This week it seems there was a mishmash of topics on articles that I found useful but all will help you with business and marketing development. So let’s get started. First up, is from Small Business Trends discussing event promotion. What I found interesting was what they defined as an event and how to use this to your advantage. “Let’s redefine what an event is and then we’ll see if this tool can help you grow your small business and marketing presence. ” Online Event Registration with Eventbrite Next up, is another article about promoting your business from Copyblogger, more [...]
Looking Ahead to the New Year – Office Reorganization
The end of the year is quickly moving upon us. While may are thinking of the impending holidays and how to survive them, we also need to be strategizing our 2011 business goals. I began my end of the year journey with a intense de-clutter and organization of my home office. Well actually, I am tackling my whole house but I began with my home office. Since I am essentially paperless I began with scanning all my 2010 receipts and important documents. This simple task allowed me to be ready for the tax man as he rears his ugly head [...]
January is National Get Organized Month
Now appropriate that the first month of the year focuses on getting yourself organized? And why am I writing about it at the end of the month? I am writing about it now, because at the beginning of January we are all worried about setting goals, resolutions and regrouping after the holidays. Now that each of us has had a chance to gather our thoughts and get it together here are a few things that can help you get organized and stay organized. Email – First, if you are checking your email more than 3 to 4 times a day, [...]
Should you multi-task?
This topic was brought up by one of my FaceBook friends. How do you know when to multi task versus when to concentrate on one client? Here are my processes for client work and multi-tasking. I am a stickler for organization so each client and their tasks get a chunk of scheduled time throughout the day. I devote this time to their work only since I am billing them by the hour, and I don’t want to get sidetracked from their task at hand. However, if it is a task such as printing out large documents or running a download, [...]
Setting Business Goals
I was asked recently what plan I had to keep my business moving forward. I explained to the inquirer that I take a section of my plan each quarter and review it. My schedule is: first – services offered, second – financial planning, third – marketing and promotion and fourth – education plan. However, it is not that I revise my plan; it is that I have a game plan to do so. These are the five tasks I include when updating and revising my business plan. Write it out –You are more accountable when your goals are on paper. [...]
