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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We’ve been having problems in our home with Internet connections. 
 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 …read more

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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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Tip #22: Have a Web Presence
We all know that having a web presence can be good for promotion. But it can also be good for organization.
What?
Communications can be time consuming. Newsletters, press releases and the like are important but they can also eat up your time and money – and sometimes the results are limited.
With a web site, you can supplement your existing promotions. Even better, you can quickly get the word out about last minute specials, immediately combat potentially bad press if something goes wrong, post hiring and other personnel announcements, solicit feedback… The …read more

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