At OnePlace, we take any chance we can to make small businesses more efficient and effective. There are hundreds of available tools to keep the individual productive, and we like to think we bridge the gap between personal productivity and small business productivity tools with OnePlace.

We also know that in order to be successful, sometimes all it takes is a cheerleader in our corner encouraging us to be the best we can be. That is why we wanted to highlight some of our favorite productivity blogs here - to share with you a few more resources to help you manage tasks.

The Positivity Blog
http://www.positivityblog.com/
The best way to start getting things done is to be in a positive mood. Someone with a black cloud over their head is less likely to produce work, let alone quality work. The Positivity Blog shares regular tips on keeping positive, sharing the love and how to avoid those things that bring the block clouds.

Lifehacker
http://lifehacker.com/
With tips on using technology to keep you productive, Lifehacker is updated frequently across many topics to benefit your personal and professional life. Lifehacker reviews new tools and shares the latest techniques for getting things done.

ZenHabits
http://zenhabits.net/
A simplistic blog design conveys the message of this blog well - “simple productivity”. ZenHabits shares tips on improving your personal well-being and maintaining productive habits to be successful in all aspects of your life.

Productivity 501
http://www.productivity501.com/
This blog focuses mainly on improving your personal productivity, and shares content frequently to do so. Productivity 501 regularly offers tips and shares insight to make you rethink some of your current unproductive activities.

Unclutterer
http://unclutterer.com/
Another one of our favorite tips to be productive is to keep organized. Unclutterer shares ways to do just that, by reviewing organizational products to unclutter your home and office. By staying organized, your brain is free to focus on the work at hand, rather than on the mess in front of you.

Sparkplugging
http://www.sparkplugging.com/
When many small businesses start, they are started right out of the home. The members of the OnePlace team all work from home, so we value techniques to keep us productive in our home/office. Sparkplugging gives us just that, by regularly offering tips for home-based businesses to succeed.

43 Folders
http://www.43folders.com/
Focusing on producing quality work, 43 Folders shares many tips for being a productive, creative individual. One core focus on 43 Folders is to do the work you want to do, and the creative juices will flow.

Black Belt Productivity
http://bbp.posterous.com/
Black Belt Productivity focuses on sharing news and techniques for keeping productive at home and at work, and making sure there is a quality balance between both.

LifeDev
http://lifedev.net/
The point of LifeDev is to help creative people stay creative - and it succeeds. LifeDev regularly showcases ways to let your creative self shine and create quality work to share with others.

Productivity Goal
http://www.productivitygoal.com/
Writing about concepts that are near and dear to our hearts, Productivity Goal shares ways to manage projects and time while keeping organized in the process.

There are more compilations of productivity blogs available, so if you want to read a few more, check out Evan Carmichael’s List of the Top 50 Productivity Blogs of the Year.

Be sure to take a look at the blogs we’ve highlighted above. Also, if there are productivity blogs that you read, share them in the comments! We love to add new blogs to our reading list.