How Do You Organize When the Internet is Down?
December 2, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
We’ve been having problems in our home with Internet connections.
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At first, only one of the three computers wouldn’t connect, so I could switch to a different one for my writing business. Now nothing will connect, and my hubby has spent more than 24 hours troubleshooting.
But I must post on my blogs for my blogging commitments nearly everyday. What are the solutions?
- Use neighbor’s computer
- See if our laptop will connect at her house
- See if it will connect at the local library’s network
- Or use a library computer where I know I can get access.
- Use an Internet cafe, but our small town doesn’t have one.
So…I must prepare my posts so that I can, within an hour’s time, post everything, check and answer e-mail, and check Facebook, where a number of writing colleagues connect with resource material.
My solution today has been to use the library’s computer. That’s where I am writing this now!
What have been your solutions for organizing your business when the Internet is down?
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