3 Ways That Setting A Deadline Helps With Productivity (+ a freebie!)

3 Ways That Setting A Deadline Helps With Productivity (+ a freebie!)

I recently came across a quote that was written on a board stating-

"A goal without a deadline is just a wish"

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The quote was altered a bit because the original quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupรฉry is actually "A goal without a plan is just a wish".  Either way, isn't it true?  If you just throw random goals out there and have no true action plan, where will that leave you and how will you feel?  Well, it will leave you In the same place (aka STUCK) and you will feel unaccomplished...like you're putting all of this time in and not seeing results.  Today I will be discussing why it's so important to set deadlines for yourself, an easy way to do it and how to be organized with it so that it will help you get shish done!

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9 Epic Uses For Hidden Pages On Your Website

9 Epic Uses For Hidden Pages On Your Website

I have been on the Squarespace train since January and I am still learning new little tricks here and there.  One of my favorite things about Squarespace is that you can create unlinked pages.  My former website platform (Big Cartel) didn't allow this, so every page that I created had a link that appeared in either the header or footer navigation.  This was annoying because I didn't necessarily want visitors to see every page that I created.  Once I switched to Squarespace and saw that there was a section of the "Pages" page that was called "Not Linked", I knew that this was the platform for me!  As I began building my site, I was coming across various uses for these types of pages, and I keep thinking of more!  Today I will be discussing 9 uses for these beloved pages that you may consider applying to your own site.  As a note, this is from a Squarespace perspective, but you can create unlinked pages on Wordpress and Blogger as well.  I think it may just be easier and faster in Squarespace (especially comparing it to the process in Blogger which was my blogging platform before the switch)!

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