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Why I Discourage Phone Calls. Should You?

Tips From T. Marie

I’ve had a couple of people mention the fact that my phone number isn’t so easy to find on my Clerical Advantage website. Because I tend to discourage phone calls. It’s not that I don’t communicate by phone, in fact I do coaching calls, client consultations and more via phone.

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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

Success

For the past decade, BELAY has been witnessing this phenomenon firsthand through its network of contractors who supply virtual support as assistants, bookkeepers, web maintenance professionals and social media strategists. You do not need to be managing email and invoicing and bookkeeping,” she says. “If

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How to Stop Your Job from Ruining Your Vacation

On The Job

Send a "for your calendar" email, letting them know that you're going on vacation. It's not enough to just expect a colleague to pick up your work or assume he or she will be able to locate any important files if necessary. If this is an urgent matter, please contact Jane Jones at [email and phone number]. Prepare your backup.

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4 Steps to Gaining Control of E-Mail

On The Job

They say you should set up a procedure to reach others immediately via phone in urgent cases. Folders should be labeled "delete," "do it now," "respond today," "schedule a specific time on calendar," "waiting for response," "file it," "someday" and "freedom." And the Freedom file? Set up e-mail triage folders.

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Digital Detox

The Office Professionals Place

I was online completing a form that required a phone number and I didn’t have the phone number handy, while I was conducting a search on the internet, my friend got a regular phonebook and found the phone number before my page could load to show me the results of my search. Backup electronic files.

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Mad Productivity: Driving the Work so that it Doesn't Drive me Crazy

Virtual Moxie

I keep my email inbox empty and I never answer the phone unless I''m expecting a call. I calendar everything and work from my calendar. Controlling yourself without an eye on the "containers" you have that dictate time for us humans (the clock and the calendar), is to try to control chaos--and also useless.

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Want Help Making Lists on Twitter? Check out this great tool

Stephanie LH Calahan

Work With Stephanie « Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out | Main | Can You Define Social Media Clutter?   After I posted Productive Social Networking-Making the Most of Your Twitter & Facebook Experience - Do You Use Lists? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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