I’m really getting frustrated these days with a little something called project management and was hoping that someone out there might have some solution or suggestion(s) for me to try out.

Managing one single project would not be so bad, but in my case i am not so fortunate – I am trying to manage multiple projects at once, 4 to be specific and although i know this is not a good thing to do as my focus really should be on one thing at a time to remain effective, i cannot stray from the other projects – all are important and essential.

Well, now that Christmas is literally right around the corner, my productive time now has seemed to have diminished, but that is to be expected… right?. It’s cold/flu season now too and i’ve been bogged down with a nasty flu for the last two days as a result, however am back and on track now.

Needless to say i am falling behind as a result these days and i am not happy about that! (fuel for the fire maybe? )

My friend Garry Parkes made a brand new post over at his blog the other day that really should be of interest to all students in the Alex Jeffrey’s mentoring program.

Traffic is probably the biggest obstacle you’ll need to overcome before you are prepared for success and the best part about what is set to transpire here is that all traffic you’ll receive from this idea of Garry’s will be targeted – meaning those people who click on your link to visit your blog through his newsletter will be looking to find out what you are up to or what you may be offering on your blog. In addition to this, you’ll only need to do the work once and you are completely set up for as long as your links remain active in his edition.

Yes,there are many MANY resources and information products that cover Wordpress in some way or another, however piecing together the most essential things can be a huge pain in the ass! With that said, i’ve decided to put my experiences/knowledge on paper so to speak and share it you, the readers.

Although it’s not set in stone – at this stage the guide is focusing more on the following areas:

1. Installing your blog in 5minutes or less
2. Blog themes – what you should be looking for
3. Plugins that i use and what they are used for

Following the examples created by others in the Alex Jeffrey’s program, i too have decided to setup a community listing for member blogs, but with a different approach.

Creating a huge list on a blogroll just is not a very good idea for a few reasons. When a web site’s page begins to contain an excessive amount of links, it begins to give a site a spam appearance… which is often frowned upon by search engines.

I’ve created a page branching off the main page which is reserved exclusively for member blogs. You’ll notice this link at the top entitled ‘friends’.