How I Plan my Digital Conquest

You know I’m all about thinking big and delusional, but even the wildest fire needs to be controlled in order to spread effectively !

I luv coming up with new ways and strategies, and I even luv basic planning when it’s done in a very creative (and visual) matter !

Everyone has their own way of planning their digital destiny, this how I do it !

• Measure everything in Limbos. Remember when I talked about that awesome Tomato Time Technique ? Measuring every activity in 25 min chunks, taking a 5 min break and repeating it all over ? Well, Pomodoro isn’t really a cool word (sorry, Italian language!)  And that’s why I go for Limbo.                                                            A Limbo is a fictional time unit from an American cartoon series from the 80s. It’s about space rangers taking care of the Limbo Galaxy, and in that universe every thing is measured in Limbo – Limbo minutes – Limbo dollars – Limbo velocity. My definition of a Limbo = 25 mins of focused work + 5 min break !

Writing this post: 2 Lbs

Reading blogs: 3-5 Lbs

Networking: 4 – 6 Lbs etc.

• Creative concepts

When it comes to creating new ideas for my blog and my digital destiny, I get my itching hands on a pen and some good old paper (it does still exist). The pic above shows my personal bible of Mars Dorianess – Every noteworthy idea – feasible or not – will be manifested in ink ! I luv drawing and sketching.

• Everything is art, baby !

I always have the approach of an artist, and that means I treat every digital step in the web like a piece of art. The way I comment, the way I photoshop my pics and the process of crafting each blog post – it’s all pure art to me, and I hope you see the difference !

• Always think in terms of “This week” and “The new future”.

Screw detailed 5 year plans. The internet is changing way too fast for that. That’s why I only plan for this week (How can I make the best out of it?) and the near future ! Knowing where I am and where I want to go is all I need – let the universe decide the rest !

Current strategies for spreading my brand :

Writing at least 2-4 guest posts a month

Connecting with a small tribe of like minded Revoluzzers to cross promote

Tweeting and retweeting my and others stuff like hell

Commenting on other cool blogs and establish genuine connections

Establishing a kick-ass communication with my readers (YOU !)

• Conquest Map:

That’s where I state my main goals, beautifully arranged in the form of a mind map. I use a kick-ass software for that, VUE, which you can download for free on this site.

It’s mind-ilicious for grasping the overview – it puts some nice structure to your digital campaigns. I luv creative structure !

Honestly, that’s all I do. It’s fun, it’s creative and very visual – that’s why it’s working like white magic for me !

Those are my ways, what are YOURS ?? And do you have better (more efficient) ones ? Tell me.

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