Having all of your ducks in a row 24\/7 isn’t easy. There’s lots of quacking, slippery floors, and just feathers everywhere. Until someone finds a way to keep lots and lots of loud, wet birds in a perfectly straight line, there are checklists. Yes, the tried-and-true method of creating an organized task list is still, you guessed it, tried and true. All the major industries of the world use checklists, and if you want your publication to be just as major, it’s time to check this one off your list.<\/p>\n
In this week’s issue \ud83d\udce8<\/strong><\/p>\n Was this email forwarded to you? <\/em>Subscribe here<\/em><\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n The most successful publishers have one thing in common: they’re consistent. How do they do it? Checklists. That’s right. They’re not just for groceries and Santa Claus, my friend. They can be used for so much more. If you want to publish the highest quality content possible on a regular basis, the magic of pre- and post-publishing checklists will be your secret weapon.<\/p>\n Let’s take a look at some newsletter checklists that can help you<\/a> juggle all of the moving pieces of publishing. (Here’s the actual checklist<\/a>.) <\/p>\n Pre-publishing – Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Pre-publishing – Part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Post-publishing – Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Post-publishing – Part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Managing tasks is super personal, and building the healthy habit of creating checklists can take a lot of trial and error. That’s why the perfect checklist app is so crucial. If a certain tool just doesn’t feel right, you won’t use it. If you’re craving a bit more depth for your to-dos that your mobile device’s default notes app just doesn’t satisfy, we’ve got you covered. <\/p>\n Harry Guinness, a writer for Zapier<\/strong>, shares some of the best checklist apps<\/a> so you can make your task life much less complicated.<\/p>\n #1 <\/strong>Todoist<\/strong><\/a> is a great web app that balances power and simplicity. It’s available on every platform and is best for language processing that quickly generates lists.<\/p>\n #2 <\/strong>TikTik<\/strong><\/a> is useful for embedded calendars, timers, and organizing personal projects and tasks so you can tackle everything in your life.<\/p>\n\n
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