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 <music> 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