We all have a routine that we do to keep our sites up and running. Care to share? Here's mine:
Get up Check email Check analog daily traffic report Go get coffee Read news/favorite blogs/etc Check orders Check webmasterworld Check SERPs Check alexa Check clickstream report Ok, now go do some new work :)
werty
3:58 pm on Jul 21, 2003 (gmt 0)
Get to work, turn on computers. Get coffee, wash apple, fill water bottle. Log in, Check email, Reply to some Turn on music, check the main WW page Log into server grab last nights logs and view todays(x3 sites) Check Online stats for 4th & 5th site Few times weekly check logs in Nettracker, print/send reports Log into Overture X2 accounts (4 sites) and check budget and position Log into Adwords and Check budget Check Email, Research , Read Then whatever new/leftover work from the previous day/week/month/year.
Eliza_Jane
9:12 pm on Jul 22, 2003 (gmt 0)
Get up,showered, dreassed, have breakfast, get baby ready for daycare Drop baby off and get into work Turn on computer and get a cup of tea Check emails Delete all the spam emails (usually a minimum of 50) and check that the spam filter hasn't killed real ones Read, answer emails Check out Cathy comic strip Decide what to work on that day (or finish off left over work from yesterday) Get interrupted by boss and do the work she needs Try to get back to own work before lunchtime Eat lunch More work (mine or the boss's tasks) Pick up baby from daycare, go home Make dinner (if my turn - yay for husbands who can cook!) Feed baby, change baby, play with baby Try to check home email and/or read newspaper Bath baby with husband and then get baby to sleep Collapse into bed and wait for the whole thing to start all over again!
Sinner_G
9:23 pm on Jul 22, 2003 (gmt 0)
Get to work, turn on computers. Get coffee, smoke cigarette, fill water bottle. Log in, Check email, Reply to some Turn on music, check the main WW page Check watch, notice it's time for lunch Lunch break Check email, Reply to some Check the main WW page Check watch, notice it's time to go home Get home Log in, Check email, Reply to some Check the main WW page Check watch, notice it's time to go to bed Sleep Restart
vincevincevince
9:34 pm on Jul 22, 2003 (gmt 0)
Go to dayjob Get home from dayjob Finish takeaway breakfast-lunch-dinner-supper Check logs for unusual behaviour Check SERPS Add some content Da*n it's time for bed Sleep Repeat
Imaster
9:54 pm on Jul 22, 2003 (gmt 0)
Get up Check Google AdSense Earnings ;) Check Webmasterworld > Recentposts & later Control Panel > My threads, Get my Tea Check & reply emails Check my google rankings Check Google news for any update on any further search engine acquisition stuff et al Shower Get to office Do some online promotion Check WW & emails in the afternoon after lunch Some more promotion & add content Late evening: leave home for gym dinner & Google/WW/Emails stuff all over again
cminblues
3:00 am on Jul 23, 2003 (gmt 0)
- get up - coffe - check servers logs - check ww - shower - turn on radio - continue some not finished scripting/coding work - reply to emails - do some phone calls - eat - go to the river - for 0 to 5+int(rand(5)){stay like a lizard under sun;swim;} - if(with_girls){still not come back} - if(with_friends){still going around} - if (alone) {continue swim&&sun} - later, night, -> go doing the urgent scripting/coding work - reply to emails - sleep
Robert Charlton
5:50 am on Jul 23, 2003 (gmt 0)
Get up
Get up,showered, dreassed, have breakfast...
Get up
- get up
What, you guys sleep? ;)
(Acknowledgements to an old Doonesbury)
richardb
7:11 am on Jul 23, 2003 (gmt 0)
coffee cig cough coffee cig cough coffee cig cough coffee cig cough get out of bed log on ;)
Ankheg
11:07 pm on Jul 24, 2003 (gmt 0)
Get up eat, drink, and be grouchy reboot windows if necessary spend several minutes trying to dial-up and log-on check email deal with customers, orders, and so forth check other email check other other email read BBC news check logs and stats for two sites check WW for any important updates See if my sites have dropped from Google again See if my sites have PR in the toolbar yet check old Linux server to see if still running log off/have connection dropped by ISP... off to do real-world work. :)
killroy
11:36 pm on Jul 24, 2003 (gmt 0)
get up brush teeth go into next room switch on both monitors check adsense check email check affiliate accounts check server remote desktop (if all's well) refresh the open windows on the current threads and important forums on WW open all interesting sounding threads in parallel, read all and reply some check for more email more adsense get dressed get coffee go into morning meeting start work
jcoronella
3:59 am on Jul 25, 2003 (gmt 0)
Coffee Check Rankings of Spam Read WW about Spam Spam Coffee Spam Spam Lunch (no spam) Spam Check WW for tips on Spamming Spam Dinner Spam Spam while watching TV Sleep Dream about spamming.
Repeat
CromeYellow
5:30 am on Jul 25, 2003 (gmt 0)
Get up Switch on dog Wake up computers Brew email Check coffee Reply to wife Eat stats Check breakfast Munch down affiliate earnings Eat dog