Productivity Bits

MARCH 17, 2016

Collaborate More Efficiently Before the cloud, working with other employees on a project could require countless emails and phone calls. It was either too expensive or too inconvenient to hire and retain workers that lived outside the area. The only way to work from home was to spend precious time on the phone or firing off emails.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Some of the tasks that executive assistants can take on include: Become your right-hand gatekeeper by managing complex personal and professional calendars and scheduling internal and external meetings.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

If I’m honest, I am really just lost without them (sometimes I am literally lost without them thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me around!). This app is slightly expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. The app then sends you an email with their details. FlightTrack: £2.99 for Pro version.

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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. Here are a few of my favourites: Travel.

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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. Here are a few of my favourites: Travel.

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2024

Some apps require monthly subscriptions, which can get expensive. An app can have many exciting features, like monitoring multiple goals, a task manager or to-do lists, access to a personal coach and integration with your calendar or other apps. Are there subscription fees? Does it have the features you want/will use?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

It allows us to easily email branded invoices to our clients, which they can then pay by mail or online. By recording payments as we receive them, we can just as easily monitor overdue payments and send email reminders. Can't Live Without Google. I sit in my car and check my email. You won't regret it.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The tool allows us to know where the business stands at-a-glance, view client data, track sales and expenses, create and manage invoices/purchase orders as well as see industry trends. reminders with alarms that go off, my schedule for every day, even dates a year or two from now, pick up and respond to email. And it's a PHONE!

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 11, 2010

For self-hosted Wordpress sites, don’t forget to install the Google XML Sitemap for Video plugin. It is a way to tell Google, Bing and other search engines about video content on your site that they may otherwise not discover. You should also include buttons that will help your viewers email your link to others.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. I could see him looking after himself, trying to organise his diary and all his emails etc, and he wasn't sure what to give me. I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

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. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Andrea Kalli

MARCH 30, 2010

SEO, in terms of time spent, is a very expensive exercise. Create accounts using common PPC platforms — Google Adwords is a good place to start, as it mirrors search traffic effectively — and check conversion rates to your offers. No, it does not cost any money, but it costs a lot more time than a similar PPC campaign.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Top EAs that work for a famous CEO (think Google, Fortune 100 companies) make as much as low level executives in middle management and have titles like Chief of Staff sometimes. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. You can just write “Thx!”

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had " expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Good thing I checked. Minute taking made easier.

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Time Zones IAAP Holidays 2009 100

BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That’s not to mention how difficult communication can be if you use email. Before you know it, you’ll have 15 email threads to keep up with, as well as loads of time-tracking spreadsheets for each team member. calendar view, Gantt charts, etc.). Time tracking and expense tracking. Trello Power-Ups. What are those?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had "expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." The woman who sat next to me told me I should have left the message, “Hi, call me back.&# * At another office I needed IT assistance so sent an email requesting help. Good thing I checked.

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Time Zones 2010 IAAP International 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

You can google for the article, but this is what it said: “Everything starts with an idea. EA work is typically admin work - phones, travels, calendars, expense reports, mtgs/luncheons, etc. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. This the second job.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 10, 2006

It used to collectively refer to companies too small to be attractive for the major Enterprise Software providers – and of course the same held true vice versa: I assume most readers of this blog are in small businesses, and for you the rule has been that "enterprise software" is too expensive. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

You guessed it, as soon as I had done that my new computer started having problems, no calendar or address book data anymore,then my email started going and so on – I rebooted and that was that – I could no longer log in. I ordered my new computer – delivery 3-4 weeks – got my confirmation email within a minute.

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

If your company has the additional funds, being able to track web users is a desirable feature — albeit an expensive one. A calendar view for better time management. For each lead, you’ll be able to view your complete history of notes, calls, emails, and meetings in one convenient location. per organization). Automation.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

TRAVO Preferred will help solve the most common pain points from our users: inefficient communications, organizing traveler information, and expensive booking fees. Gone are the days of inefficient communications with multiple emails discussing optimal flight times. Expensive Booking Fees. Inefficient Communications.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Here is some of the technology you use on a regular basis… Google docs. Google Hangout. Many organisations, for security reasons, do not allow staff to use their own devices for work including access to emails etc. It would certainly stop you checking emails at ungodly hours, which can only be a good thing!

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Google Docs Doodle Travel Google 100

Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Why was it taking me so long to book travel and get it on calendars? Expense reports were taking twice as long to get done. Turn off your email notifications. In a chat system like Office Communicator or Google Chat, you can even change your status to give an estimated “return” time. I was drowning.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Rob Wu, Executive Business Partner, Google Ventures. Administrative Professionals are often task-focused and manage much of the inbound, says Rob Wu, Executive Business Partner at Google Ventures. I Google everyone who comes into my inbox; I want to know who you are and why you’re talking to us.” THINK BIG PICTURE. .”

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Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Why was it taking me so long to book travel and get it on calendars? Expense reports were taking twice as long to get done. Turn off your email notifications. In a chat system like Office Communicator or Google Chat, you can even change your status to give an estimated “return” time. I was drowning.

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Denise Aday

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The common outcry is that email is evil. That’s because there’s so much crap there mixed in with the good stuff and it can get so out of control so quickly that we just give up and ignore it altogether or declare email bankruptcy on a regular basis. Besides my own, I’ve been in a lot of client email accounts.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 17, 2010

Over the last several years, Google has spent a great deal of time and resources on their localized search results, incorporating map placements and customers reviews into their algorithm. For many, that alternative is local search. Of course, there are limits to the power of localized search engine optimization.

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Recruit CRM

JULY 14, 2020

Imagine the efficiency improvements if you do not have to deal with lots of emails, excel sheets and remember notings, appointments etc which are now handled on a single platform. To know more about google jobs read this article. Source: Google Jobs. If you need any email templates, we have them here.

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Recruit CRM

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Some of the significant features that you're bound to notice in a good recruitment software include— Resume parsing Advanced search Candidate sourcing In-built CRM software Email templates Advanced reports Various integrations Now let's find out how an ATS works— 1. Job boards will provide you with plenty of traffic for your job openings.

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