Set Up Your Computer for Efficiency

Unless you are doing this full time already – certain parts of your home and working life are going to feel the strain.

You may not have the equipment, systems and protection you need to work on the web for long periods of time with efficiency and focus.

• Does your pc have the capacity and processing power you need for the volumes of data, images, audio and video files you may acquire?
  

• Can you create sufficient space on your pc by housekeeping or do you need to upgrade your pc specification?
  

• Do you have efficient back-up software?
  

• Do you regularly run back-ups?
  

• Do you need to buy additional external storage for back-up?
  

• Do you have adequate anti-virus software including: an effective firewall, malware and adware protection?
  

• Do you run regular whole system anti-virus scans?
  

• Have you worked out how to organize and file the new information you’ll be collating?
  

• Are your pc’s file and directory structures well organized and clean?
  

• Have you got your mail organized in folders and is your in-box, delete and junk mail clear?
  

• Have you got Firefox installed either as your main browser or one of the browsers on your pc?
  

• Have you organized your main browser so you can quickly access saved information in related folders?
  

• Do you regularly empty your trash/temp files and clear out your cookies?
  

• Do you have an efficient hard copy filing system set up?
  

• Do you know how and where you will store essential information like log-in, passwords and affiliate codes?
  

• Have you got a system for recording your web publishing spending?
  

• Are you clear about the tax implications of earning income from the web?
  

• Do your family or people you live with understand the demands that building a web publishing business will make on your time?
  

• Have you discussed how you plan to balance family and work commitments?
  

If you honestly – hand on heart – can say that you are up to speed on all these points then you should be in good shape to cope with the avalanche of information that’s coming your way.