My Organized Biz

In response to my post, How Do You Organize When the Internet Is Down?, Jessica left the following comment:
I try and do as much as I can “offline” first, like get the emails all composed in outlook, the blog posts typed up, and THEN go the coffee shop or library to hit send on everything. I find I’m more productive at home when working, so I try to take advantage of that, and save the easy part for when I’m out.
I think this is good advice from Jessica and probably is something many of you do.  Unfortunately, neither of the …read more

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When organizing promotions for your business, consider what group you’re focusing on or targeting.  Perhaps you have different groups.  However, your promotions generally are more effictive if you focus on a particular group at a time.  The same type of techniques might be used, but let each group know how you can fill their needs.
For instance, at Home Biz Notes, I mentioned that online shopping appeals to those with health issues.  If someone with a home or small business has items or services that interest those shoppers (and this can be a wide category).  I also wrote at Small Business Boomers, about statistics …read more

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At the end of each month, I feature a round-up of 5 posts at My Organized Biz.  They’re either ones I like or ones that have received attention from readers.Here’s the November list:Organizing Your Business for the HolidaysHow Do You Organize a Holiday Business Open House?Organizing My Blog Writing BusinessUsing See-Through Containers & HoldersReader’s Suggestions About See-Through ContainersWhat are your favorite posts at My Organized Biz?

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When you have a business, sometimes it’s difficult to organize your own holiday preparations so that one or the other (business or family) aren’t neglected.  You must keep your business going to bring in the income. 
Yet family expect holiday preparations, festivities and attendance at various activities throughout December.

Make a list of what you need to do, businesswise and holiday wise.
Some of these might overlap as you make business holiday preparations, too.
Can you involve your family in some of your business festivities?
If you have employees, have them give you a list beforehand of times they need off.  Thus you’re less likely …read more

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Happy Thanksgiving to My Organized Biz readers…from my home to yours. 
 May you have a wonderful day wherever you are.  Even if you celebrate at another time, if you live in another country.  May you count your blessings and enjoy.

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As I write more and more blogs, plus newspaper columns, I find I must become better organized. 
I have a habit of jotting down ideas on whatever pieces of paper I have handy and putting them all in a folder, on a pad of paper, or on my desk.
This had become unmanageable chaos until I began separating and categorizing.  Why didn’t I do this before?  Because I was working at only one or two blogs and one column.  I was able to keep them compartmentalized in my mind.
Suddenly the situation esculated…in a good way because now I am writing many blogs.  So …read more

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Instead of promoting your business hit and miss, collect these tips and organize them for effectiveness. 
Then check them off as you use them.  Or rate them as you find they’re effective or not.  Remember though, that is often takes some time before you know whether promotional tactics work.  Even then, you may never know which ones were most effective.  However, you can’t sit by and refuse to take any action because you’re uncertain what would work best.
So collect, list and organize your tips as you find them, learn from friends what they found worked well, adapt it to your business.  …read more

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Today is Veterans Day in the U.S.  Without their service to our country, from the Revolutionary War forward, we might not be able to have the freedom to conduct our businesses and have choices in our lives.

Many thanks to all those, including my husband, who have served and are serving so that we might have our freedom and that others around the world might experience some of what we have.
Some business owners may be participating in parades today (a lovely warm sunny one in NH), may be watching parades with their families, may have flags flying in the breeze, and may be …read more

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Numerous businesses conduct Open House promotions before the holidays to introduce gift products, update customers on products and services, enjoy refreshments and have fun. 
These might consist of simply a gathering at one’s home (if you operate an online or home business) or a time for greeting customers at your walk-in shop.
How do you organize?

Set a date and time.
Determine whether you’ll have scheduled hours or simply be open for customers and prospective customers stopping by.
Will you demonstrate products?
Will you serve refreshments?  If so, determine what they’ll be.  If you sell food items in your business, serve samples of these.
Prepare invitations to …read more

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I have a number of family memory related projects, so must organize or prioritize them so I can get the most   These include:

Developing Memory Scrapbooking Kits for nursing homes, senior center or individuals.
Teaching classes at these locations.
Teaching more workshops on Writing Your Family Stories, such as I did at the Pease Public Library.
Blogging at My One-Room School Heritage blog and seeing what spinoffs I can create from it.
Writing my memoirs.  I hadn’t thought people would be interested in this, but a writing colleague keeps insisting I get it going.

Another friend urges me to create a brand for these memory related …read more

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