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How To Use An Action Plan
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How To Use An Action Plan
Having a plan and executing that plan are two different things.


Planning is good but it won't get you anywhere.
Execution is good but without a plan, you won't get to where
you want to be.

I find that many online business owners tend to lean toward one
and not the other. Which category do you fall into?

While most people tend toward one or the other, it's the
successful combination of planning and executing that will
actually make a business successful. Help yourself by planning
and executing brilliantly. Here's how to create a simple but
effective action plan:

1. First, get a blank piece of paper and a pen.

2. Decide where you are. Pick an area that you want to focus on
(for example, monthly income or number of clicks to get one
sale). Be sure to identify a specific area of your business and
then identify a specific number you want to work on. For
example, if your current monthly income is $3000, write that at
the top of your page.

3. Decide where you want to be. Using the same area of business
and the same measurement (dollars or clicks or whatever you
chose in step 1), write out where you want to be. If you want
your monthly income in six months to be $6000 per month, write
that at the bottom of the page.

4. Now connect the dots! On the space on your page between
where you are and where you want to be, create steps with real,
practical ideas that help move you toward your dream. If it's a
simple matter of only two or three steps, that's all you need.
However, more than likely, you need to fill your page with
ideas to help you move from "now" to "soon." Some ideas for the
example we've been looking at might include: increase prices by
10%, try upselling customers into a higher priced product, do
half an hour of cold calling each morning, etc. These items
should be specific action steps that you need to take, not
general ideas you have. Be sure to assign due dates for each
one so you have a timeframe to work in.

5. Now, take those action items, and implement them into your
weekly
planner.

6. Then simply execute! Do one step at a time, each day, every
day, until you've reached your time limit listed at the bottom
of the page. Did you achieve your goal? Did you miss the mark?
If so, how close did you come?

Once you get into the habit of doing these regularly, you'll
find that you'll do them more and more often for a variety of
business and personal goals.


About The Author: Jude Wright is the owner of fifteen websites.
She has found that the i-Marketing Organizer is invaluable in
keeping track of all of her website and marketing information.
http://i-marketingorganizer.com/organizer.htm
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