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Get Organised Series – Emails are not urgent
Published in September 30th, 2008
If something was truly urgent, people would call you so don’t think that you have to answer something as soon as it hits your inbox – even if it has the high priority tag and / or urgent in the subject line!
Get Organised Series – Automate your business
Published in September 29th, 2008
Make use of technology available and automate your business processes. E.g. think about using auto responders for some of your email communication.
Get Organised Series – Have checklists and templates
Published in September 26th, 2008
Create checklists and templates for all regular tasks as this will save a lot of time (e.g. I have a checklist of things to do when I take on a new client, templates for letters and emails).
Get Organised Series – Include deadlines on schedule
Published in September 25th, 2008
Include details of all important deadlines (clients and your own business) on your schedule so that you can plan the work accordingly.
Get Organised Series – Make use of rules
Published in September 24th, 2008
You can set up rules to filter your emails according to the filing system that you set up. For example, if you are a virtual assistant dealing with different clients, you may have different email addresses for each client. You can set up a rule to filter incoming emails through a specified account to a [...]
Get Organised Series – Create a schedule
Published in September 23rd, 2008
Include all personal and business appointments on your schedule so that you don’t miss any important appointments.
Get Organised Series – Have a budget
Published in September 22nd, 2008
All projects need to have a budget in order to effectively monitor the expenses. Use something simple like Excel to record all income and expenses.
Get Organised Series – Use different emails addresses
Published in September 19th, 2008
Set up different email address to use for all newsletter subscriptions leaving your main business email address free for clients and associates.
Get Organised Series – Set deadlines and prioritise
Published in September 18th, 2008
When delegating tasks, set deadlines and prioritise tasks for the person doing the work.