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Enclosures: Should I use a Paperclip or Staple it?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Every day I check my Statcounter and that is how I find out what people searched to get on my blog. Someone recently queried whether they should use a staple or paperclip on correspondence when they are enclosing documents. Business correspondence with more than one page should be stapled.

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How to Manage Your Files Effectively

Jen Lawrence

If you’re looking to clean up your files or revamp how you store them, start with this question: “What would I look for when retrieving this document/file?” A good rule of thumb is if you would put the physical information together with a paper clip or staple, then they belong in a folder together. By project?

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13 Ways You Should be Using Your Smartphone for Business

Tips From T. Marie

Connecting with your market via social media or a business blog is the new full color brochure. Documents on the Go. If you’ve ever had someone request a document when you’ve been out of the office you are bound to appreciate a cloud storage app. Easily access and share documents on the go. Attending a conference?

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Help Desk

Practically Perfect PA

I keep one good pen, preferably a fountain pen, for signing documents and a red pen for ticking things off my to-do list. Stapler and staples – Always always get the best stapler your company can afford and use the same brand staples as the stapler. Files – see my previous blog on my filing system.

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15 social media and technology trends for 2015

Practically Perfect PA

For assistants who have managers that engage with social media it is important that they have a variety of great images that they can use when tweeting, updating LinkedIn and writing for the corporate blog. I wrote a blog about this a few months ago that gives tips on keeping your social media organised. Be relevant. Twitter Ads.

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How to Use Evernote: 22 Ways

Ian's Messy Desk

Document Storage - When I receive a document (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, or PDF) that I’ll need again, I forward it to Evernote. Evernote recognizes text on the card, so you can search for names such as “Staples” or “Henry” when that’s all you can remember about the person. Evernote gives you a capture device almost anywhere. (I’ve

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

A Self-Hosted Wordpress Blog. My scanner serves all these purposes -- scan a document in and you can then e-fax it over the internet, print out a copy, edit it directly through OCR software, save it as a PDF and toss the paper. I cant live without Quickbooks Pro with the cloud document management app. It is FREE to use!