Episode 3

Three Strategies

for Creating More Time Freedom!

www.TimeFreedomBusiness.com

About Melissa

• Wife & mother to 2 active kids and one crazy dog

• Loves to watch her kids play sports and is their #1 cheerleader

• Successful product creator & JV partner

• Runs 5 different membership programs

• Blogger & podcaster

Strategy #1 – Use a Calendar

• Allows you to plan & prioritize your work

• Keeps tasks organized so you know what to do each day

• Helps keep you focused instead of being distracted

• You can see at a glance if you’re working on money-making activities

Strategy #1 – Use a Calendar

• Keeps client work prioritized• Helps you remember all your client

responsibilities• Be careful of To Do lists – if you keep

adding on tasks you may get overwhelmed

• Basecamp has a calendar function that makes for easy planning

Strategy #1 – Use a Calendar

• Keep your personal calendar in the same location so you can work around your family time

• Use whichever system works best for YOU• At the end of the day, write down the top

3 things you must accomplish the next day

• You’ll know exactly where to start the next morning

Organizing & Prioritizing

• Learn how to be more organized• If clients are where you make money,

do client work first thing• If you don’t make time for that client

work, you’ll lose clients• Set boundaries with clients so they

don’t expect 24/7 service

Strategy #2 – Clear Work Hours

• There will be times when you need to work in the evenings

• There will be times when you need to log extra hours

• But if you don’t set boundaries with your clients & yourself, business will just take over your private life

Strategy #2 – Clear Work Hours

• Boundaries will give you the freedom to spend time with your kids, partner, friends

• Clear work hours will give you freedom to enjoy your weekends & do fun stuff

• Figure out when you’re most productive • Make the most of that productive time

Melissa’s Strategy

• Work from 8am til 3pm• In the summer she works only 2-4

hours per week• If you stay focused during work hours,

you can walk out at 3pm without worrying about projects

• You can even work from 10am til 2pm and still make a good living online!

Strategy Recap

1. Use a calendar to prioritize tasks

2. Set clear work hours & boundaries, especially if you have a client-based business

For Business Owners

• Use these same strategies for planning projects so your team doesn’t get frazzled with tight deadlines

• You won’t receive good quality with constant rush jobs

Strategy #3 – Hire a VA

• Avoid getting your own work mixed up with client work

• Hire a VA to assist with client projects OR to assist with your personal marketing projects

• For example, VAs can take blog posts & format them into a Kindle book

• They can load messages into your autoresponder

Strategy #3 – Hire a VA

• Start out with hiring a VA for just a few hours each month

• Prepay so you’re not stressed about paying at end of month

• Be clear with each project how much time she should spend on it

• An experienced VA can finish projects more quickly than you can

3 Strategies for CreatingMore Time Freedom

1. Use a calendar or To Do list – organize & prioritize

2. Set business hours – when are YOU most productive?

3. Hire help – start slowly & grow

Want to Learn More About Building a Business that Supports Your Need for

Freedom?

Go to Melissa’s Website at:www.TimeFreedomBusiness.com