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If you have never heard of the 80/20 rule, it’s simple. I have found a few different meaning of this rule from talking to coaches, instructors, mentors, etc…

1. Only 20% of your daily activities (work) will bring in 80% of your business. This means that out of the 100% of the work you do every day the majority (80%) is supplemental activities that help support the business, but does not bring in revenue, or more business. 20% of the work does bring in business. The problem is the 20% is hard. It is hitting the pavement, being face to face, it GETTING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE!There is a major problem with computers. They make us want to do the supplemental activities because they are so easy. It’s comfortable and safe to be behind a computer.
2. I’ve also seen this rule displayed as 20% of any business sector controls 80% of that business sector. What do the top 20% do to make them so successful? They do all the hard stuff, they are out and about, out of the comfort zone, in your face, getting business.

This rule is used by life coaches all the time. When combined with accountability it can be very powerful for your business. Take the time to look at yourself and analyze your business practices. Are you doing the hard 20% or are you doing the easy 80%. Better yet, are you telling yourself you are doing the hard 20% but really not. Hold yourself accountable and get more business.

How can you be more productive online.

1. Automate your daily routine. I consider blogging in the 80% category. It’s easy to write a blog article, but hard to get people to notice. Make sure that you automate your syndication. Make sure your messages are getting sent to all the major blog readers automatically.
2. Don’t read email first thing in the morning. Get something done… This is actually a great time to blog. The night before, get some material ready to write and then in the morning blog it. Make sure you do not spend more then 20 minutes writing…get it done and get on with your day.
3. Get a lot of stuff to write about. Most offices have business meetings once a week. They usually have printouts of the weekly news events. Take those and write about them. Also set up your home pages to automatically grab news so you have it ready to write about.