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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

And it helps build confidence and trust with everyone you work with. If you’re going to implement this across calendars and digital tools that overlap with others, it’s important to discuss it and create something that makes sense to everyone on your team. In Microsoft Office, categories carry across email, tasks, and calendar.

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The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh.

Stephanie LH Calahan

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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3 Simple Steps to Taking Time Away from Your Business

Office Organization Success

The solution is simple … you plan it in your calendar. The first step, and most important step, is to actually schedule your time off in your calendar. Once it’s on your calendar and you can see it you’re unlikely to accidentally schedule in a client call, meeting, or other event that will encroach upon your down time.

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3 Simple Steps to Taking Time Away from Your Business

Office Organization Success

The first step, and most important step, is to actually schedule your time off in your calendar. Once it’s on your calendar and you can see it you’re unlikely to accidentally schedule in a client call, meeting, or other event that will encroach upon your down time. Step 2: Preschedule any Ezines and other Broadcasts.

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Pros and Cons of Virtual Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

With the right technology and communication styles, virtual assistants work in remote locations and can successfully take over tasks such as: Calendar management, such as booking meetings with clients Email filtering and management Data entry Client follow-ups Transcription and note-taking Social media management Recruitment tasks.

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Ezine vs Blog? Making the Right Choice For Your Solo Service Business

Office Organization Success

That said, a blog is also an essential online communication tool simply because there are some people who do not wish to subscribe to a regular newsletter, but will subscribe to a blog’s RSS Feed. So let’s just take a look at some of the pros/cons of a blog vs. a newsletter: Pros. Blog posts don’t need to be very long – approx.

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12 Business Productivity Tools They Can Not Live Without.

Stephanie LH Calahan

Rather than a To Do pile, this is a special kind of parking system for action-oriented papers, serving as a reminder system to tickle your brain while giving you confidence that you won't forget about worrisome, detailed or important issues requiring action. I set up recurring appointments for things like bookkeeping or marketing.

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