One of the biggest differences to my working day over the last year or so was starting to keep a daily "To Do" task list.

Now I do have piles and piles (I can count 23 right now) of post it note pads with list after list of things that I need to do, which I've tried several times to feed in to a spread sheet for the sake of improved efficiency, but that's not what I'm actually talking about.

I have a little A5 size notebook that at the end of each day I write down the list of tomorrow's tasks that I want to get done. Admitedly most days I don't get them all done, but having the list sat in front of me helps me keep on target and remember what I most need to accomplish each day.

It also happens to be a great kick up the bum if I get totally off target (e.g. lost in warcraft for a few hours), as it's sat there staring up at me...  Read more... (801 words, 1 image, estimated 3:12 mins reading time)

Damn, I had no idea it would be so difficult to pick a winner, I think that's why I've not been in a rush to close the competition, I wasn't looking forward to trying to pick just one winner, there's some excellent posts!

You can read the original post and the replies here: -

http://mattgarrett.com/jv-tips-100-prize/

There are a few bits especially that I'd like to highlight: -

All of Reed's points are bang on, unsurprisingly, but meeting someone at a seminar shouldn't be underestimated. Just one JV partner that I made at the last seminar I went to paid for the cost of the seminar for me...

Giving the person a testimonial for their product is also a great tip.

Ben mentioned that it's a good idea to offer potential JV partners a review copy of your product, you shouldn't really expect them to pay for it after all, and they're not likely to promote it if they don't get to check it out...  Read more... (459 words, 1 image, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)