In This Episode
This is the August 2020 monthly report.
Show Credits
Main show hosted, produced, mixed, edited & music by Mark.
BlogScript
Welcome to ApexThis.Podcast. A chronicle of my journey to start a publishing side business. This will be a behind the scenes look at what I’m doing to make that happen. I’ll share tips and best practices that I learn along the way. Tips that you can use to start your very own indie publishing journey and share your voice with the world.
Coming up…the August Update
You know the deal. August is over and it is time we see how things went.
Monthly Focus
There was a lot of focus areas for August:
* Mixtape Formatting* Project Dollar Revision* Waited Revision* UX Training
These are the primary areas to which I should be focusing on for August.
For the secondary focus I noted to do:
* Mail list* Website Prototype* Social Media Content Prep* 2 podcast episodes* 1 youtube video
Let’s jump into the work hours for the month to breakdown the actual work down:
Hours Worked
Time Logged – 50hrs 14min
What Happened?
Time Breakdown
Here is a breakdown of my monthly time and the coinciding monthly focus.
Focus – Mixtape Formatting – 5h 4m
Revisions and formatting research and testing
Focus – Revise Project Dollar – 6h 38m
Plotting and early revisions
Focus – Revise Waited – 11h 29m
Short story I am aiming to publish. First revision post 1st draft. Needs to undergo second revision after feedback.
Focus – Social Media Content Prep – 1h 48m
Keynote slide designs and prep
Secondary Focus – Podcast
Podcast – 7h
Dreams, July, and Q3 episodes
Secondary Focus – YouTube
YouTube – 2h 47m
July Planning video and planner swap videos
Misc
Editing Notes – 50m
Started outlining a document for editing and revisions to share
Training – 12h 10m
Publish & Thrive course on indie publishing and author business
Admin – 2h 30m
email finances taxes planning
Finance
Two items happened:
* Split podcast hosting fees for exclusive reporting for ApexThis.* Purchased Publish & Thrive training from Hearth Breathings. Focused on self-publishing.* Invested in writing and formatting software: ProWriting Aid & Vellum
Summary
Two secondary focus items were not completed: Mail list and Website Prototype. All other items were worked on and advanced in major ways.
What’s Next?
Focus Areas:
* Website Prototype* Mixtape Formatting* Waited Secondary Revision