I keep hearing recently that people have had to sacrifice a lot of their social and family life in order to make a living online. It shouldn’t be this way, so I’ve decided to post a few tips to time management.

1.Prioritise, do your most important tasks first. Make a daily planner and stick to it. Having a routine will increase your output allowing you to spend less time on the computer.

2.Have a finishing time. There’s nothing worse for your health than to still be up at 1 am finishing some work off. Pick a reasonable time to turn your PC off every day, and stick to it.

3.Multitask. Buy a cheap portable internet service so that you can work on your site when on the move. Such as when using public transport.

4.Set Smart objectives. SMART means Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timed. So instead of ‘I’ll update my site today’ you should say, I’ll update (X) section of my site with (Y) content by 3pm’ making sure it’s achievable and realistic.

5.Set aside time for other things, and stick to those times irrelevant of what’s happening to your site. Either have a few hours a day set aside to socialise, or choose a ‘day off’.

6.Don’t procrastinate. It’s better to get your work done ASAP and then be able to go out later than mess about on games for half the day then have to stay in working.

7.If your website is making quite a lot of money but needs all your time, hire some help, or take a business partner. It’s better to have friends and family and half the money (providing it can still support you) than be a richer social outcast.

Thanks for reading, hope these helped.

Thanks for the post. As opposed to working as part of a team in an office environment, working alone on an internet business typically at home means one has to be more motivated and disciplined....and these tips certainly help.

Good tips! I find setting a time limit is the best for me, since it really "controls" how much you should do without sacrificing time with family and such.

Thank you for sharing, these are good tips.

I do agree with you, sometimes it can hard when there is a deadline we want to meet or a goal that is so important, but using a planner or calendar is a good way to go. Its good to stay organized and plan what you are doing each day accordingly.

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The #6 tip is very important because this will determine if you are able to finish tasks and complete the project on your set timeframe.

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When I'm in complete focus on the main objective of the day - It's amazing what I can accomplish.

Working at home requires undisturbed time segments. Block off two hours and when you've reached that marker - times up! Take a walk, pause to close your eyes away from the computer and breathe, play with the kids for a bit, give the wife or hubby a hug and a kiss, so they get attention too!

Any small business, when first taking flight, will require sacrifices of some sort. But if you can break up your work into manageable blocks of time, then take breaks to enjoy some of that freedom, that working from home can offer - enjoy it!

Taste testing I call it - I get to taste some of this - then some of that...

Some nice tips there! I think the second one is the best. Thanks for sharing.

#6 is imperative! Working from home, it's easy to become unfocused therefore extending our days to 12- 15 hour days.

Time management refers to a range of skills, tools, and techniques used to manage time when accomplishing specific tasks, projects and goals. This set encompass a wide scope of activities, and these include planning, allocating, setting goals, delegation, analysis of time spent, monitoring, organizing, scheduling, and prioritizing. Initially time management referred to just business or work activities, but eventually the term broadened to include personal activities also.

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Hey, great tips! First i need to finalise my idea and get my site up and running!