AD- This is a sponsored post, and I also received a Daily Planner for Business Growth in exchange for review. All thoughts and opinions remain my own.
In the past few months, I’ve started to try and grow my career online, and I’ve started writing for freelance clients and other bloggers in my aim to grow my writing from a hobby into a career.
But balancing these responsibilities and my new part-time job can sometimes become stressful- and I’ve had to find clear-cut ways to organise my time and complete all my work on time.
Whether you’re a busy blogger looking to find a better way to organise your time, or you’re currently growing your small business into something bigger- we could all use a few tips to better organise our time.
Below, I’ve put together a list of 3 helpful tips to organise your time on a day-to-day basis- including the perfect planning tool to help with your goals!
1. Create a realistic schedule
I don’t know about you, but I always add way too many things to my schedule- and then I feel disheartened when I don’t finish everything on my list.
Create a realistic schedule for your day, week, or month and understand that it’s completely normal to change your schedule depending on what happens in your day, or if your goals happen to change.
2. Take breaks
You need to take breaks as much as necessary, otherwise you’ll never be able to achieve your aims and you might even experience burn-out.
Your mental health is always going to be more important than your schedule, so give yourself plenty of time to complete your work and step away from your work every so often to give yourself perspective and stay focused.
3. Choose the right planning tool
If you’re busy growing your small business or website, or you’re starting to get more freelance work, it’s a great idea to keep track of all your new clients, customers, or things that you need to do.
Sometimes your to-do list might feel overwhelming, and so writing down what you need to do to organise your time in a planner or diary is the perfect way to start work and avoid feeling too daunted.
Introducing My Daily Planner for Business Growth…
My Daily Planner for Business Growth is a fantastic planner created for small business owners, bloggers, or even freelancers who need to organise their own time and create a detailed plan of what to do and when.
When working from home, I know all too well that it can be so easy to let the hours slip by or procrastinate, but this planner can help keep you focused and organise what you want to do each day.
I love that this planner uses cute headings to break-down the plan for each day, including sections such as “things I don’t like but must do” and “tasks for my business” or “tasks for my clients” to break your work into more sizeable, focused chunks throughout the day. The planner encourages positive habits, such as creating a to-do list for the next day, and it leaves room for celebrating your achievements.
This planner is great for bloggers like me, as I always need a way to keep track of my blogging tasks- especially the ones I don’t like doing such as SEO research. As I start to write for other people more, it’s also great to keep track of all my deadlines- and I can easily remember all the tasks I need to complete by the end of the week.
I really recommend checking out My Daily Planner for Business Growth as the perfect way to keep track of your schedule and goals as a business owner, freelancer, or even blogger.
You can find this planner on Amazon or check out the rest of Teodora’s fantastic work here. She also provides regular updates on her Instagram and Twitter.
What do you find is the best way to organise your time? Do you have any tips for organising your time? What do you think of the My Daily Planner for Business Growth?
Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below 🙂
Happy reading x
Not-So-Modern Girl 
Thank you for sharing this! I use Notion to organize my tasks and fit them with my daily schedule. I don’t have specific timeframes at the moment because I want to be more flexible 😀 I also use a physical planner to brainstorm ideas! It’s really great x
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That’s a great way to come up with a daily schedule 🙂 thank you!
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Ok. That planner is awesome. I might be getting myself one. Thanks for sharing this
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Thank you! I agree it’s a gorgeous planner with lots of room to plan your day x
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This planner looks so great. I have been getting into planning and using my day planner more and more.
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It’s such a lovely planner, and so helpful too x
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Organizing your time is so important and having a planner is such a helpful tool. I currently write everything down on a whiteboard, but I think having a physical copy related to blogging would be nice so I can always refer back. Thank you for sharing!
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Ooh that’s a great plan, but yes it’s great to have reference too 🙂
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Great tips! I’m really bad about forgetting to take breaks as needed through the day – that’s something that I have been working on getting better at. Luckily for me, the pets are more than willing to step in and remind me when they decide that it’s time for puppy cuddles lol I mean, who can say no to puppy cuddles? Right?
The planner looks great! I have been debating picking up a new one and spoiling myself at some point, so I’m going to have to check this one out.
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Yes I’m the same, I need to push myself to step away from the computer! That’s so cute, and good for your mind too 🙂 it’s great and I recommend Teodora’s tips x
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These are such great tips for organizing your time! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Thank you 🙂
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This planner sounds like just the thing I need. As well as my blog I do photography and have so many to do lists dotted around the house but I never get to tick much off.
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It’s perfect, I really recommend it 🙂 I’m the same!
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Valuable tips, Eleanor! I love how you mentioned about taking breaks, couldn’t agree more how important it is to unwind from time to time. This planner looks amazing and perfect on days I experience writer’s block haha. Thanks for sharing! x
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Yes I agree, it can actually make you more productive when you take time out of your day for relaxing 🙂 thank you x
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Planning your time is crucial as a freelancer, it’s far too easy to lose hours that you should bill for otherwise. I use a notepad but this looks like a much better idea, thank you!
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i agree, especially when you have multiple clients and deadlines to meet 🙂 thank you!
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Love this planner and all the different section to divide your tasks! I completely feel you when you get far too many tasks on your to-do list and don’t achieve all of them! I have a planner and also use notion, but might look into this next x
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Thank you! I definitely shouldn’t add so many things to my list as the week goes on, and I need to look into Notion one day x
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I love to organise my time and write many lists so this planner sounds right up my street xx
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I love that! I hope you check out this one x
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These are good tips. Planning realistic schedule is very important. Thank you for sharing.
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I agree, you need to be realistic with your goals x
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These are good tips. Planning realistic schedule is very important. Thank you for sharing. I liked your planner. The design looks great!
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Great ideas, as always. I need to start organising my time for writing.
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Thank you Jamie 🙂
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I always make sure to time in a break when I have a busy day, I think if you focus too much on your to do list, you’re going to far less productive (if that makes sense!) x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
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That’s a great plan Lucy 🙂 yes it definitely makes sense, it can be hard to force yourself to take a break but it’s always worth it x
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These are some amazing organisational tips! The planner looks great too 🙂
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Thank you Caroline 🙂 I think it’s a great addition to any organising x
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Working from home is great except that burnout is real! Scheduling is important those breaks are so so sooo important. I can’t count how many days it feels easier to just work through my lunch break and then go off and wonder why my productivity is dropping as the week goes on. Great post!
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I can imagine, and making sure you step away from the computer is so important 🙂 thank you for sharing Esther x
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I’m really bad at taking breaks so maybe I need something like this to help me out with that?! Thanks for sharing!
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Yes I’m the same tbh it can be so hard to force yourself to take a break sometimes x
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I have a bad habit of adding way to many things to my to-do list and then getting discouraged when I can’t get through the whole list as well. I definitely have to be more realistic when planning my schedule. Thanks for sharing your tips and the planner! It looks amazing!
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Haha I get that, it’s such a bad habit but I’m exactly the same! Thank you Tiffany x
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I love using a planner! I created one for bloggers and use it daily and the difference its made to my organisation, time management and productivity is something else. These are great tips, taking breaks are crucial to avoiding burnout.
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Aw that’s fantastic I’m glad you created a product that’s helpful for others and you! Definitely 🙂
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I love using a planner too! And these tips are so helpful. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Thank you! x
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Planning out the summer is really helpful. We’ve just got a list pinned by the front door with all the kids daily activities for different days, so we know what we’re doing when.
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I bet, especially as a parent! That’s a fantastic idea, and it makes sure you always have lots of ideas x
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This planner looks great! I find it so hard to organise my time with an unpredictable child!
Corinne x
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I bet it’s much harder when you have other responsibilities 🙂 thank you!
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Great planner and precious tips to organize your time better! Thank you!
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Thank you 🙂
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This planner looks great. I just just down notes in a blank journal. Great for free flow ideas but not necessarily great for goal setting. This journal could help me out. Thanks,
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Thank you Alicia! Me too, I think to-do lists are a great way to feel productive if you use them right.
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Honestly, I have the weirdest ways of organizing myself haha! I always say this and stand by it but I am the most organized, disorganized person out here! I like having things visual in front of me so I often use a calendar and have a to-do list beside it for every day to tick off! Thanks for sharing, Eleanor x
Lynn | https://www.lynnmumbingmejia.com
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Haha it’s whatever works for you! Thank you Lynn I’m glad you enjoyed x
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this sounds great! I usually find myself writing blogging notes on every piece of paper I can find with collaborations, to do, Pr checklists and blogger admin – the list is endless! Might need to invest in this!
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Haha I do the same thing, it’s great to have a proper place to note down my thoughts x
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This planner looks amazing! I’m always trying to find ways of making my schedule better as I don’t manage my time great. Something I’m working on. Thank you for sharing this Xo
Elle – ellegracedeveson.com
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I understand that, it can be so hard to manage your time and balance multiple things 🙂 thank you!
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