Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. The co-founder and CEO of SparkToro , who previously co-founded Moz, gives consultants an edge over agencies and full-time employees in a recent blog post. Set up a calendar for regular check-ins and deadlines. Just ask Rand Fishkin.

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All Things Admin

APRIL 17, 2024

Whether it’s handling emails, documents, or projects, having a well-organized system can significantly improve productivity and streamline decision-making processes. In Microsoft Office, categories carry across email, tasks, and calendar. When I see a red block on my calendar, I know it’s a speaking event.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Check out this great tool » Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out There are many ways to manage your time and activities.  What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? Of all the calendar tools I know, this one handles tasks the best.

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Make or Break Moments

AUGUST 27, 2010

How you do your business Who your customers are How you find them The 1,2,3s of producing your product/service Your billing and receivables process Employee relations and hiring/firing practices It is all pretty cut and dry. But what about the customer service process? A few months ago a prospect called. Call me 330-414-8792.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 3, 2017

When I took over the managing of the meeting rooms the booking process was a joke. The diary would go missing, people were writing over other meetings, and of course the whole process was just generally ignored. Each meeting room had its own electronic calendar. This created chaos. Crazy right? Crazy right?

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Karen Vivarelli

JANUARY 11, 2024

Your latest blog post 3. Share one of your processes 17. Tips on how your client can manage their calendar using time blocking 27. Tip: It’s how you can help them, your expertise, your values, it’s less about YOU and more about THEM and what you can do to make their lives easier! 30 Content Ideas for Virtual Assistants 1.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Try This Instead | Main | Be Smart About Using the Telephone » The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In We are in the home stretch of 2009 -- bring on 2010!!    One item frequently purchased at this time of year is a calendar or planner for the upcoming year. 

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This may mean taking the next day off of work or simply keeping your calendar clear of obligations. Tip: Schedule the debrief on your calendar immediately after you buy your ticket to ensure the time is set aside. Know your limits and set aside time following the event to recover physically. Do a Debrief. Check-in and see.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Most achievers have no trouble codifying clear goals but then let time-sucking “opportunities” creep into calendars. Then delivering blog posts via an email list will be a better marketing strategy than creating video. Brian Dean has built a thriving SEO training company, Backlinko.com , by producing quality blog posts.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

A few years ago this trend started to change with the increasing popularity of blogs (which are basically a chronological publication of personal thoughts and weblinks) and today the vast majority of business owners are ditching the traditional, static website in favor of a blog site — myself included! your ezine.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Blocking his calendar to work on his projects. Talking about calendar and upcoming meetings. 3 Struggle: Executive’s calendar. . #2 3 Struggle: Executive’s calendar. Doesn’t let assistant control his/her calendar. In fact, it is quite probable given the right tools, tips, processes and core philosophies.

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 20, 2016

Here’s Kelly’s first step: First, I knew the morning I got back to work I’d have about 6x more input than normal, so I blocked that extra time on my calendar to give myself the time I would need to get it processed. There is no way a week of email can be processed in the same time I normally allow.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

I’ve spoken with several assistants that have voiced frustration at the standard process. The process should actually be an exciting time to discuss progress and development goals that will help you maintain or create the position you want to excel in! You can read and follow Dana’s blogs at Success Encourager.

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 24, 2015

Here’s Kelly’s first step: First, I knew the morning I got back to work I’d have about 6x more input than normal, so I blocked that extra time on my calendar to give myself the time I would need to get it processed. There is no way a week of email can be processed in the same time I normally allow.

Email 100

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 5, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Dissecting a WordPress Blog Crash Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 10:06 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging This is a really long, detailed post for anyone who may ever have to sort through the labyrinth of possibilities in the aftermath of a blog crash.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 30, 2017

There are so many facets of the executive and assistant partnership that I’d like to spread my tips and advice over 2 or 3 blogs. Today, let’s focus on my magic formula: People + Processes = Success! Discuss the day’s calendar but not just who or what is on the calendar. Consistency is the key word.

Calendars 100

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Or because so many executives are independent, they place events on their own calendars and forget to inform their administrative partner. I want to encourage you to stay with the process. WHAT WOULD WE TALK ABOUT? Upcoming Travel.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 21, 2017

Decluttering can be an emotional process. Get out your calendar, and schedule regular recurring dates with yourself to keep your data in order. Original Source: eReplacementParts Blog. Set a relaxing tone by listening to music and treating yourself to your favorite beverage. Make a Plan. Digital clutter builds up quickly.

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 1, 2011

Integration with Blackberry Calendar – One of the best features of myTasks is it’s integration with the BlackBerry’s built-in Calendar app. I can set the Start Date or Alarm (Notification) within myTasks and it will also be captured in my Calendar at the same time. Task View in Calendar. Set Reminder.

Calendars 100

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 27, 2010

This past week I asked the question – how do you say thank you without using the words and Patrick Hazlewood had an awesome answer: Although every interaction with the customer is part of the “sale&# or “sale process,&# including post-sale follow-ups or customer service responsiveness, not everything must be a sales pitch.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 14, 2016

Today, however, technology has advanced significantly with a ton of different ways to distribute your content: Post to your blog. Weekly Marketing Appointment – add a weekly appointment to your calendar (30 minutes / 1 hour) where you will spend time distributing and updating your content marketing system.

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Productivity Bits

DECEMBER 15, 2016

A mistake you might make is thinking that once you fail once it’s over but the truth it is just part of the process. Mark out a date on your calendar once a month where you treat yourself for completing a certain amount of tasks. A message from the Productivity Bits Blog Team. Thank you for subscribing! Thank You! ~

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

This episode is brought to you by Woven Calendar. Woven Calendar features powerful scheduling tools built into a smart, collaborative calendar. books, selling well over a million copies of his books in the process. I absolutely love Woven. Neil is a New York Times best-selling author of 5(!) Talking Points.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 28, 2011

Building a blog is very much like building a model plane – and here are the top 5 lessons I’d like to share with you. When you set up your blog, you’ll face a similar array of options for various skill levels. And the same goes for your blog. How does this relate to your blog? Use the kit made for you.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Discuss and implement consistent processes. In last week’s Monday Motivators™, I said the magic formula for a stellar executive and assistant team is People + Processes = Success. An executive and assistant will be much more productive when they have proven processes in place and consistently use them.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

S ince it’s a custom for GTD’ers to describe their personal implementation of the system, I feel I’m bound by the same custom and owe it to my blog readers to share with them my simplified implementation of the GTD system. I also use it as my blog ideas bank. I also use it to record ideas for my blog.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

I've been enjoying his tips here on my blog and on his new series. Today, I'm sharing the last of his guest blog posts as he talks about how to go from camera shy to camera "fly." A few days ago I shared the second of three videos from my friend and video fun guy Steve Washer. and She Sells Sea Shells.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Organizer ( paper or electronic) to enter to-dos, addresses or calendar data. Thanks for visiting! Boxes or storage containers to use for sorting.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Last week I wrote a blog on minute taking during meetings. The saying goes that there are three requirements to make up an effective Committee – the right task, the right people and the right process. Here are the steps we will be involved in and some advice on how we can make this part of the process more effective.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Last week I wrote a blog on minute taking during meetings. The saying goes that there are three requirements to make up an effective Committee – the right task, the right people and the right process. Here are the steps we will be involved in and some advice on how we can make this part of the process more effective.

Management 100

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Karen Vivarelli

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

That way, you’re organised and have your own processes and systems set up. To learn more about what exact services a virtual assistant can offer, check out my blog post on 101 Tasks to Outsource to a Virtual Assistant. They might just need help with their social media or getting their systems and processes organised.

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 17, 2016

Sharing information is a seamless process , and it allows employees to work together from wherever they are. Kayla Matthews is a productivity blogger and calendar-planning enthusiast. A message from the Productivity Bits Blog Team. These days, everyone has the same access to the information they need to work on a given project.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 22, 2012

I must admit I’ve been struggling to start writing the blog this week, I knew I would be discussing the dreaded task of processing expenses and as I’m sure you can imagine the subject hasn’t really stirred my creative juices! So how do we organise ourselves so that it is a quick and efficient process? Organising the process.

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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 5, 2013

It’s great to set up systems and processes and have them work for you, but in order to fully automate your business you also need to know which technologies are going to work best to support you in that. It works with both Outlook and Google calendars.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2016

Apps for file access, e-mail, calendar, password protection, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, virtual meetings, news, weather and travel are examples of key productivity tools mobile devices should have installed. Gone are the days of being tethered to a desktop computer to conduct day-to-day business tasks. Google Drive.

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Make or Break Moments

JUNE 15, 2010

Watching him go through this process I’m reminded of other sales training and commission structures from my past lives in which the measurement was on selling the products with the highest margin. I hope your son excels in his new job, and maybe you can update us on how it is going in a later blog! At least financially.

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