I'm having at that time won't last forever.

In the context of building an online business, if you're new to Wealthy Affiliate... your set-it-and-forget-it tasks are things like...

• Choosing your niche
• Registering a domain
• Building your website
• Installing and setting up your website theme, plugins, etc.
• Setting up your social media business profiles
• Joining affiliate programs
• Learning how to use new software, do keyword research, etc.

This might seem like a lot to do, and it can be overwhelming... but once you know how to do these things, you'll find them relatively easy.

And more importantly, once they are done... they're done.

You might update or revisit them every once in a while... but the setup phase does not last forever.

Once you're on the other side, your online business develops a rhythm and is far less disruptive. It can fit into your life a lot easier because your daily (or weekly tasks, depending on how much time you have for your business) are relatively simple.

It's mainly just keyword research and content creation.

You're just finding out what people are asking online (and searching for) and then answering those questions ahead of time with your content.

And then you do it again... at a pace that's comfortable for your lifestyle and pushes your business consistently forward.

Like anything, the more you do it, the better you get... and the easier it gets. Building an online business and making money online is no different, and that's how it's supposed to be.

So, how about you? What are some strategies you use to deal with overwhelm?