Clutter Coach

MARCH 8, 2017

” When you’re at the office, you can look at physical files on your desk, but you can’t when you’re home. When you’re in the car, you can make phone calls, but you can’t shop on Amazon (not safely, anyway!). That also means not wasting those energy-rich times on browsing your email inbox.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 4, 2016

Organising and maintaining multiple email inboxes. Arranging travel (including training expenses), visas and accommodation and occasionally, travelling with the CEO to provide general assistance. Taking phone calls, enquiries and general requests, handling all queries. Including corresponding on behalf of the CEO when required.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 14, 2014

I will go back and forth to it; check my emails, answer a phone call, make a coffee or just generally procrastinate. So every Friday morning I would insist my boss gave me all the receipts he had and I would spend Friday afternoon processing the expenses. Set deadlines for completing each task. Learn to say no.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. [Show as slideshow]. FlightTrack: £2.99

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. [Show as slideshow]. FlightTrack: £2.99

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 1, 2014

In the past I’d be answering phones, taking memos and maintaining files – nowadays you are an extension of your Executive. ” “When I first started as an EA, I was answering phones, filing, and typing memos. I’m now PA to him, his partner in another business (2 email addresses is fun!),

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  OneNote: My Filing Cabinet In The Clouds. create notebooks and files just like I would with paper, but now it is all organized on my computer. It allows us to easily email branded invoices to our clients, which they can then pay by mail or online.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Link Lineup: Time Management, Org Tools, Focus Concentration and Top Mobil Phone Apps | Main | Are you Time-challenged Tim or Non-productive Nancy? It houses so much more than a file index. This allows them to keep it within site, but all projects are kept in an organized file. Smart Phone!!

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2013

File exchange: Dropbox, WeTransfer. Here are some examples of the “recipes” I used: Sync Dropbox file with Google Drive: Every time a VA saved or updated a file in our shared folder, the file would automatically upload to a designated Google Drive folder, which was useful for editing documents. Review: Google Docs.

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Small Business CEO

JUNE 25, 2012

From finishing a restaurant meal when you’re already full, to calculating just the number of minutes you’ll need on your phone plan, we hate to hand over our money for nothing. Do you utilize web-based email services like Gmail? Better still, have you ever stored a file in Dropbox? That’s all changed in just a few years.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2011

In a nutshell, you can save anything to this program and access it from your computer, from the web, or even your phone. Idea File – Ideas strike at random times, in the oddest places. Evernote provides a unique email address to send information to your account. Evernote on a mobile phone can geotag the photo.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 18, 2012

Today, I'm going to address a question that I hear often in networking meetings and was expressed to me recently in a reader email.    They scheduled appointments, travel, expense reports, basic client reports, filing, conference coordination, meeting coordination and so much more!   Seriously!

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 11, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Add up all your monthly expenses so you can estimate how much money you will have left each month. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 7:58 pm and is filed under Business Checklists.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

  Some say the traditional paper planner is the best, while others swear by their smart-phone or on line tool.  Recommended Tool: Smart phone (I use the Nokia E71 & also recommend a Blackberry) [link] is a Hand-held Device great for Business Professional Pros of Planning Tool: Easy to use. Keep it charged!   

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 12, 2013

Set your cell phone alarm so you give yourself enough time to wake up, get out of the sleepy daze, and be functional when you return to your desk. If you're lucky, there's not a phone in the restroom or you're not expected to answer your cell phone from there. Or go sit on the steps in the stairwell, or the supply room.

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Allwork

AUGUST 14, 2023

Both cities are very expensive to live in in the core central part of the city’s overall. We used to do phone and then it was email, and now we have these video solutions. Yet even in major cities, and we can do a London New York comparison in that regard. Both cities are dependent upon commuters.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 3, 2013

Surely, as executive assistants we may feel this way when we have to do all the boring stuff - filing, expenses, travel, calendaring, and phones. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. However, sometimes you are also given fun work and special projects.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk While your competitors have to pay out for expensive office space that they don’t need as clients dry up, your business can continue to thrive. Massy Said on April 16th, 2010 at 8:26 pm Gas is the absolute worst… so expensive.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Tame Your Email 1. Turn off email alerts when emails arrive in your inbox. If you know that you will never answer an email, delete it right away. a 6x9(ish) spiral notebook.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have a network of assistants that I call friends, although some are just phone colleagues, but we help each other. If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. GET TO KNOW YOUR CO-WORKERS. We are not an island.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 15, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk We all start our own businesses because we have passion and drive, this can easily become lost in the day to day monotony of paperwork and tedious tasks, yet employing full or part-time staff can be expensive and risky. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Put up a poster of your current goal, or print it out and put it out somewhere visible, and send yourself emailed reminders. Goals are important, but not at the expense of happiness now. It’s not an easy goal, either, but you can retire early by cutting back on your living expenses, increasing your income, and investing the difference.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 25, 2007 I’m answering three questions here, emailed to me during last week, so excuse the long headline. Examples are rent, some employee costs, property taxes, telephone, heating and interest/bank expense.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 8, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk The costs will vary greatly depending on your needs – machines that make neon signs for a bar will be more expensive than if you are making wooden estate agent signs. The rest of your expenses will be related to promoting your website.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk « Good Business: A Reputation of Integrity Why Your Small Business Needs A SWOT » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, March 15th, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under SME-Blog. Web development as well can be pretty expensive.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk I used the migration assistant to move all files across to my new computer and at first all seemed fine. I called again and again after waiting 20 minutes on the phone, I had to explain all this again, I was told I would get a return form to fill in.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk This allows you to “tag&# expenses to products, departments, services or projects – giving you the opportunity to analyze the true cost of a department or any project. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under How to. I see many businesses making this mistake), shop around for phone services or use voip instead and so on. lower overheads.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 29, 2009

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk One of the greatest advantages of being a small business is the ease in which you can quickly implement new technology into the way you work, whereas any change for a large company is a lengthy and expensive process. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk « Top 5 Tips on Building a 6 Month Cash Reserve Competitive Intelligence: Not Just For Big Business » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at 3:38 pm and is filed under Small Business / SOHO.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 19, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk However, the initial process of incorporation can be lengthy and expensive. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 at 8:46 pm and is filed under Business Checklists , Start-Up. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk A good side effect here is that you will have to look at your expenses and cost again, and may be able to make a judgement if that was good or bad money spent – you know what I mean – the hindsight thing. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Whatever method you use to record your income & expenses at the moment, instead simply enter the details on a form on the Payments & Receipts pages of ‘Cashbook’ to record any money paid into or out of your business. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 20, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk People often say to me that their small business doesn’t have a website as it’s too complicated, takes up too much time or is too expensive. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Ethics And Small Business » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Thursday, October 18th, 2007 at 9:26 am and is filed under Accountants/CPAs , Question & Answer , Small Business / SOHO , Sole-Trader , Suppliers , start-up in business.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2006

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Another downside, if you make more profits than you draw out, you are still taxed on all the profit irrespective of whether you have taken the money, and with a 40% tax band this can be expensive. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk « Top 5 Tips for Better Marketing The Zen of Social Media Marketing » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 at 11:39 am and is filed under SME-Blog , Work/Life Balance. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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