Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 30, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Using Subtotals Function in Microsoft Excel By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Productivity D o you have a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet where you have firm names and figures? The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 21, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Calculation of Discounts in Excel By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Excel H ave you ever wondered how to calculate discounts on certain products/services that you or your firm offers? I tried searching around for an answer on Google, but no luck.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Have you ever waded through stacks of files only to discover what you’re looking for is in another filing cabinet? As a practical example, MajesticInvites.com is an 8-person company that designs online invitations. With a filing cabinet, you’ve got a simple lock and key. Maybe, but probably not. More Space.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Here are a few for you to consider: AboutOne.com If you would like to go paperless with your home filing, this is definitely the tool to consider!  The tool gives you a powerful index search -- like how you would search on Google -- that allows you to find your information fast. 

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Small Business CEO

MAY 30, 2012

As a loyal Gmail user for many years, I have watched Google’s golden child evolve into an incredibly efficient and functional interface. For example, hide the people bar or the chat bar, and generally clean up Gmail’s appearance. Save files in your Drafts for easy access. Access chat features through Google docs.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 7, 2011

In my previous blog I looked at some of the common questions interviewers ask and the answers I would give if I had an interview, the examples are personal to me but hopefully will help you think about how you structure your answers. I always use the following example. “ Filed under: Interviews , Uncategorized.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity A re you the type of person that comes into the office each and every day, thinking that its just going to be another boring day, nothing changes and its always the same thing day in and day out? You check your e-mails , you do your filing.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Our organization uses Google Apps for our e-mail, calendar and cloud solution. Unlike traditional e-mail, Google Apps utilizes labels instead of a folder system for e-mail sorting and storage. I'll read and delete and save those of interest in a file. Main | Rather Listen?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   (Steph says: Learn more in Paul's book and DVD have them all - [link] mprice6   iPad with google calendar that I share with my assistant marj_asturias    Google Apps for me all the way. link] Natasha A Jones Google calendar, we use it as a family calendar.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Why Complete Social Profiles Are Important Let me give you an example of why this can be important for you.    If you are out on the net on various social networking sites you may be losing a huge opportunity to take your connections to deeper level connections. 

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 24, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Prioritization: A Colorful Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, July 24, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you receive quite a bit of e-mail in your Inbox each day, but have trouble prioritizing them? For example, I receive an e-mail from my direct supervisor.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Home About Me Advertise "Stop Watch"ing Your Productivity By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you multi-task too much? For example, you want to spend one hour on a particular project. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 30, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself being bored out of your mind at times with nothing to do? I always need to keep myself occupied with some sort of task, whether it be filing, updating our companys database with client information, etc.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

For instance, consider the following example: We are looking for a Content Guru who will help us out of the content disaster we are currently in– craft well-researched, keyword-optimised articles, maintain our official blogs and work extensively with our SEO Wizard. Should have excellent multitasking, team work and networking skills.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 29, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, August 29, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you have a to-do list, either on a piece of paper, on Microsoft Outlook or in a planner? For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Advertise 4 Steps to Setting up E-mail Distribution Lists By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself having to write each persons e-mail address over and over again for certain e-mails ? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 21, 2011

Associations look great on your resume and are helpful networks to tap when job searching, but don’t wait until you need the support. For example, you could suggest doing a lunchtime meeting once a month to discuss specific issues you’re dealing with or goals you’re working on. If possible, keep back-up evidence in a file as well.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 14, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D oes your firm want to save money? Heres an example of what happened with me. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Home About Me Advertise Outsourcing - Good or Bad?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 4, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Write An Effective Out Of Office Assistant Message By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity A re you going on vacation? I appreciate your example. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Build your own network! Leverage Social Bookmarking – Google trusts sites more if visitors bookmark them. Keep Google in the loop – consider sending Google an XML sitemap which shows your site’s coding each time you make an update. For example, “small_business_bookkeeping.jpg” instead of a digital camera’s default “123.jpg”

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 27, 2011

How many social networks do you belong to?    Some would say that having a Google profile is all that you need.    For example, those sites can't implement itunes ping, quora, or other new sites, but with ItsMyURLs you could add your profile link the first day that they were launched! 

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Build your own network! by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 17, 2010 “Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another. Set an example – bosses have always expected a lot from their employees and, in today’s day and age, employees are expecting a lot from their bosses. What is Small Business Infrastructure? Getting Fired Up!

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 22, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Outlook Rules That Rule By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 30, 2010

Build your own network! You must set an example with your work ethic. « WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Lily Waring Intimates Working From Home Basics » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under Business Checklists. What is Small Business Infrastructure?

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

Build your own network! For example, one of these mentors runs one of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s Here are a few examples: • An employee conducts him/herself inappropriately with your competitor – wouldn’t you rather a friendly call from your competitor to inform you so you can nip it in the bud? Think airline alliances.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

Informational teleseminars, in-depth interviews, or live presentations can also be recorded and sold as a CD or downloadable MP3 file. For example, when promoting your ebook, offer a companion audio product for a small additional fee. Advertising The easiest way to earn advertising revenue is to sign up for the Google AdSense program.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

Informational teleseminars, in-depth interviews, or live presentations can also be recorded and sold as a CD or downloadable MP3 file. For example, when promoting your ebook, offer a companion audio product for a small additional fee. Advertising The easiest way to earn advertising revenue is to sign up for the Google AdSense program.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 20, 2010

Build your own network! Google Alerts are also a great source of information by providing email updates of the latest relevant Google results (news, web etc.) Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 3:38 pm and is filed under SME-Blog.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 29, 2008

Build your own network! My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank How to be successful and eco-friendly. Making your small business carbon neutral. Starting a Small Business? On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

In my readers example, the problem was the trials of working for multiple bosses when one or more of them is disorganized. Keep an organized filing system and file list. If your boss tends to misplace things when they get it, make an extra copy for your file before giving it to them. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? If your calendar is on your hard drive, it is more difficult to remotely access, and only one person can be in the system at a time, unless you have a network version. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Do You Hate Your To-Do List? Keep it charged!   

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 8, 2008

Build your own network! My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank E-Mail me or follow me. How to be successful and eco-friendly. Making your small business carbon neutral. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. 10% off on orders over £50).

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Allwork

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For example, responding to its sharply-falling share price, Meta is laying off 11,000 workers, 13% of its labor force. While it may seem that rank-and-file hires may not matter much to a company’s vision and strategy, remember that these hires are potential future leaders at your firm and treat them that way. .

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 11, 2008

Build your own network! Online Examples: Babet Style Consultancy – an example of the services you could offer. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 11:58 am and is filed under Business Ideas , Start-Up. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 21, 2007

Build your own network! Examples of teams are: Work Teams Sales Teams Customer Service Teams Virtual Teams I would suggest that small business owners need to form teams around their small business and start-up business , like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses, too.

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