BackPackIt is the perfect productivity tool. It's versatile and can be molded to fit your business needs and working preferences.
Basic BackPackIt Navigation
BackBackIt is mostly about pages (image below). That's the primary organization method it uses. It also has a few other tools, such as a calendar and reminders, which I don't personally use (I prefer Google Calendar for these).
Within a page, you can add lists, notes, files, pictures, writeboards, dividers, and tags.
You can share pages, which is great for collaborating and sending information in an organized fashion.
Along the left side of the BackPackIt interface, you'll find the actual page contents (image below).
Along the right, you'll find links to all of the pages within your sidebar (image below).
At the bottom of each page (image below), you'll find additional controls for each page, including links to email yourself a copy of the page, duplicate the page, delete the page, and add/remove from sidebar. You'll also find the page's RSS feed, history of changes, and it's email address (so that you can email content directly to the page).
My Current BackPackIt Setup
I change my BackPackIt setup fairly often to accommodate the changes in my work. It's such a versatile tool that you can quickly rearrange, add, remove, and modify pages to reflect your current needs.
Currently, I have the following setup (image below). I have a TO DO and TO BUY page, which both contain a list of items that I can check off as I complete or buy them.
I have my WORK "folder" (which is really just a tag that I added to my sidebar). All my open work projects have their own pages and are tagged 'work' so that they are included within that "folder." When it's time to get to work, I just click the WORK tag, and a list of all my open projects opens (image below).
My week day pages (Monday-Friday) contain relevant to-dos for the given day within a list. For example, I only write blog posts on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, so on those days, I have a task in my checklist to "Blog." On any given day, I open that day's page and begin doing the tasks that are laid out for me. This really helps me to stay consistent and organized, especially with recurring tasks and with my marketing and promotion efforts.
I also have NOTE pages, which contain information related to a particular marketing tactic.
I have REFERENCE pages, which house any current promotions I have in place, as well as my website statistics.
Making It Work
The most important thing I've found is using the sidebar effectively, and this comes with naming pages clearly and in an obvious hierarchy (you can drag pages around so that they're in an order that makes sense to you). I also add things like '(Reference)' or '(Notes)' so that like-kind pages are kept together and so that I can quickly decipher what's actionable and what's informational in nature.
Another key is to use the helpful features of BackPackIt, such as duplicating a page. That's where my TEMPLATES come in. I have a tag in my sidebar called 'Templates,' which houses commonly used pages. For instance, whenever I set up a new client, I go through the same process, so I've created a page called 'New Client Checklist.' Whenever I get a new client, I simply duplicate that page, name the new copy the client's name, tag it 'work' so that it shows up in my WORK "folder" (and remove the 'template' tag so that it's taken out of that one), and then remove the page itself from my sidebar (since it will be available now within WORK).
BackPackIt provides unlimited ways for customizing and organizing content, which makes it ideal for - well, almost anyone!
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