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Should City Governments and other Businesses look to Virtual Services to Save Money?

Tips From T. Marie

It’s a rare occurrence when reading an article about a city budget makes me sad, but it happened just a few moments ago. The article discussed how the City of Hickory, NC proposed offering early retirement to 84 of their employees. The first is to keep the worker as an employee but turn the position into a telecommuting position.

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Productivity Nuggets Of The Week (September 11 2010)

Productivity Bits

Visit the original article at [link]. Although this addresses the needs of the telecommuters, most of the tips are likewise applicable to the cubicle dwellers. Zen and the Art of File and Folder Organization – This is a must read. Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Post written by Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r.

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5 Rules For An Efficient Home Office

Productivity Bits

Visit the original article at [link]. Creative companies are also finding ways for their employees to telecommute. Invest in a good quality file cabinet—and use it. Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. Guest Post. Central to a successful work-at-home strategy is getting your home office set up properly.

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SignMyPad: Save Time and Money By Ditching Your Fax and Scanner

Productivity Bits

Visit the original article at [link]. Obviously, the easiest way to do this is to upload the file directly from your computer or through email. But what happens if you have the physical document instead of a PDF file? For this article, I looked at Page Scanner ($5.99), Scan2PDF ($6.99) and Tablet Scanner ($2.99) on my iPad.

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A Look at the Most Underrated Ways to Be More Productive

Productivityist

Some days it might be an accumulation of small tasks — like sending emails, printing reports, locating files for colleagues — other days I might be able to finish an entire project in an hour. If you telecommute or work solely from home, having a designated work space is crucial to your level of productivity. Have the right tools.

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A Look at the Most Underrated Ways to Be More Productive

Productivityist

Some days it might be an accumulation of small tasks — like sending emails, printing reports, locating files for colleagues — other days I might be able to finish an entire project in an hour. If you telecommute or work solely from home, having a designated work space is crucial to your level of productivity. Have the right tools.

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Working From Home Basics

The Small Business Blog

autoresponder-marketing.simplycast.com Jason Vickers Stefan, Thanks for the great article. www.bitsofbusinessblog.com Henrik Poulsen Hi Stefan Great article on cash flow, a very important part of any. One I would add would be to blog as we. www.adrianswinscoe.com Jason Vickers Great list – my personal favorite is #3.

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