My Organized Biz

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Sometimes, even maintenance mode is a little tough. I had somewhat of a rough day, getting some bad family-related news and dealing with frustrating work issues. When I feel overwhelmed it’s really hard to jump into an organizational project.
Take my desk, for instance. Right now it has the week’s mail in a pile, waiting for me to sort it. In addition, my receipts and other filing are sitting there, too. But when I’m having a bad go of it, the last thing I want to do is tackle that pile. Or do my receipt filing, or log my …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Since e-mail is such a big part of our businesses, we’ll be featuring ways you can keep your inbox under control. If you can’t put your finger on an important e-mail, or you spend more than 5 minutes looking for it, you may need to prune your messages.
One thing that has helped me quite a bit is giving myself permission to delete e-mails. Yes, deleting. You see, with so much storage available to us, it’s easy to keep everything “just in case.”
The question to ask yourself is whether you’ll really need that e-mail later. Of course, contracts, agreements, …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – This week’s B5 Media Business Channel Fun Friday Post has this theme:
Your business epiphany: What one moment influenced your career or business more than any other?
I tripped into my first career. I liked technology and when new software, toys, or information came out, I was there. I wanted to know everything about it and I learned quite fast. It was easy to master new things. That led me to a career as a business analyst: reviewing business processes, finding software solutions, and then testing and implementing those solutions. And I loved it.
But …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Sometimes a piece of software just sounds so great, you really want to try it. But will you like it? It’s tough to spend a good chunk of money on something that may not even work for you. That’s why I love free trials. I don’t have to commit completely.
Of course, another great way to try something is to win it. And that’s even better than a free trial! Charlene over at Essential Keystrokes is giving away some great tools that can help you get your business organized.
I’ve used several tools from 37 Signals, including BackPack and Basecamp. …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Phones are an integral part of our business. None of us can get by without calling a client or customer, a supplier, a colleague. As such, we place a high importance on phone calls, don’t we?
I have a friend who has to answer the phone every time it rings, even if she’s walking out the door to an appointment. It has made her late and frustrated the people who have to wait on her. She has voice mail and I’ve encouraged her many times to just let it go. But she can’t. She was taught that phone calls …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – It’s so easy to give up and let the chaos take over. Most of us struggle with trying to find a balance between being perfect and just doing enough to get by. There has to be a better way. There has to be a happy medium somewhere, right?
I fight the battle every day, just like you do. Some days I win, and some days I don’t. But if there’s one thing I am, it’s stubborn. I refuse to let this stuff get the best of me and my business.
We’re all trying to make our way keep our businesses …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Do you regularly back up your computer files? You don’t? Have you thought about how that can negatively affect your business and your productivity?
A fellow freelancer found out the hard way when her new MacBook had a catastrophic disk failure and she lost all of her data. Since she’s a writer, she not only lost all of her writing, but her billing data, invoices, contracts, and e-mails.
All gone.

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – We made it through the Great Blog Off! And here, for your convenience, is the entire list with links to each post. Thanks for all of the comments and encouragement.
My 24 Favorite Office Supplies

MacBook Pro
My desk
Wacom tablet
Water bottle
Widescreen monitor
Air conditioning
Window
iPod
Ultra-slim keyboard
Pen cup
Paper Pro stapler
Cordless phone
Dryline correction tape
Pens, lots of pens
Computer tool set
WIreless internet
Laser printer
Molskine notebook
Ecto
Calendars
Mail Act-On
Letter opener
Accordion file
All-in-one unit

And there you have it, the complete list of what I like to have in my office. Now it’s your turn. What are your favorite things? Why?

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Finally we’re up to number twenty-four. I thought we’d never get here! What is my final favorite office supply? That would have to be my all-in-one printer/fax/scanner. I already mentioned a printer, right? Well, this one is mostly used for faxing and scanning. It’s an inkjet, which is why I don’t use it for my heavy printing. It’s great for photos, though.
It saves space – we used to have a fax and a separate scanner. And we don’t have to deal with carbon paper in the fax machine anymore (not to mention finding ways to dispose of the …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – We’re on to number twenty-three and boy, are my arms tired! My next favorite is a simple accordion file. Okay, it’s purple and plastic, so it’s not a typical file. But it’s indispensable as well.
I drop my tax receipts into it and it helps tremendously when it’s time to file. I have several categories set up. And by doing this, I save a lot of time figuring my expenses. How do you file your receipts?
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This post is part of the b5media Business Channel Great Blog Off! Find out more about the Blog Off here.
The Business Channel is supporting …read more

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