Perhaps the best device I’ve purchased this year is my Elgato Stream Deck. It’s a streamlined way for me to manage live streams, devices, and services. I absolutely love it. A couple of weeks ago on Twitter I shared a photo of my Stream Deck, fully configured. Here’s a breakdown of how I’ve set it …
Something I say a lot is automation helps you cut away the things you don’t need to do, so you can focus more time on the actual tasks that require your attention. I also talk about tools I like using for automation. But where do you learn how to automate? Do you just try things …
Back before I decided to start automating more, the way I would compile my newsletters was to save links to Pocket and then on Monday mornings, scour them for what to share, create the links, and sum up the stories. I also had to be careful that I didn’t share the same link two weeks …
Full Disclosure: SaneBox is a sponsor of my podcast, but boy do I love this tool. Have you ever seen someone’s phone and noticed an email notification badge with a 4 digit number (OR ARE YOU THAT PERSON)? It makes my skin crawl! My inbox serves as a todo list for me, so a lot …
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Time is also the only thing you can’t buy, or get more of. Do things that will save you time, and you will grow your business. I truly believe that and one of the best ways to find time is by automating the things you personally don’t have to do. There are lots of tools …
Booking podcast guests can be a mess without the right tools. Missing one step can mean a bad recording, forgotten instructions, and unprepared interviewers. That’s why I’ve automated my entire guest booking process. I don’t forget anything, and I make sure guests are ready to record. Here’s how I do it.
Recently I wrote about how I’m automating more of my tasks, especially around the podcast. One of the best ways to dip your toe in the waters of automation is social media posting, and Buffer is a fantastic tool for that. In this automation highlight, I’m going to show you how I automatically share from …
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My yearly theme for 2020 is Depth, which means I want to cut away a lot of stuff I don’t need to do, and really dig in deep on a few select activities – both personal and professional. One of the focus areas is using more tools to my advantage and automating more. This will …
Kit.com is changing to Kit.co, and updating your WordPress blog links can be tedious. Here, you’ll learn how to use the Search and Replace plugin to do it automatically – potentially saving you hours of work. Make sure to make a backup first!
One of my goals for the current 12 Week Year I’m doing is to automate more. I know I do a lot of things manually, and there are lots of things that I could be doing better. At the very least, there I are things I don’t need to be doing manually. In my master …