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Client Gifting: 5 Ideas to Show Your Appreciation This Holiday Season

Tips From T. Marie

And if your business is totally project-based, you may not feel that a client gift is appropriate. Some industries have the opportunity to gift their clients at the end of their project. For my website project clients, I gift them a month of free support at the end of their project. Gift cards.

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How to Manage Your Files Effectively

Jen Lawrence

By project? 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. 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?”

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3 Tips for Breaking the Clutter Cycle at Your Desk

Stephanie LH Calahan

Make sure that you have enough drawers to adequately file and store paperwork, in addition to all the tape, staples, sticky notes, etc… that might be lying around scatter-shot. If you’re working on multiple different projects, create one folder called ‘Projects’ on your desktop. Give the projects their own folders inside that.

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12 Business Productivity Tools They Can Not Live Without.

Stephanie LH Calahan

Power Periods Make For Great Productivity My favorite is: Power Periods Because: Set aside one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for un-distracted, uninterrupted time to knock out a big project. Pile Tamer My favorite is: the Pendaflex Pile Smart Project Sorter. Thanks to Ellen Limes of Organized By L 5.

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

Stephanie LH Calahan

Oh, did I mention that your meeting confirmation hits your google, outlook or web calendar as well as generates a confirmation email. We have also oftentimes found that one of us is working on a project before we have had a chance to talk about it because we can see the updates when we look at the folders. You won't regret it.

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How to Organize Business Cards & Networking Conversations - Interview & Giveaway @ContactKeeper

Stephanie LH Calahan

From scribbling on the back of cards, to stapling the card to literature or a blank notebook, to electronic solutions. We are not a calendar. Do have any future projects you’d like to tell us about? I also watched many others struggle with this. We are a simple solution for keeping business cards and notes together.

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Do You Hate Your To-Do List? Try This Instead - Productive & Organized

Stephanie LH Calahan

Maybe You Should | Main | The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In » Do You Hate Your To-Do List? If you have a big project due, break down the steps necessary and write those on each card.   I carry a Note Jotter by Staples in my purse and love it. 

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