| I reckon most people waste at least three
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| | from today I will stop selling
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| minutes every hour, probably a great deal
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| | downloadable products on eBay and process
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| more. Taking phone calls from sales
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| | them on CD instead. All-in-all, that
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| reps. selling something you just don't
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| | will save at least three hours a week,
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| want, for example, creating all eBay
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| | thirty six hours a year!Let me treat you
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| listings from scratch rather than using
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| | to a few more ways to cut down on wasted
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| 'fill in the blanks' templates for repeat
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| | time and help you spend more time listing
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| products, checking how many of those 100
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| | items to sell.TIME SAVING TIPS* Make a
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| emails in your box today are genuine and
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| | 'To Do' list at the start of each day.
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| how many are spam or scams, arguing with
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| | Divide it into three lots: 'Urgent',
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| unreasonable buyers whose sold aim is to
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| | 'Important', 'Only if Time Allows'.
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| ruin your day. And so much more.Let's
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| | Allot each task to the appropriate
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| say you waste just three minutes every
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| | section and mark items 1, 2, 3 and so on,
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| hour and you work an eight hour day, five
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| | ranked most important to least important.
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| day week. Let us see how all that wasted
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| | Start on 'Urgent' items and work your
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| time adds up.Three minutes lost each hour
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| | way through these, in number sequence,
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| is 24 minutes per day, 120 minutes each
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| | from 1 to however many tasks time allow.
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| week. Two hours.Two hours each week is
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| | Don't even consider doing 'Important' and
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| eight hours a month (actually more
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| | 'Only if Time Allows' items until all
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| because this figure is based on four
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| | 'Urgent' tasks are completed.* There is
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| weeks - 28 days - whereas most months
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| | an allowed exception to doing all Urgent
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| include 30 or 31 days).Eight hours is an
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| | tasks before commencing less important
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| entire working day lost each month.One
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| | tasks. If Urgent tasks are tiring, and
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| working day lost each month is 12 working
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| | you really are beginning to jade, it's
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| days over the whole year.MORE THAN TWO
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| | better to focus on less important tasks
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| WEEKS you lost, just because you did
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| | for a while rather than make mistakes on
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| things you should not have done, you
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| | Urgent matters.* Make a new 'To Do' list
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| failed to create systems to shortcut
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| | at the start of each working day,
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| repetitive tasks, you responded to emails
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| | beginning with all outstanding Urgent
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| and phone calls and letters you really
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| | tasks ranked, again, in order of
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| should have ignored.Did that surprise
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| | importance. Add any earlier 'Important'
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| you? It certainly surprised me because
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| | and 'Only If Time Allows' tasks that
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| in reality I waste far more than three
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| | might have gained urgency. You'll be
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| minutes each hour, it's more likely ten,
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| | amazed how many tasks you once considered
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| or fifteen. Because I daydream a lot
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| | Important, even Urgent, no longer need
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| (a.k.a. researching on eBay), I continue
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| | your attention, because they're no longer
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| replying to difficult people who are
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| | important or they've been resolved
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| never going to buy from me (at least I
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| | elsewhere.* If the phone isn't an
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| hope they never do), I watch the final
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| | important feature of your business, put
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| few minutes of auction endings like a
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| | it on answer and monitor calls as you
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| hawk to see just how much my listings
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| | work. Pick up on important ones, let
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| fetch.We must all begin to value time,
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| | photocopier salesmen waffle on in the
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| and remember that time really is
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| | background.* Learn to type faster and
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| money!Let me tell you where most of my
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| | therefore list more items each day.
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| time is wasted. It's with difficult
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| | QWERTY is the formula used by the world's
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| people, they're the bane of my life, I
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| | fastest typists and it isn't difficult to
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| get them every day.They email saying:
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| | learn. Anyone can reach 35 wpm - words
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| 'Your download page isn't working!!!! Get
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| | per minute - in short time and knowing
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| it sorted or I'm leaving negative
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| | how to use the QWERTY system means your
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| feedback'.I reply saying: 'The page is
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| | fingers will never get tangled and you'll
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| fine, perhaps you are using a search
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| | make fewer mistakes. Ask about courses
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| engine to find the site. I try to keep
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| | at local Adult Training Colleges or learn
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| download pages free from search engine
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| | to type online free of charge at or
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| directories to avoid unauthorized access,
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| | Use Turbo Lister to list items in bulk
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| so important people, like yourself, are
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| | and upload your listings while you're
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| the only ones to receive my products.
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| | relaxing, so you'll won't tie up the
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| Please try the browser instead, that will
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| | computer at any time during working
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| work'.They reply: 'Don't be sarcastic
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| | hours. You can download Turbo Lister
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| with me. I know you don't think I'm
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| | free from your eBay account. It saves
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| important, if you did you wouldn't hide
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| | lots of time and also allows you to
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| the page. I repeat, get it sorted out or
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| | create custom templates and so cut time
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| I will leave negative feedback'.And so if
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| | normally spent listing items
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| goes, often for most of the day, until
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| | individually.* Add a signature file to
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| finally I refund the payment and the
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| | your PayPal email address, telling buyers
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| individual goes away.That same procedure
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| | you have received their payment and that
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| can take twenty minutes out of my day,
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| | their goods will be despatched very soon.
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| several times a day, over the week that
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| | This saves a lot of time normally spent
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| makes ..... you get the drift I'm
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| | contacting buyers individually and no one
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| sure!So, now that I've analyzed the
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| | will ever guess it's coming from an
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| problem, just for this article, I'm
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| | auto-responder and not a real person.
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| shocked at how much time I'm losing. And
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