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Do you find yourself trying to do a little bit of everything in your online business? Many struggling online business owners could easily fall under the label as “technicians having an entrepreneur seizure”. This phrase was coined many years ago by business author Michael Gerber in his book Emyth. It’s still true today. People get stuck doing $7/ hour technical jobs when they should be focusing on the bigger picture.

Here’s an example. When you think of Apple, you think of Steve Jobs right? He was the innovator who knew how to put the right people in place. Thanks to his vision we have the the iPhone and the iPad today. But what you may not know about him is that he wasn’t a real technical guy. The other Steve, Wozniak that is, was the techie wiz that helped get Apple started. Jobs was big picture and he knew how to find the right talent to make things happen.

This week David Dutton joins us again to talk about managing project work flow. One thing that I’ve always admired about David was that he doesn’t spend much time trying to learn “techie stuff”.

He knows just enough to update a webpage, but then again he doesn’t want to know a lot of that stuff. He spends his time focused on what he does best – developing new ideas, project management and product development.

David will be sharing his process for planning projects, organizing ideas and finding the right tools and people to put it all together.
Also, on the topic of mind maps, some free software tools that are great for project planning are:As far as mind mapping projects out, David uses a white board. I’ve got a 7×9 whiteboard hanging up in my office, but David uses a really cool product called whitey board. It sticks right on a wall and is perfect for brainstorming new projects.

• MindMeister  (This is the one that I use)
• FreeMind
• Bubbl.us
• Mindomo
• Mind42

David will also be talking about how he outsources his work. One resource he uses is HireMyMom.com. It’s a great place for finding very talented professional stay-at-home moms for your projects. I really like this resource. Not only is it a great service, but it provides opportunity to many woman who’ve chosen to stay home and raise their kids.

David will be sharing all of this and more! Also, if you live close to the Nashville area, check out David’s new Nashville business blog over at Nashpreneur.com.

Have a great week everyone! 

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