My Organized Biz

At the end of each month, I select five posts at My Organized Biz that I’ve enjoyed writing and/or readers have responded to.  Here are five for October:
Organize Your Online Time for More Efficiency
Organize Your Branding for Best Promotional Results
Organizing My Addresses for Postal Mail
10 Tips for Organizing Your Web Presence with a Blog
Organizing Your Writing into Binders, Guest Post by Christina Hale
Did you find a favorite post at My Organized Biz this month?

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With all the concern about environmental safety, greenhouse effect, overloading the earth with disposable stuff, more and more businesses are looking into being more “green.”  Have you organized a green office?
What are procedures you can do to be ”green?”
Paint the office green, I guess, to remind yourself.
Use green stationery, sticky notes, pens, pencils and organizers.
Then… recycle, reuse, and refuse to be wasteful. 

Separate out the recyclable items.  We have a wastebasket for all the paper goods that we can dispose of in the paper waste at our recycling center.
We separate cardboard for that bin at the center.
Some of our paper goods are made …read more

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In Which Type of Calendar?, I discussed the various types of calendars and planners business people use or could utilize.  I wondered what system you found effective.
I haven’t progressed to the electronic ones because I don’t like having to turn on a computer to find out what I’m to do for the day.  I’m wary yet of having my life displayed on my cell phone. 
We have a system that seems to work well for our family and business at this point, although I’m always open to ways to improve.

We have a wall calendar with fairly large spaces around the numerals.  …read more

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Which type of calendar or planner do you find most effective?  There are many types and many ways to organize.  Some people use just one type; others combine print and electronic.  Nowadays, there are even systems you can download to your cell phone or iphone.

Franklin Planner or similar
Simple notebook
Address book with yearly calendar
Schedule book with calendar
Wall calendar combined with one in your pocket or purse
Calendars for different businesses or types of activities
Calendars for business and family
Calendars on the computer

What do you prefer?

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Whether your business involves writing or not, if you’ve become online and social media saavy, you may be spending too much time involved in these activities, thus be less productive in your business.

Writers use the Internet to research, contact writers and editors, and to touch bases with customers/clients.  However, they often become involved in answering e-mails and spending time unrelated to their business on social media such as Facebook and Twitter.  (Just a quick look can evolve into an hour or more!)
Quilters and other artists may browse around related sites and groups looking for particular information and find themselves two hours later still …read more

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In today’s business world, it’s all about “branding,” giving yourself and your business an image that’s attention getting, one that will stick in the public’s mind and bring you to mind when they hear it.
  Have you been organizing your business so that you fit an image or brand?  Do you have an image that will linger over time?

Make a list of words that describe you or your business. 
What are the best ones that bring vivid images of what you want people to think of you?
Find or take photos that describe you/your business? 
How can you develop promotional material that will …read more

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Instead of cold, black containers for pencils, pens, folders, sticky notes and such, why not personalize them? 
Yes, it depends on the look you want to achieve.  Some offices may give a more professional message if you use the efficient office supply items.
However, home offices and those with less formal appearance may benefit from personalized containers.  Also, your attitude may be affected positively with these items around you.
Take cans or jars and personalize with artistic designs.  Use mixed media techniques or simply cover with paper, photos or art work.  Some of this might reflect work that you do in your business.  …read more

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While substitute teaching today, I saw another interesting organizer on the teacher’s desk.  This one had an adjustable desk lamp attached, actually coming from the back. 
Then surrounding it on the organizer was a round container for pen, pencils and markers.  Various slots enabled you to place note pads and sticky notes within reach.  Other depressions were for paper clips and similar items.
This got me thinking about other types of desk lamps, not necessarily attached to an organizer.  They might be simply serviceable.  Or they could be colorful, antique, or modernistic. 
My granddaughter purchased a small desk lamp for her desk at college because she …read more

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I was delighted to receive helpful comments for my post, Organizing My Addresses for Postal Mail. 
As I relate there, I don’t have my addresses organized in one place, so I’m continually wasting time hunting for them.
You may want to check out the above post and read what Christina and Jessica have to say.  Each one describes how she organizes her addresses.  Each has a different method.  I’m studying the replies to see how I can apply their suggestions to a method that suits me.
What about you?

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I often don’t get my postal mail sent out in a timely fashion because I don’t have addresses handy.  I get the letters and cards written, often when I’m traveling, away from home, and in various spare moments. 
Then they will sit in my tote bag, on my desk, or my stationery box waiting to be addressed.  I have some addresses in a file folders, others in an old address book, more in a schedule book I carry in my purse, others on business cards, and still more in my husband’s computer.
Why can’t I take the time and get them all together? 
I …read more

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